topic Re: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context in New SAS User

Unable to establish ODS Graphics context

dblissett — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:57:40 GMT

I am getting an error that I have never had before and I cannot find any information on it.

"Error: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context"

Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context

Reeza — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 19:00:44 GMT

What code is generating this error?

Re: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context

dblissett — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 19:08:52 GMT

The code is part of a very large loop. Here is one of the charts I make.

ODS region y=0.01in Height= 3in Width=4in;
ODS GRAPHICS / Height=2.5in Width=3.5in ;
Proc SGPLOT data=REGI_Agg_PDF1_&C. SGANNO=REGI_SGANNO_RUU description="";
VbarPARM response=RUU Category=Year / Barwidth=0.75 FILLATTRS=(color=&colour);
Title "Sales Activity (&monthfull only)";
Xaxis Valuesrotate=vertical display=(nolabel) Valueattrs=(size=14 weight=BOLD);
yaxis display=none;
Run;

Re: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context

mtnbikerjoshua — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:28:11 GMT

While researching this error, I found the following usage note that links the error to the USER system option. While I am still confused about the error behaviour I am seeing, this may be useful to you or others with the same error.

68936 - Using the SAS® SG procedures or ODS Graphics with the USER system option results in "Error: Could not establish ODS Graphics context"

Re: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context

norabelloUSDA — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:32:52 GMT

I am still having trouble with this and would appreciate additional help.

The usage note https://support.sas.com/kb/68/936.html indicates

"To circumvent the issue, either modify your SAS code to use a technique that does not involve the USER system option, ..."

My reply: to the best of my understanding, I am not using any technique that involves the USER system option

"... or define a libref to have a name that is other than USER."

My reply: I have already tried this to no avail using:

libname ABC "C:\Users\My.Name \OneDrive - USDA\Documents\ABC";

Reading other posts, I also tried

options user=work;

but I still get the error message:

ods graphics on;
ERROR: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context.

Any advice on how to solve this? Thank you.