topic ODS pdf in SAS Programming

ODS pdf

Ronein — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:39:27 GMT

Hello

I am using ODS pdf and get a warning message

"WARNING: Unsupported device 'ACTIVEX' for PDF destination. Using device 'ACTXIMG'."

What does it mean please?

What should I do to stop this warning?

ODS pdf  file= "/path/example1.pdf";
 
PROC print data=sashelp.class;
RUN;
 
ODS pdf CLOSE;

Re: ODS pdf

RW9 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:45:17 GMT

Googe search is an amazing tool, its first response to that warning was this SAS technical note:

http://support.sas.com/kb/31/619.html

So close listing destination.

Re: ODS pdf

Kurt_Bremser — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:49:32 GMT

Maxim 6: Google is your friend.

A search for "WARNING: Unsupported device 'ACTIVEX' for PDF destination. Using device 'ACTXIMG'." will get you lots of information about this WARNING, and that it can be safely ignored.

If you want to prevent it (eg because you don't want WARNINGs in a batch job), follow the second result of the above search to find that

goptions device=ACTXIMG;

will do that (issue it right before ODS PDF).