How to make this code work?!

hellohere — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:07:56 GMT

The code is from the link below.

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Somehow, I run and did not see the picture file. The file location seems alright.

ods _all_ close;
options nodate nonumber;
options papersize=(7.35in 5.40in);
options leftmargin="0.001in" rightmargin="0.001in";
title;
ods printer printer=png file="e:\temppic\composite.png";
ods layout gridded columns=2 rows=2 advance=proc
    column_gutter=0.1in row_gutter=0.1in;
ods graphics / width=3.5in;
proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
scatter y=units_1 x=cycle;
run;
proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
scatter y=units_2 x=cycle;
run;
proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
scatter y=units_3 x=cycle;
run;
proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
scatter y=units_4 x=cycle;
run;
ods layout end;


9330  ods layout end;
9331  ods _all_ close;
NOTE: ODS PRINTER printed 1 page to C:\Users\Lenovo\composite.png.
9332  options nodate nonumber;
9333  options papersize=(7.35in 5.40in);
9334  options leftmargin="0.001in" rightmargin="0.001in";
9335  title;
9336  ods printer printer=png file="e:\temppic\composite.png";
NOTE: Writing ODS PRINTER output to DISK destination "e:\temppic\composite.png", printer "PNG".
9337  ods layout gridded columns=2 rows=2 advance=proc
9338      column_gutter=0.1in row_gutter=0.1in;
9339  ods graphics / width=3.5in;
9340  proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
9341  scatter y=units_1 x=cycle;
9342  run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE SGPLOT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.31 seconds
      cpu time            0.09 seconds

NOTE: There were 20 observations read from the data set SASHELP.APPLIANC.
      WHERE cycle<=20;

9343  proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
9344  scatter y=units_2 x=cycle;
9345  run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE SGPLOT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.16 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds

NOTE: There were 20 observations read from the data set SASHELP.APPLIANC.
      WHERE cycle<=20;

9346  proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
9347  scatter y=units_3 x=cycle;
9348  run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE SGPLOT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.15 seconds
      cpu time            0.04 seconds

NOTE: There were 20 observations read from the data set SASHELP.APPLIANC.
      WHERE cycle<=20;

9349  proc sgplot data=sashelp.applianc(where=(cycle<=20));
9350  scatter y=units_4 x=cycle;
9351  run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE SGPLOT used (Total process time):
      real time           0.12 seconds
      cpu time            0.00 seconds

NOTE: There were 20 observations read from the data set SASHELP.APPLIANC.
      WHERE cycle<=20;

9352  ods layout end;

Re: How to make this code work?!

hellohere — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:11:04 GMT

BUT if just the top line, one more time, the pic is popped out?!

9375  ods _all_ close;
NOTE: ODS PRINTER printed 1 page to e:\temppic\composite.png.

WHy?

Re: How to make this code work?!

Kurt_Bremser — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:55:02 GMT

Because the png file is only created when the PRINTER destination is closed. ODS CLOSE statements should always be part of any code where an ODS destination is opened.

Re: How to make this code work?!

Tom — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:43:09 GMT

You ended the LAYOUT definition, but you never ended the PRINTER destination.

ods printer ... ;
ods layout ....;
....
ods layout end;
ods printer close;

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