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SAS ODA and Google Chrome not playing well together recently...

genemroz — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:22:18 GMT

Perhaps off-topic but....

I've accessed SAS ODA via Google Chrome successfully and extensively for several years. But recently, beginning this past summer, I've been having difficulties. When a run a code with extensive output (tables, graphs, maps) Chrome will "lock up" when producing output and prompt me with the question to "cancel or wait". Selecting "wait" (repeatedly) will eventually reveal all of the desired output but the wait is frustrating. I'm running Chrome (up to date) on Mac OSX (up to date). Apple Safari presents no such behavior but it has it's own annoyance, namely that it won't upload/download data to/from SAS. I'm looking for suggestions for alternative browsers that are known to be SAS ODA compatible or a fix for Google Chrome.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide,

Gene

Re: SAS ODA and Google Chrome not playing well together recently...

SASKiwi — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 21:52:33 GMT

Microsoft Edge is also supported by SODA and runs on Macs. You could give that a try. Alternatively if you have access to a Windows computer you could also use Enterprise Guide with SODA and that bypasses browser issues entirely.

Re: SAS ODA and Google Chrome not playing well together recently...

genemroz — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 23:37:01 GMT

I downloaded and installed Microsoft Edge, launched ODA and ran my code. Interestingly, I got the same prompt while waiting for output to appear: "Exit Page" or "Wait". I chose "Wait" and after several seconds and another prompt, my results eventually appeared. Curious that Chrome and Edge (but not Safari) behave in the same way. Thanks for the suggestions.

Gene

Re: SAS ODA and Google Chrome not playing well together recently...

genemroz — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:00:54 GMT

For anyone following this issue, I decided to try Firefox for Mac OSX. I downloaded it, installed it, signed on to SAS ODA and ran my code. It worked flawlessly. No pop ups, no delays. Uploads and downloads work perfectly. If you're having these kinds of issues with Safari, Chrome or Edge, I susggest you try Firefox.

Gene