SAS Upgrade -> ERROR: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context.

sesboue — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:09:17 GMT

Hello

We just upgrading our SAS server :

Version SAS : 9.04.01M7P08062020
Plate-forme SAS : Linux LIN X64 5.10.0-9-amd64

SAS Studio Version : 3.81 (Edition Basic)

When I try to run code which was working well befor the upgrade I have this error message:

ERROR: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context.

This is the first error message when I submit code and each time I try to use ODS (sgplot or other function)

I try to look over internet about this problem but nothing appears.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Re: SAS Upgrade -> ERROR: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context.

JosvanderVelden — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:42:16 GMT

Was the .cfg file on the server changed/updated when you upgraded the software?
If yes, verify if you have "-SASUSER" specified correctly in the config-flie.
There has been a single report on .cfg having -USER in stead of -SASUSER. But no proof that this was caused by the upgrade.

If not can you start the server and run the code below and attach the log?
ods graphics on /
width=3.25in
outputfmt=gif
imagemap=on
imagename="MyBoxplot"
border=off;

ods html file="Boxplot-Body.html"
style=journal;

proc sgplot data=sashelp.heart;
title "Cholesterol Distribution by Weight Class";
hbox cholesterol / category=weight_status;
run;

ods html style=htmlblue;
ods graphics on / reset=all;

Best regards, Jos

Re: SAS Upgrade -> ERROR: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context.

sesboue — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:34:59 GMT

If you speak of the file ./SASFoundation/9.4/sasv9.cfg we have

-SASUSER ~/sasuser.v94

I ran the code you gave and the log prints

1 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
NOTE: les instructions ODS dans l'environnement SAS Studio risquent de désactiver certaines fonctionnalités de sortie.
73
74 ods graphics on /
75 width=3.25in
76 outputfmt=gif
77 imagemap=on
78 imagename="MyBoxplot"
79 border=off;
80
81 ods html file="Boxplot-Body.html"
82 style=journal;
NOTE: Writing HTML Body file: Boxplot-Body.html
ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access /export/sas/SASHome/studioconfig/Boxplot-Body.html.
ERROR: No body file. HTML output will not be created.
83
84 proc sgplot data=sashelp.heart;
85 title "Cholesterol Distribution by Weight Class";
86 hbox cholesterol / category=weight_status;
87 run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE SGPLOT a utilisé (Durée totale du traitement) :
real time 3.01 seconds
cpu time 0.20 seconds

WARNING: RTF destination does not support GIF images. Using the default static format.
NOTE: There were 5209 observations read from the data set SASHELP.HEART.

88
89 ods html style=htmlblue;
NOTE: Writing HTML Body file: sashtml3.htm
ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access /export/sas/SASHome/studioconfig/sashtml3.htm.
ERROR: No body file. HTML output will not be created.
90 ods graphics on / reset=all;
91
92 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
104

I have an image still. I try to modify your code about the insufficient authorisation
ods html file="/home/personnels/sesboue/tmp/Boxplot-Body.html" an the log says

1 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
NOTE: les instructions ODS dans l'environnement SAS Studio risquent de désactiver certaines fonctionnalités de sortie.
73
74 ods graphics on /
75 width=3.25in
76 outputfmt=gif
77 imagemap=on
78 imagename="MyBoxplot"
79 border=off;
80
81 ods html file="/home/personnels/sesboue/tmp/Boxplot-Body.html"
82 style=journal;
NOTE: Writing HTML Body file: /home/personnels/sesboue/tmp/Boxplot-Body.html
83
84 proc sgplot data=sashelp.heart;
85 title "Cholesterol Distribution by Weight Class";
86 hbox cholesterol / category=weight_status;
87 run;

NOTE: PROCEDURE SGPLOT a utilisé (Durée totale du traitement) :
real time 1.45 seconds
cpu time 0.22 seconds

WARNING: RTF destination does not support GIF images. Using the default static format.
WARNING: GPATH or PATH is not a writable directory. It will be ignored.
NOTE: There were 5209 observations read from the data set SASHELP.HEART.

88
89 ods html style=htmlblue;
90 ods graphics on / reset=all;
91
92 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
104

Nothing very revelant for me

The problem seems tricky and perhaps it is not from the installation: I ran an other code directly after connecting to the server and all is OK. After, I ran the code where the error appears. If I try to rerun the first code then I have the same error now.

The code which cause the problem:

%let wd=/home/personnels/sesboue/DevoirAncien;

options user="&wd" nodate;

filename fileACS "&wd/AC_Survey_2009-2010.csv" ;

%let download_url = "https://sesboue.users.lmno.cnrs.fr/data/AC_Survey_2009-2010_SAAD.csv";

proc http url=&download_url
   method="get" out=fileACS;
run;

proc import datafile=fileACS
   dbms=csv
   out=acsurvey replace;
   delimiter=";";
run;

data acsurvey;
   set acsurvey;

   employe="Non";
   if empstat="Employed" then employe="Oui";

   select;
   when (age <= 29) age_cat="[18-29]";
   when (age >=30 and age <= 39) age_cat="[30-39]";
   when (age >=40 and age <= 49) age_cat="[40-49]";
   when (age >=50) age_cat="[50-65]";
   otherwise;
   end;
run;


title "La table acsurvey";

proc contents data=acsurvey; run;

proc means data=acsurvey;
  var _numeric_; 
run;

proc freq data=acsurvey;
  table _character_;
run;

title "La variable empstat";
title2 "Diagramme en barres verticales";

proc sgplot data=acsurvey;
   vbar empstat /datalabel;
   yaxis label="Effectifs";
run;

Thanks for the help

Andre

Re: SAS Upgrade -> ERROR: Unable to establish ODS Graphics context.

mtnbikerjoshua — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:26:46 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"

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