topic ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred. in Graphics Programming

ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred.

SSTEAD — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 21:08:49 GMT

ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred.

ERROR: Unable to restore 'base.univariate.Graphics.Histogram' from template store!

This error just appeared. I am running 9.4 (TS1M5)

Here is the example program:

data Interviews;

preop = 1; output;

preop = 2; output;

preop = 3; output;

preop = 4; output;

preop = 5; output;

run;

proc format;

value resp 1='Rare' 2='Occasional' 3='Typical' 4='Mostly' 5='Always';

run;

%let FillColor=VPAB; /* VLIGB */

proc univariate data=Interviews normal noprint;

histogram preop /

normal (noprint w=2 color=black)

midpoints=1 to 5 by 1 noframe

height=2.5 cfill=&FillColor;

inset n="N" (4.0)

mean="Mean" (4.1)

median="Median" (4.1)

/format=4.1 pos=nw height=3;

format Preop resp. ;

run;

I tried using: the following, which worked for a couple times, then stopped!!!!!!

proc printto log="c:\temp\temp_style.sas";
run;
proc template;
  source styles.listing;
run;
proc printto; run;

I am totally lost here. Help anyone?

Thank you.

Stan

Re: ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred.

ballardw — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:47:17 GMT

@SSTEAD wrote:

ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred.

ERROR: Unable to restore 'base.univariate.Graphics.Histogram' from template store!

This error just appeared. I am running 9.4 (TS1M5)

Here is the example program:

data Interviews;

preop = 1; output;

preop = 2; output;

preop = 3; output;

preop = 4; output;

preop = 4; output;

preop = 4; output;

preop = 4; output;

preop = 4; output;

preop = 5; output;

preop = 5; output;

run;

proc format;

value resp 1='Rare' 2='Occasional' 3='Typical' 4='Mostly' 5='Always';

run;

%let FillColor=VPAB; /* VLIGB */

proc univariate data=Interviews normal noprint;

histogram preop /

normal (noprint w=2 color=black)

midpoints=1 to 5 by 1 noframe

height=2.5 cfill=&FillColor;

inset n="N" (4.0)

mean="Mean" (4.1)

median="Median" (4.1)

/format=4.1 pos=nw height=3;

format Preop resp. ;

run;

I tried using: the following, which worked for a couple times, then stopped!!!!!!
proc printto log="c:\temp\temp_style.sas";
run;
proc template;
  source styles.listing;
run;
proc printto; run;
I am totally lost here. Help anyone?

Thank you.

Stan

Since your Proc printo should have written the results to an external file the only reason I see to rerun the code is that you have been modifying the Listing style definition. So, where is the other Proc Template code and what does the log from running that look like?

Hint: if you want to modify SAS supplied styles make a new one with the desired one as a Parent. Otherwise syntax issues may corrupt the SAS version until it doesn't work. Which seems to be the case here.

Do you have any other code referencing Proc Template?

Re: ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred.

SSTEAD — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:42:04 GMT

Thank you so much for your reply. I am really confused.

I was not intending to modify the template, just use the standard template.

Where am I modifying the template?

When I run just the program I listed, I get the 2 ERROR messages.

Based upon a suggestion in a posting several years back regarding the error messages, I added the second code snippet.

If you just run data interviews step, the proc format and the proc univariate, why am I getting errors?

Enclosed is a screenshot of the log.

Thank you again.

Re: ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred.

Cynthia_sas — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:47:34 GMT

Hi:

Running in 9.4M5, I cannot replicate your ERROR message, as shown below:

I get the default HTML output created from PROC UNIVARIATE.

Your error message is related to something being wrong with your template store. I think under these circumstances, you really need to work with Tech Support so they can determine which template store is having an issue. Your PROC PRINTTO code to dump STYLES.LISTING is not the issue and has no relevance to the template being used by PROC UNIVARIATE.

Cynthia

Re: ERROR: Could not restore template. Input buffer is corrupt, or some other problem has occurred.

SSTEAD — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:47:30 GMT

Cynthia,

You were correct. I contacted SAS Tech Support. They recommended the following - which worked!

https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/2020/10/19/debugging-sasuser-issues-when-you-use-sas-software/

In my SASUSER folder, there was an existing template file. I renamed it and added the ods path as listed in Issue 1.

Now, the test program, and the actual program work fine.

Thanks for replying !

Stan