Output GIF

[chrissowden]

data stocks;

set sashelp.stocks;

Month = month(date); /* 1, 2, 3, ..., 12 */

Year = year(date); /* 1986, 1987, ..., 2005 */

run;

proc sort data=stocks; by date; run;

ods html;

ods graphics / imagefmt=GIF width=4in height=3in; /* each image is 4in x 3in GIF */

options papersize=('4 in', '3 in') /* set size for images */

nodate nonumber /* do not show date, time, or frame number */

animduration=0.5 animloop=yes noanimoverlay /* animation details */

printerpath=gif animation=start; /* start recording images to GIF */

ods printer file='C:\AnimGif\ByGroup\Anim.gif'; /* images saved into animated GIF */

ods html select none; /* suppress screen output */

proc sgplot data=stocks;

title "Stock Performance";

by year; /* create 20 images, one for each year */

series x=month y=close / group=stock; /* each image is a time series */

xaxis integer values=(1 to 12);

yaxis min=10 max=210 grid; /* set common vertical scale for all graphs */

run;

ods html select all; /* restore screen output */

options printerpath=gif animation=stop; /* stop recording images */

ods printer close;

I am getting the following errors:

ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access /apps/sas/SAS94/Config_GCS/Lev1/SASApp94/sashtml.htm.

ERROR: No body file. HTML output will not be created.

ERROR: The HTML destination is not active; no select/exclude lists are available.

ERROR: Insufficient authorization to access /apps/sas/SAS94/Config_GCS/Lev1/SASApp94/C:\AnimGif\ByGroup\Anim.gif.

[DanH_sas]

On the ODS HTML statement, try setting the PATH option to a place you know is writable by you. For example,

ods html path="/home/myaccount" (url=none) file="output.html";

Hope this helps!

Dan

[chrissowden]

ods html path="C:/Users/csowden/Desktop/SAS programs" (url=none) file="output.html";

that is what I have. I am on SAS grid. I wouldn't think that has anything to do with it.

ods printer file='C:/AnimGif/ByGroup/Anim.gif'; /* images saved into animated GIF */

ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /apps/sas/SAS94/Config_GCS/Lev1/SASApp94/Computer/Users/csowden/Desktop/SAS

The SAS System

programs/output.html.

ERROR: No body file. HTML output will not be created.

ERROR: The HTML destination is not active; no select/exclude lists are available.

ods html select all; /* restore screen output */

ERROR: The HTML destination is not active; no select/exclude lists are available.

ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /apps/sas/SAS94/Config_GCS/Lev1/SASApp94/C:/AnimGif/ByGroup/Anim.gif.

[ballardw]

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@chrissowden wrote:

ods html path="C:/Users/csowden/Desktop/SAS programs" (url=none) file="output.html";

that is what I have. I am on SAS grid. I wouldn't think that has anything to do with it.

ods printer file='C:/AnimGif/ByGroup/Anim.gif'; /* images saved into animated GIF */

ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /apps/sas/SAS94/Config_GCS/Lev1/SASApp94/Computer/Users/csowden/Desktop/SAS

The SAS System

programs/output.html.

ERROR: No body file. HTML output will not be created.

ERROR: The HTML destination is not active; no select/exclude lists are available.

ods html select all; /* restore screen output */

ERROR: The HTML destination is not active; no select/exclude lists are available.

ERROR: Physical file does not exist, /apps/sas/SAS94/Config_GCS/Lev1/SASApp94/C:/AnimGif/ByGroup/Anim.gif.

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Notice that your path element: Users/csowden/Desktop/SAS has been appended to the executable path of SAS ( /apps/sas/SAS94/Config_GCS/Lev1/SASApp94/), likely on a server and I bet you don't have write privileges or permission to create the additional directory elements there. Similar for the GIF file but that error actually shows the C: