ods powerpoint background image

[Géraldine1]

Dear Community,

I am trying to create a powerpoint through an ods powerpoint on sas entreprise guide.

I have tried with these to ways :

/* option 1*/

proc template;

define style styles.imagebackground;

parent=styles.powerpointlight;

class body /

backgroundimage="&CHEMINDATA.Slide1.png";

class data, table, headersandfooters /

bordercolor = dark2;

class systemtitle, systemfooter /

just=center;

class bodydate /

just=right vjust=top width=50%;

class pageno /

just=left vjust=top width=50%;

end;

run;

　

ods powerpoint file='"&cheminout.&nom_rapport..ppt' style=styles.imagebackground;

proc odstext;

p "";

p "test";

run;

ods powerpoint close;

/* option 2/

ods powerpoint file='"&cheminout.&nom_rapport..ppt' options(backgroundimage="&CHEMINDATA.Slide1.png");

proc odstext;

p "";

p "test";

run;

ods powerpoint close;

For these 2 options an error appears 'Invalid data error' an no image is displayed on the background:

/*log 1*/

23 proc template;

24 define style styles.imagebackground;

25 parent=styles.powerpointlight;

26 class body /

27 backgroundimage="&CHEMINDATA.Slide1.png";

SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable CHEMINDATA resolves to /home/E0399071/wise/DEVOPS/ACXIM_PRP/RM/MLE_RT_063141/REPORT/DATA/

28 class data, table, headersandfooters /

29 bordercolor = dark2;

30 class systemtitle, systemfooter /

31 just=center;

32 class bodydate /

33 just=right vjust=top width=50%;

34 class pageno /

35 just=left vjust=top width=50%;

36 end;

NOTE: Overwriting existing template/link: Styles.Imagebackground

NOTE: STYLE 'Styles.Imagebackground' has been saved to: WORK.TEMPLAT

37 run;

38

39

40 ods powerpoint file='"&cheminout.&nom_rapport..ppt' style=styles.imagebackground;

The SAS System

ERROR: Invalid data length.

41

42 proc odstext;

43 p "";

44 p "test";

45 run;

NOTE: The PROCEDURE ODSTEXT printed page 1.

46 ods powerpoint close;

NOTE: Writing POWERPOINT file: ./"&cheminout.&nom_rapport..ppt

/*log 2*/

23 ods powerpoint file='"&cheminout.&nom_rapport..ppt' options(backgroundimage="&CHEMINDATA.Slide1.png");

SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable CHEMINDATA resolves to /home/E0399071/wise/DEVOPS/ACXIM_PRP/RM/MLE_RT_063141/REPORT/DATA/

24

25 proc odstext;

26 p "";

27 p "test";

28 run;

ERROR: Invalid data length.

NOTE: The PROCEDURE ODSTEXT printed page 1.

29 ods powerpoint close;

NOTE: Writing POWERPOINT file: ./"&cheminout.&nom_rapport..ppt

30

=======> Do you have any clue in how I can solve this problem?

Thank you in advance

Best regards

[ChrisHemedinger]

I don't think you need the PROC TEMPLATE to get a background image. @JaneEslinger shares a simple approach in this blog post.

Make sure (of course) that the image you reference is accessible in your SAS session, that it's a valid image file, and that the name is correct (case matters too, on UNIX systems).

[Géraldine1]

it is a .png file, I have tried with several kind of images (.png .jpeg), in several locations and I have tried to rename the image, same error 'invalid data length',nothing works..