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Keegan
Obsidian | Level 7

I'm trying to print my proc freq data output to a .png file for future use. 

 

This is my code:

options printerpath=png nodate papersize=('5.75in','4.75in');
ods _all_ close;
ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display";

proc freq data=active; table congestion_Zone; run;

ods printer close;

ods listing;

This is my error in the log:

186   options printerpath=png nodate papersize=('5.75in','4.75in');
187  ods _all_ close;
188  ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic
188! Display";
NOTE: Writing ODS PRINTER output to DISK destination
      "X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display",
      printer "png".
189
190   proc freq data=active; tables enrollment_type; run;

NOTE: There were 223584 observations read from the data set WORK.ACTIVE.
NOTE: PROCEDURE FREQ used (Total process time):
      real time           3.83 seconds
      cpu time            3.37 seconds


191
192  ods printer close;
ERROR: Invalid file, X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display.
193
194  ods listing;

The proc freq output by itself would look like this:

Keegan_0-1634155732127.png

Is there something I'm missing?

 

Thanks!

Keegan

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Reeza
Super User

I think files should have an extension? I'm also surprised to see a path with exclamation marks. Is that actually in your file name?

 

ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display\myFile.png";

@Keegan wrote:

I'm trying to print my proc freq data output to a .png file for future use. 

 

This is my code:

options printerpath=png nodate papersize=('5.75in','4.75in');
ods _all_ close;
ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display";

proc freq data=active; table congestion_Zone; run;

ods printer close;

ods listing;

This is my error in the log:

186   options printerpath=png nodate papersize=('5.75in','4.75in');
187  ods _all_ close;
188  ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic
188! Display";
NOTE: Writing ODS PRINTER output to DISK destination
      "X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display",
      printer "png".
189
190   proc freq data=active; tables enrollment_type; run;

NOTE: There were 223584 observations read from the data set WORK.ACTIVE.
NOTE: PROCEDURE FREQ used (Total process time):
      real time           3.83 seconds
      cpu time            3.37 seconds


191
192  ods printer close;
ERROR: Invalid file, X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display.
193
194  ods listing;

The proc freq output by itself would look like this:

Keegan_0-1634155732127.png

Is there something I'm missing?

 

Thanks!

Keegan


 

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Reeza
Super User

I think files should have an extension? I'm also surprised to see a path with exclamation marks. Is that actually in your file name?

 

ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display\myFile.png";

@Keegan wrote:

I'm trying to print my proc freq data output to a .png file for future use. 

 

This is my code:

options printerpath=png nodate papersize=('5.75in','4.75in');
ods _all_ close;
ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display";

proc freq data=active; table congestion_Zone; run;

ods printer close;

ods listing;

This is my error in the log:

186   options printerpath=png nodate papersize=('5.75in','4.75in');
187  ods _all_ close;
188  ods printer file="X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic
188! Display";
NOTE: Writing ODS PRINTER output to DISK destination
      "X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display",
      printer "png".
189
190   proc freq data=active; tables enrollment_type; run;

NOTE: There were 223584 observations read from the data set WORK.ACTIVE.
NOTE: PROCEDURE FREQ used (Total process time):
      real time           3.83 seconds
      cpu time            3.37 seconds


191
192  ods printer close;
ERROR: Invalid file, X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display.
193
194  ods listing;

The proc freq output by itself would look like this:

Keegan_0-1634155732127.png

Is there something I'm missing?

 

Thanks!

Keegan


 

Keegan
Obsidian | Level 7

That was it! I just needed to add the file name in the extension. 

And yes, our folder location for our group has those punctuation marks to make it appear at the top of a long list of folders for other groups. 

 

Thank you for your help!

SASKiwi
PROC Star

Are you using a remote SAS server by any chance as SAS is saying this is an invalid file path: X:\!!-MarketingAnalytics\Ad Hoc\Keegan\Graphic Display.

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