"Huang, Ya" <yhuang@AMYLIN.COM> wrote in message news:CFA430182ABF194BB9DFE04B2AADB321034F8C@API-EXCH-EVS1.amylin.com... > Hi there, > > The following simple code if runs in batch will bomb and get the > error message: > > ERROR: Read Access Violation In Task ( GCHART ] > Exception occurred at (67D39B50) > > But if runs in interactive mode, it is OK. > > Also if the ods part is commented out, it runs OK in batch mode. > > Any idea? > > Thanks > > Ya > ---------------------- > data xx; > do k=1 to ranuni(333)*50; > output; > end; > run; > > ods rtf file="c:\temp\junk.rtf"; > proc print; > run; > ods rtf close; > > filename gout "c:\temp\junk.emf"; > goptions reset=all device=emf gsfname=gout gsfmode=replace; > > proc gchart; > vbar k; > run;

Ya:

Looks like you found a bug in the EMF device.

Using command line: $ %sas8%\sas.exe -noovp -batch -noterminal -sysin <program>.sas

I get the same error (and same address!) as you. Version 9.0 also gets the error.

Same type of error occurs if gchart changed to gplot; plot k*k; (more evidence agains the driver)

Changing to device=wmg also gets you a Read Access Violation. Changing to device=pdf (and bmp,png,gif,jpeg,saswmf,sasemf) all worked without error.

I can't vouch for the veracity of the output generated by saswmf and sasemf, but you might give them a try ?

-- Richard A. DeVenezia http://www.devenezia.com/downloads/sas/macros/