The following error messages might be generated if an ODS TEXT= or ODS PDF TEXT= statement is used to write a text string to the ODS PDF destination in which the BACKGROUNDIMAGE, POSTIMAGE, or PREIMAGE style attributes are used to insert one or more images:

Your SAS^® session terminates abnormally when this occurs.

The problem occurs in one of the following scenarios:

• The ACTIVEX or ACTXIMG device driver is in effect.

  The problem is more likely to occur in a SAS session that is started using SAS^® Enterprise Guide^®, where the ACTIVEX device driver is the default.

  To circumvent the problem, use the SASPRTC device driver by inserting the following statement before the ODS PDF FILE= statement:

  goptions device=sasprtc;

• The ORIENTATION= system option is used to change the orientation of a page inside the PDF file.

  To circumvent the problem in SAS^® 9.3, either remove the image or leave the orientation at its original setting.

  To circumvent the problem in SAS^® 9.4, change the ODS PDF TEXT= or ODS TEXT= code to use PROC ODSTEXT. See the sample code below.

  /* Problem */
  ods _all_ close;
  options orientation=portrait nodate nonumber;
  
  ods pdf file="problem.pdf" notoc;
  ods escapechar='^';
  
  title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";
  
  ods pdf text="First page with text and a title with an image";
  
  ods pdf startpage=now;
  options orientation=landscape;
  
  title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";
  
  ods pdf text="Second page with text and an image ";
  ods pdf text="Orientation has changed";
  
  ods pdf close;
  
  
  /* Workaround */
  ods _all_ close;
  options orientation=portrait nodate nonumber;
  
  ods pdf file="workaround.pdf" notoc;
  ods escapechar='^';
  
  title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";
  
  proc odstext;
     p "First page with text and a title with an image";
  run;
  
  ods pdf startpage=now;
  options orientation=landscape;
  
  title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";
  
  proc odstext ;
     p "Second page with text and an image ";
     p "Orientation has changed";
  run;
  
  ods pdf close;