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In certain situations, errors that are similar to the following might be written to the SAS^® log after you attempt to create graphics output:

Error: There is no currently selected printer driver. Use Print Setup to select an installed printer driver.
Error: The device associated with SASPRTC cannot support graphics.
Error: Driver SASGDDMX will not load.
Error: Device was not specified.

One way to circumvent this issue is to specify an appropriate SAS/GRAPH^® device driver at the top of the code. An example follows:

goptions device=png;

Another way to circumvent this issue is to specify an appropriate value for the PRINTERPATH system option at the top of the code. See the following example:

options printerpath=pdf;

When this issue occurs in SAS Studio^®, in addition to the circumventions mentioned above, you can also take these steps:

Click the More application options icon in the upper right corner of your SAS Studio window.
Select Preferences.
On the left side, select the Results tab.
On the right side, deselect the Produce PDF output option.
Click Save.

Attempting to create graphics output might result in "Error: There is no currently selected printer driver" and other errors