Problem Note 13372: DDE incorrectly outputs data to Excel using PUT statements with line
pointers
Using DDE with line pointers in SAS Version 8 or higher produces
different results than it did in SAS Release 6.12. The line pointers are
being ignored in SAS Version 8 and higher. The behaviour is inconsistent
and the results may vary each time the program is executed. For example,
the first time the program is executed using a line pointer of #2 on the
PUT statement, data may be written to row 2 and the next time it's
either not written at all or written to row 3 or 4 in Excel.
A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#013372
For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this
fix should be downloaded from:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#013372
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Reported Release | Fixed Release* |
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 8 TS M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 |
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 8 TS M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 8 TS M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 8 TS M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 8 TS M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 8 TS M0 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2004-12-20 13:57:34 |
| Date Created: | 2004-09-21 13:43:45 |