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Usage Note 19465: Segmentation violation when importing an Excel 5.0/95 spreadsheet into SAS

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The following error might occur when importing an Excel 5.0/95
spreadsheet into SAS:

   Segmentation Violation In Task [ IMPORT   ]
   Fault Occurred at
   [/opt/sas913/exe/sasimxcl.e9pf01:memcpy+0xec]
   Task Traceback

This does not happen with Excel V97/2000 or later versions.

To circumvent the issue, open the file with Excel, then "save as" and
change the type to V97/2000.


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS/ACCESS Interface to PC FilesMicrosoft Windows XP Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP4
* 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.