Problem Note 20283: "Cannot be used as datasource" message received when attempting to run
task on data in a separate sheet and workbook
If you open a new workbook in Microsoft Excel and attempt to run a task
on a sheet in an open but separate workbook in the SAS Add-In for
Microsoft Office, you might receive the following error:
The range, Ax:Exx, cannot be used as a data source.
It does not cantain any data.
This will typically happen when you open or create an Excel spreadsheet
in a workbook. If you then open the new workbook and attempt to run a
task on the data in the first workbook, the SAS Add-in for Microsoft
Office is not recognizing the open workbook. Instead it only recognizes
the current workbook. To run the task at this time, you must run it in
the current workbook in which your data resides.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 2.1 | | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP1 | 9.2 TS2M0 |
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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: | 2007-06-04 11:40:14 |
| Date Created: | 2007-05-29 01:42:18 |
