Usage Note 36554: Time values might display as the date value 1/0/1900 when you export data to Microsoft Excel
When you use the DBMS=EXCEL option to export data from the SAS® System to Microsoft Excel, time values (for example, 5:45) might be displayed as the date value 1/0/1900. This problem occurs because of limitations with the Microsoft JET and ACE engines that the EXCEL engine uses.
To circumvent the problem, do one of the following:
- Select the column in Excel and format it as a time value by selecting Format ►
Cells. Then select a time format.
- Export your data using DBMS=XLS rather than DBMS=EXCEL. Note:In SAS®, the XLS engine can only export a single sheet to an Excel
file.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
*
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: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | |
| Topic: | Data Management ==> Data Sources ==> External Databases ==> MS Excel
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| Date Modified: | 2009-10-21 13:04:43 |
| Date Created: | 2009-07-16 13:10:23 |
