Date values might be incorrect when you use the XLS or XLSX engines to import Excel files. The dates are off by 60 years and one day. For example, the date 02/24/2003 is imported as 02/25/2063.

To circumvent the problem, use one of the following methods:

• In Excel, select the cells and format them as date values rather than as generic columns.
• If you cannot change the data, subtract 21,916 from the date value. Here is an example:

 

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files	Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.2 TS2M0
		Windows Vista	9.2 TS2M0
		Windows Vista for x64	9.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.2 TS2M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.2 TS2M0
		Linux	9.2 TS2M0
		Linux for x64	9.2 TS2M0
		Solaris for x64	9.2 TS2M0

* 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.

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When you import Excel files with the XLS or XLSX engines, the date values might be off by 60 years and one day.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2010-10-12 14:33:22
Date Created:	2010-09-22 15:44:21