Usage Note 42873: SQLOBS macro variable updated by the IMPORT procedure in version 9.2
The automatic macro variable SQLOBS is updated with 9.2 of the SAS® system when using the IMPORT procedure against EXCEL and other databases. This did not occur in 9.1. The following is an example that replicates the issue.
proc sql;
select * from sashelp.class;
quit;
%put SQLOBS=*&sqlobs* SQLOOPS=*&sqloops* SQLRC=*&sqlrc*;
PROC IMPORT OUT= test
DATAFILE= "C:\ExcelFiles\testFile.xls"
DBMS=EXCEL REPLACE;
SHEET='sheet1$'n;
GETNAMES=yes;
MIXED=yes;
SCANTEXT=YES;
USEDATE=yes;
SCANTIME=YES;
Textsize=32767;
RUN;
quit;
%put SQLOBS=*&sqlobs* SQLOOPS=*&sqloops* SQLRC=*&sqlrc*;
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
*
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.
The automatic macro variable SQLOBS is updated with the observations imported by the IMPORT procedure in 9.2. This did not occur in 9.1. This fix was implemented in 9.2
| Date Modified: | 2011-04-06 16:22:31 |
| Date Created: | 2011-04-06 10:28:44 |
