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Problem Note 42320: The Export wizard deletes files when prompting
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When using the Export wizard to export to an existing Excel file, a window displays indicating that the file exists and asks to replace, append, or cancel. If you click Replace, the file is deleted immediately. This occurs even if you cancel the operation later in the import process.
To resolve the problem click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue if you are using the third maintenance release for SAS® 9.2 (TS2M3). Applying this hot fix changes the behavior of the wizard to delete the file only when you click Finish at the end of the import process.
If you click Cancel during the process, the file is not deleted if you've applied this hot fix.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 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 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 | |||