Problem Note 44920: You cannot add a spreadsheet to an existing Microsoft Excel workbook when using SAS/ACCESS® Interface to PC Files 9.3 with the XLSX engine
When using SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files and you set DBMS=XLSX, you cannot create multiple spreadsheets in a Microsoft Excel workbook. The SAS log reflects this behavior:
proc export dbms=xlsx
outfile="$HOME/testing_directory/pcfiles_test_files/exceltest1.xlsx"
data=sashelp.shoes;
putnames=yes;
sheet=shoes;
run;
NOTE: The export data set has 395 observations and 7 variables.
NOTE: "/testing_directory/pcfiles_test_files/exceltest1.xlsx" file was
successfully created.
NOTE: PROCEDURE EXPORT used (Total process time):
real time 0.14 seconds
cpu time 0.02 seconds
proc export dbms=xlsx
outfile="$HOME/testing_directory/pcfiles_test_files/exceltest1.xlsx"
data=sashelp.air;
putnames=yes;
sheet=air;
run;
NOTE: Export cancelled. Output file
/testing_directory/pcfiles_test_files/exceltest1.xlsx already
exists. Specify REPLACE option to overwriteThis issue will be addressed in a future software release.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| z/OS | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows Vista | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Linux | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Linux for x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3_M1 | | 9.3 TS1M1 | |
*
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.
When you use SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files with DBMS=XLSX, you cannot create multiple spreadsheets in a Microsoft Excel workbook
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2011-11-28 10:39:23 |
| Date Created: | 2011-11-20 13:35:11 |
