Problem Note 45203: A "Fail to transcode column name" error occurs when you are using the XLSX driver
When you import certain Excel (.xlsx) files using the IMPORT procedure, using DBMS=XLSX might cause the following errors:
ERROR: Fail to transcode column name for column number: (xxx)
The
xxx indicates the column number that is failing. The problem occurs when the column heading contains special characters such as the asterisk ( * ) or other unprintable characters. This problem occurs in SAS
® 9.3 TS1M0.
To avoid the problem, use SAS 9.3 TS1M1 or later.
To order the maintenance release, click
http://support.sas.com/software/maintenance/index.html.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows Vista | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Linux | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 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 using PROC IMPORT to read XLSX files, you might receive a "Fail to transcode column name for column number" error. The problem occurs when there are special characters in the column heading. To resolve the problem, order SAS 9.3, Maintenance 1.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2012-01-06 17:39:01 |
| Date Created: | 2011-12-21 10:50:42 |
