Problem Note 45426: Importing a Microsoft Excel 2007 binary file (XLSB) into SAS® Enterprise Guide® 5.1 might cause an OLE DB error
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When importing a Microsoft 2007 binary file (XLSB) into SAS Enterprise Guide 5.1, the following error might appear:
A problem was encountered while attempting to use OLE DB to read data from the source file. This may be caused by the source file being opened within another application or security issues while attempting to access the source file. Because of this problem the Import Data wizard is unable to continue.
Other variations of the file (such as XLSM and XLSX) are imported properly. The XLSB file is also properly imported into SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3.
The error occurs in SAS Enterprise Guide 5.1 because the engine that is accessing the binary Excel 2007 workbook (XLSB file) incorrectly determines that the binary file was created with a beta version of Excel 2007. As a result, the engine won't open the file.
To resolve the engine problem, install the Office 2007 Service Pack 2 from Microsoft's Web site (or via Microsoft Update). After installing the update, the XLSB file can be imported in SAS Enterprise Guide without issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows Vista | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 5.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2012-02-07 16:06:53 |
| Date Created: | 2012-01-18 16:40:09 |