Problem Note 50342: "Floating Point Exception" and "Invalid Operation" errors occur when you export exponential numbers to XLSX files using the XLSX driver
Invalid operation and floating-point exception errors might occur when you export exponential numbers to an XLSX file using DBMS=XLSX. The following log shows the symptoms of the issue:
proc export data=test.sample1
outfile='c:\mydata\mynewdriverexp.xlsx'
dbms=xlsx replace;
run;
ERROR: Invalid Operation.
ERROR: Termination due to Floating Point Exception
To circumvent the problem, use either DBMS=EXCEL driver or DBMS=EXCELCS driver, depending on your platform. Which you choose depends on the combination of the platform and the bit architecture of Excel.
Use DBMS=EXCELCS if you have either of the following combinations of operating system and Microsoft office:
- If SAS is running on a UNIX operating system
- If SAS is running on a 64-bit Windows operating system and you have a 32-bit version of Office
Use DBMS=EXCEL if you have either of the following combinations of operating system and Microsoft office:
- If SAS is running on a 64-bit Windows operating system and you have a 64-bit version of Office
- If SAS is running on a 32-bit Windows operating system and you have a 32-bit version of Office
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Windows Vista | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Linux | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
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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 export exponential numbers to an XLSX file using the XLSX driver, invalid operation and floating-point overflow errors might occur.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2013-07-29 10:33:43 |
| Date Created: | 2013-07-08 13:57:30 |
