Problem Note 51752: Exporting from SAS® Enterprise Guide® 6.1 to a Microsoft Excel file on a SAS® server might not work as expected
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When you Export or Export As a Step in Project from SAS Enterprise Guide 6.1 and 6.1_M1 to a Microsoft Excel file on a SAS server, the file might not be created as expected. This problem occurs even though the log states that the export was successful.
Saving the exported Excel file to your local computer is successful.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue at 6.1_M1.
As a workaround for 6.1, you can export to a CSV file on the SAS server. You also can switch to using SAS Enterprise Guide 5.1, or you can install 6.1_M1 and apply the latest hot fix.
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 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 6.1 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 6.1 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 6.1 | |||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 6.1 | |||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 6.1 | |||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 6.1 | |||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 6.1 | |||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 6.1 | |||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 6.1 | |||||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 6.1_M1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/M54.html#51752| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2013-12-16 19:11:25 |
| Date Created: | 2013-12-04 17:20:19 |