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Problem Note 53819: A file generated with the ExcelXP tagset might display an incorrect font or might not open successfully in Microsoft Excel

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A file that is created with the ExcelXP tagset might not use the correct font when the file is opened in Microsoft Excel. The file might also not open successfully in Excel. These issues might occur when an invalid font list is added to the file by the tagset.

A default font list might be added to the file if a specific font is not requested within the style template that is used. Excel does not recognize the format of this font list, in which the font names are separated by commas. Excel then uses a default font for the file.

The default font list that is added to the file is based on the current setting of the LOCALE system option. If this font list is greater than 31 characters long, a dialog box error also occurs indicating a problem with the style. This prevents the file from opening successfully.

To circumvent the problem, create a custom style using the TEMPLATE procedure and replace the fonts in the Fonts style element for the various parts of the output. An example is shown below.

proc template; define style Styles.NewStyle; parent=styles.default; class fonts "Fonts used in the default style" / 'TitleFont2' = ("Arial",4,bold italic) 'TitleFont' = ("Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",5,bold italic) 'StrongFont' = ("Arial",4,bold) 'EmphasisFont' = ("Arial",3,italic) 'FixedEmphasisFont' = ("Arial",2,italic) 'FixedStrongFont' = ("Arial",2,bold) 'FixedHeadingFont' = ("Courier",2) 'BatchFixedFont' = ("Courier",2) 'FixedFont' = ("Courier",2) 'headingEmphasisFont' = ("Arial",4,bold italic) 'headingFont' = ("Arial",4,bold) 'docFont' = ("Arial",3); end; run; ods tagsets.ExcelXP file="c:\temp.xml" style=styles.NewStyle; proc print data=sashelp.class; run; ods tagsets.ExcelXP close;


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASz/OS9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Z649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x649.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R29.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows 7 Professional x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Windows Vista9.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista for x649.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled AIX9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
HP-UX IPF9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Linux9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Linux for x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
Solaris for x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M3
* 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.