Problem Note 58525: Exporting a date value that contains the MDYAMPM format on XLS and XLSX drivers results in numbers rather than dates in Excel
The XLS and XLSX drivers currently do not support the MDYAMPM format. If you attempt to export a date value that contains this format, the data appears as a number rather than a date in Excel.
To circumvent the problem, use another date format.
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 | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M3 | | 9.4 TS1M3 | |
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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.
The XLS and XLSX drivers generate numbers instead of date values when exporting to Excel.
If you attempt to export a date value that contains this format, the data appears as a number rather than a date in Excel.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2017-02-09 10:40:14 |
| Date Created: | 2016-06-29 12:30:27 |
