Segmentation violations and exception errors can occur when importing Excel XLSX files created by Oracle. The problem occurs because of large XML constructs inside the Excel files that Oracle creates.  

As a workaround, do one of the following actions:

• If you are on a Windows machine and the Excel file has fewer than 255 columns, import the file using DBMS=EXCEL or EXCELCS. These drivers can read the XML construct.
• Save the file as a tab-delimited text file, and then import the tab-delimited text file using DBMS=TAB. 
• Copy and paste the contents in a new Excel file, and then import the new Excel file.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files	64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		HP-UX IPF	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Linux for x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4
		Solaris for x64	9.4_M4		9.4 TS1M4

* 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.

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A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files 9.4_M3 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/Y42.html#59865

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Segmentation violations can occur when reading Excel files created by Oracle. The problem occurs because of the large XML constructs created by Oracle in their Excel files. To resolve the problem, apply the hot fix included in this note.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2017-03-15 15:33:57
Date Created:	2017-02-01 14:56:23