Problem Note 60880: Errors occur when you use the ODS destination for Excel to write to an FTP server
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Error messages like the following are written to the SAS® log when you use the ODS destination for Excel to write to an FTP server using the FTP access method:
ERROR: The package file output specification must be the name of a file on disk or a fileref assigned to a file on disk.
ERROR: No body file. EXCEL output will not be created.
ERROR: No body file. EXCEL output will not be created.
There is currently no circumvention for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | 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_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| z/OS | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2017-09-22 14:33:33 |
| Date Created: | 2017-08-07 10:48:17 |