Problem Note 62386: You receive "ERROR: Export unsuccessful" when you use PROC EXPORT with DBMS=CSV
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In SAS® 9.4 TS1M4 and SAS® 9.4 TS1M5, the following error might occur when you use PROC EXPORT with the DBMS=CSV option:
Error: Export unsuccessful
To work around this issue, use name-literal syntax for the DATA= option as shown in the example below:
proc export data=lib.'baseball'n
outfile="c:\test.txt"
dbms=csv replace;
run;
outfile="c:\test.txt"
dbms=csv replace;
run;
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | 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 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M4 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 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 | ||||
When you use the EXPORT procedure and you set the DBMS= option to CSV, the export fails with "ERROR: Export unsuccessful." To work around this issue, use name-literal syntax for the DATA= option.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2018-06-15 16:40:52 |
| Date Created: | 2018-05-30 14:23:27 |