Problem Note 67698: The ODS Excel destination might truncate a long text string when it is preceded by an equal sign
In the SAS® 9.4M7 (TS1M7) maintenance release, the ODS Excel destination truncates a long text string when it is preceded by an equal sign.
There are no errors or warnings. However, the result is that the output can truncate the long text string.
The workaround is to use the FORMULAS="off" option so that the ODS Excel destination does not attempt to treat the string as a formula if that is not what is intended.
The following syntax provides an example:
data test;
length A B C D E F $100;
A="AA =ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
B="AA =ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
C="AA =ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
D="AA =ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
E="AA=ifn(ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ)";
F="AA =ifn(ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHILMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ)";
ods Excel file="C:\temp\test.xlsx" options(formulas="off");
proc print data= test noobs;
run;
ods Excel close;
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Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Linux for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
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Type: | Problem Note |
Priority: | high |
Date Modified: | 2021-04-01 11:39:09 |
Date Created: | 2021-04-01 08:49:23 |