Problem Note 68093: Errors occur when you use the XLSX LIBNAME engine to read a file with the .xlsm file extension
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When you try to read an XLSM file with the XLSX LIBNAME engine, you receive the following log messages that list the LIBNAME statement and related errors:
libname xlsm xlsx "c:\temp\xlsm.xlsm" ;
ERROR: Invalid physical name for library XLSM.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.
ERROR: Invalid physical name for library XLSM.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.
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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 | z/OS | 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 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| 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 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files 9.4_M7 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/J9M.html#68093A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files 9.4_M6 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E8F.html#68093
The error messages are "ERROR: Invalid physical name for library XLSM" and "ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement."
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2021-06-29 09:35:16 |
| Date Created: | 2021-06-28 09:23:08 |