Problem Note 70023: SAS® Enterprise Guide® 8.x is not able to open .xlsm and .xlsb files from the user interface
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SAS Enterprise Guide 8.x is not able to open .xlsm and .xlsb files when you select File ► Open in the user interface. They also do not open when you double-click them from the SAS server file system.
Selecting File ► Import Data still works correctly for .xlsm and .xlsb files.
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 Enterprise Guide | z/OS | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 8.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 8.3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I8T.html#70023| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2023-08-08 16:16:53 |
| Date Created: | 2023-04-14 09:52:10 |