Usage Note 70349: An import of an XLS file fails with "Requested Sheet Name not found on Excel" when the worksheet contains NLS characters
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When you use SAS® 9.4 TS1M7 and import a worksheet name that contains NLS characters (such as SHEET="VÄRDERING";), an error similar to the following occurs:
Requested Sheet Name not found on Excel -> F:\<path to file>\VARDERING
Requested Input File Is Invalid
ERROR: Import unsuccessful. See SAS Log for details.
Requested Input File Is Invalid
ERROR: Import unsuccessful. See SAS Log for details.
Here are a couple of possible workarounds:
- Use the EXCELCS engine (requires that the PC File Server is installed).
- Save the file as an XLSX file and use the XLSX engine.
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/ACCESS Interface to PC Files | z/OS | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| 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 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
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#70349
When you import an XLS file in SAS® 9.4M7 (TS1M7), the import fails with "Requested Sheet Name not found on Excel" when the worksheet contains NLS characters.
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2023-08-31 16:14:33 |
| Date Created: | 2023-08-31 09:31:37 |