Problem Note 42957: SAS® Enterprise Guide® Query Builder returns an error when a SAS® data set is joined to a Microsoft 2007 (.xlsx) file
In the Query Builder, if you attempt to join a SAS data set to a Microsoft Excel 2007-2010 (.xlsx) file, you will see the following error.
SAS Enterprise Guide has encountered a problem. We recommend that
you save your work and restart SAS Enterprise Guide.
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SAS.EG.ProjectElements.ElementException
The file you attempted to open is not supported
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You can join a SAS data set to a Microsoft Excel 2003 (.xls) file, so you can save the Microsoft Excel 2007 file as a Microsoft Excel 2003 file before joining it to the SAS data set. Another workaround is to import the Microsoft Excel 2007 file, create a SAS data set, and then join the two data sets together,
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows Vista | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
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Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2011-04-14 15:45:45 |
| Date Created: | 2011-04-14 11:06:01 |
