topic ODS EXCEL - Blanks get lost if lines wrap in ODS and Base Reporting

ODS EXCEL - Blanks get lost if lines wrap

Gerd_64 — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:19:18 GMT

Hi,

I would like to export a file via ODS EXCEL and then reimport the new generated Excel file via PROC IMPORT. My problem is that ODS EXCEL wraps lines in the table cells if there is not enough place.This would be no problem but unfortunately the blanks get lost between the last word in the first line and the first word in the second line. So the values of the variables are not the same after PROC IMPORT. Here is a test program:

filename mdata "c:\test.xlsx";

ods excel file=mdata;

ods excel options (sheet_label="TEST" sheet_name="TEST");

data test;

test1='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';

test2='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';

test3='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';

test4='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';

test5='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';

run;

proc report data=test nowindows;

column test1 test2 test3 test4 test5;

define test1 / display ;

define test2 / display ;

define test3 / display ;

define test4 / display ;

define test5 / display ;

run;

ods excel close;

proc import datafile="c:\test.xlsx" out=test dbms=xlsx replace;

sheet="TEST";

run;

Has anyone a solution for this or a workaround

Thanks

Gerd

Re: ODS EXCEL - Blanks get lost if lines wrap

Kurt_Bremser — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:26:37 GMT

What's the purpose of this crazyness? You have the most powerful statistics/analytics package at hand, and then push your data through the excel dungheap.

Re: ODS EXCEL - Blanks get lost if lines wrap

Ksharp — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:28:21 GMT

I don't understand your question. I got the same thing between them.

 
filename mdata "/folders/myfolders/test.xlsx";
ods excel file=mdata;
ods excel options (sheet_label="TEST" sheet_name="TEST");
data test;
test1='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';
test2='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';
test3='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';
test4='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';
test5='ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVW XYZ';
run;
proc report data=test nowindows;
run;
ods excel close;
 
proc import datafile="/folders/myfolders/test.xlsx" out=test dbms=xlsx replace;
sheet="TEST";
run;

Re: ODS EXCEL - Blanks get lost if lines wrap

Gerd_64 — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:49:15 GMT

The value of the variables in the SAS dataset TEST as result of PROC IMPORT is

'ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST

UVW XYZ'

without the blank between T and U because of the line feed in the excel cell.

But maybe there is a hidden special character there, because I have copied this from the SAS dataset and the line feed is still there, but not visible in the data ?

Best regards,

Gerd

Re: ODS EXCEL - Blanks get lost if lines wrap

data_null__ — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:06:38 GMT

It appears thats ODS EXCEL is inserting a LF '0A'X at the point where the text is wrapped. If you print the TEST variables after import with $HEX64. you can see what you actually have.

You can "adjust" the wrap point by specifying the CELLWIDTH style option. If you make it big enough there will be NO LFs added.

Re: ODS EXCEL - Blanks get lost if lines wrap

Gerd_64 — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:06:18 GMT

Ah ok. That's the problem.

Thank you very much !

Best regards,

Gerd