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proc export not working 64bit

Sticky — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT

I'm running 9.3 64bit and office 2010 32bit

When I run proc export I get this:

19 proc export data=sashelp.shoes outfile="filename.xls" dbms=excelcs replace;

22 run;

ERROR: CLI error trying to establish connection: [Microsoft][ODBC Excel Driver]General error Unable to open registry key Temporary (volatile) Ace DSN for process 0x1b28

Thread 0x1040 DBC 0x2f2e004

I quick search shows this error to be quite common but no one seems to have soluttion.

I have the PC files server 32bit installed and 2010 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components (ACE) installed.

proc export not working 64bit

Sticky — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:19:06 GMT

Now it gets interesting:

I tried changing the outfile="filename.xls" to outfile="filename.xlsx"

Now it appears to work but creates a file named filename.xls NOT filename.xlsx which can be opened in Excel but is actuallu an xlsb format file.

proc export not working 64bit

Sticky — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:24:06 GMT

I think I have cracked it! You need to use the full path of the input/output files.

eg.

proc export data=sashelp.shoes outfile="c:\somedir\filename.xls" dbms=excelcs replace;

run;

Its implied in the docs but not that its required.

proc export not working 64bit

Sticky — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:43:10 GMT

However the import/export wizards appear to be broken! (Don't use the full path).

proc export not working 64bit

art297 — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:59:07 GMT

FWIW: You're not alone in this .. we've all run into the same problems .. but DON'T have an answer. To the contrary, I'm sure that many of us (I can only speak for one of course) have been hoping that someone from SAS would chime in with the obvious, simple solution.

proc export not working 64bit

twocanbazza — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:09:10 GMT

Their answer will be it is fixed in Version 9.4 ....

Re: proc export not working 64bit

mbeauchamp — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:06:17 GMT

Try:

PROC EXPORT DBMS=XLSX

Command writes files directly in xlsx format without the need for PC Files Server. I tried it and works fine now, Chris Hemdinger explains in the link below.

How do I export from SAS to Excel files: Let me count the ways - The SAS Dummy