topic Re: Import XLSX file in SAS Programming

Import XLSX file

mona4u — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:47:58 GMT

PROC IMPORT OUT= WORK.auto1 DATAFILE= "C:\Users\ 2-Feb-18.xlsx"
DBMS=xlsx REPLACE;
SHEET="auto";
GETNAMES=YES;
RUN;

I'm traying to import excel file and I got an error

ERROR: DBMS type XLSX not valid for import.

What I should do??

Re: Import XLSX file

RW9 — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:55:53 GMT

Use a valid dbms engine:

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/acpcref/63184/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a003102096.htm

As you haven't provided any information its hard to say anything further. E.g. what operating system?

Re: Import XLSX file

mona4u — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:02:56 GMT

how to know the name of dbms in my system??

Re: Import XLSX file

RW9 — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:07:51 GMT

This would come from you providing the requested information. For instance, start with something simple like telling us what operating system you are on, Office (of which XLSX is part) does not exist for Linux/Unix systems - for those you would use pcfiles.

Next, tell us what software you are using, SAS University Edition works differently from desktop SAS, or server SAS.

Re: Import XLSX file

mona4u — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:28:41 GMT

I'm using

windows 10 pro

system type 64-bit

SAS 9.4

I use the server and Excel 2016

Re: Import XLSX file

Reeza — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:59:38 GMT

If you're using SAS 9.4 you should have XLSX engine by default. Something else is the issue then.

Check with others in your company if the code works on their system.

And post your full log and error message, that may contain more information.

Re: Import XLSX file

mona4u — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:03:23 GMT

I run

proc setinit;

run;

but I couldn't see SAS/ACCESS installed in my system.

Do you think that's the issue ??

Re: Import XLSX file

Reeza — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:10:39 GMT

Yeah, you would need that 😞

https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2015/05/20/using-libname-xlsx-to-read-and-write-excel-files/

@mona4u wrote:

I run

proc setinit;

run;

but I couldn't see SAS/ACCESS installed in my system.

Do you think that's the issue ??