topic Re: USEDATE SCANTIME when importing Excel in SAS Programming

USEDATE SCANTIME when importing Excel

ysk — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:10:24 GMT

Hi there,

I'm currently using 64-bit SAS and trying to import 32-bit Excel (xlsx) file.

Previously when using 32-bit SAS i was able to import using a code similar to below.

PROC IMPORT OUT= test
DATAFILE= "c:\test.xlsx"
DBMS=xlsx REPLACE;
GETNAMES=YES;
MIXED=YES;
USEDATE=YES;
SCANTIME=YES;
RUN;

But now that i have changed to 64bit system i can no longer keep the GETNAMES, MIXED, USEDATE, SCANTIME features this ultimately changes the formatting of the date fields so i have to add manual lines of codes to change it.

Is there a way to use the same code as shown above in 64 bit system?

Thanks

Re: USEDATE SCANTIME when importing Excel

Damo — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:31:49 GMT

Hi @ysk

Sorry I can't test that for you but you may find some useful information with those links.

Did you get a chance to read Microsoft Excel Workbook Files?

Maybe you can use DBMS=EXCEL. Maybe.

SAS PC Files Server might be what you need in the end.

You can install it from your depot or you can download the package it from https://support.sas.com/downloads/package.htm?pid=753.

Then the page to use is Importing and Exporting Microsoft Office Files When SAS 9.4 and the SAS PC Files Server Are on the Same Machine.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Damo