topic Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows? in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982834#M379398 <P>Hello<BR />Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows?<BR />I have to a large excel file.</P> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:47:40 GMT esbabu 2026-02-02T00:47:40Z Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982834#M379398 <P>Hello<BR />Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows?<BR />I have to a large excel file.</P> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:47:40 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982834#M379398 esbabu 2026-02-02T00:47:40Z Re: Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982841#M379399 Yes. I think so.<BR />XLSX engine is designed by SAS.<BR />EXCEL engine is designed by Microsoft.<BR />Since both are the most recent engine, I think you could read in this large excel file. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:03:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982841#M379399 Ksharp 2026-02-02T07:03:22Z Re: Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982843#M379400 I mean, why don't you just try? Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:16:18 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982843#M379400 LinusH 2026-02-02T08:16:18Z Re: Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982846#M379401 Maxim 4. Try It. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:16:55 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982846#M379401 Kurt_Bremser 2026-02-02T11:16:55Z Re: Can the xlsx libname engine read ore that 256 rows and 65353 rows? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982851#M379403 <P>"Try it" is good advice, but in general Yes, it should work. PROC IMPORT with DBMS=XLSX or LIBNAME XLSX both use a direct file reader that complies with the XLSX file format, which supports these larger sheet sizes.</P> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:49:58 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Can-the-xlsx-libname-engine-read-ore-that-256-rows-and-65353/m-p/982851#M379403 ChrisHemedinger 2026-02-02T13:49:58Z