Proc Export dbms=xlsx SAS 9.4

arulrajan — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:21:10 GMT

I ran this below code in SAS 9.4 on Linux

data test;
input a $ b $;
datalines;
q s
t r
;
run;

data test;
set test;
if b='r' then b='';
run;

proc export data=test dbms=xlsx outfile='/data/com/test1.xlsx' replace;
run;

returns an xlsx with Non Printable Blank values. This is made sure with =ISBLANK function on the excel. The =ISBLANK of column 'b' is false for both observations. Whereas it should not be False for 2nd observation.

Please is there any way to correct this proc export dbms=xlsx option. I am not using pcfiles, as SAS 9.4 export to Linux does not need that but xlsx engine will be taking care of it.

Thank you very much for your help!

Arul

Re: Proc Export dbms=xlsx SAS 9.4

Reeza — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:24:20 GMT

Just a guess, have you tried call missing() instead?

data test;
set test;
if b='r' then call missing(b);
run;

Re: Proc Export dbms=xlsx SAS 9.4

ballardw — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:00:47 GMT

Or assign an actual space: ' ' instead of ''

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