https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Error-when-creating-the-libname-for-an-Excel-file/m-p/59524#M16790 By saying "import anymore the metadata" i presume that you are in DI Studio or management Console, or...? In this case, the following note could be of interest:http://support.sas.com/kb/16/676.html<BR /> Even if the note states that there is no workaround for Excel files, I believe there is: you need to specify a new authentication domain, which has no logins attached to it, and attach it to your Excel libnames.<BR /> <BR /> /Linus Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:44:13 GMT LinusH 2008-11-05T11:44:13Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Error-when-creating-the-libname-for-an-Excel-file/m-p/59523#M16789 Hi to all,<BR /> I don't know why, but since today I cannot import anymore the metadata for a file Excel. I've tried to make a new libname, and what happens is that it tries to generate the libname, adding as options my username and my password.<BR /> But I'm using the SAS Access for Excel, so this options are (naturally) found as invalid!<BR /> I've tried to understand why this happens, but still I cannot find any idea <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:29:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Error-when-creating-the-libname-for-an-Excel-file/m-p/59523#M16789 DanieleTiles 2008-11-05T11:29:37Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Error-when-creating-the-libname-for-an-Excel-file/m-p/59524#M16790 By saying "import anymore the metadata" i presume that you are in DI Studio or management Console, or...? In this case, the following note could be of interest:http://support.sas.com/kb/16/676.html<BR /> Even if the note states that there is no workaround for Excel files, I believe there is: you need to specify a new authentication domain, which has no logins attached to it, and attach it to your Excel libnames.<BR /> <BR /> /Linus Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:44:13 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Error-when-creating-the-libname-for-an-Excel-file/m-p/59524#M16790 LinusH 2008-11-05T11:44:13Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Error-when-creating-the-libname-for-an-Excel-file/m-p/59525#M16791 Linus, thanks! It works as it should be! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:51:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Error-when-creating-the-libname-for-an-Excel-file/m-p/59525#M16791 DanieleTiles 2008-11-05T11:51:37Z