https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-MapImport/m-p/65712#M18740 Hi:<BR /> Searching on support.sas.com for part of the error message reveals this note:<BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/kb/17/789.html" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/kb/17/789.html</A><BR /> <BR /> cynthia Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:17:49 GMT Cynthia_sas 2008-12-12T01:17:49Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-MapImport/m-p/65711#M18739 Hi all,<BR /> I am using proc mapimport to convert a shapefile into SAS dataset. I am getting the following error. Can anyone tell me what the error message means. I was able to see the map on ArcExplorer.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks,<BR /> Amit<BR /> <BR /> ERROR: Invalid data length.<BR /> ERROR: Unknown error encountered while processing .shp file<BR /> <BR /> The code:<BR /> <BR /> proc mapimport out=AUS_zip <BR /> datafile='C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\\POA06aAUST_region.shp';<BR /> run; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:15:07 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-MapImport/m-p/65711#M18739 AmitKB 2008-12-11T23:15:07Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-MapImport/m-p/65712#M18740 Hi:<BR /> Searching on support.sas.com for part of the error message reveals this note:<BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/kb/17/789.html" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/kb/17/789.html</A><BR /> <BR /> cynthia Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:17:49 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Proc-MapImport/m-p/65712#M18740 Cynthia_sas 2008-12-12T01:17:49Z