topic Re: Problem in importing excel file in SAS Procedures

Problem in importing excel file

Shivi82 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:52:50 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to import an excel file with 65000+ observations and 20 variable however i am receiving an error message while importing the file in sas. Below is the error message and the code used for

importing the same:-

PROC IMPORT OUT= WORK.Trans

DATAFILE= "F:\dell blue\Data Backup 05-02-2014\Downloads\SAS

Study Material\Statisitical Projects\Delay Transport Data\Delay_Status_

Data.xls"

DBMS=EXCEL REPLACE;

RANGE="Sheet1$";

GETNAMES=YES;

MIXED=NO;

SCANTEXT=YES;

USEDATE=YES;

SCANTIME=YES;

RUN;

Error Mesage:-

WARNING: Failed to scan text length or time type for column ( same error message for multiple columns)

Kindly advice.

Re: Problem in importing excel file

RW9 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:14:47 GMT

The range="Sheet1$" looks a bit odd. what happens if you just put the proc import line and run (i.e. no other options). Also as a suggestion convert to CSV.

Re: Problem in importing excel file

Brent_PLNU — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:33:47 GMT

Instead of

RANGE="Sheet1$";

try

SHEET="'Sheet1$'";

Note the single quotes inside the double quotes.

Re: Problem in importing excel file

Shivi82 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:42:37 GMT

No, its still gives an error.

ERROR: File _IMEX_.'Sheet1$'n.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: Import unsuccessful. See SAS Log for details.

Re: Problem in importing excel file

Malarkey — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:51:21 GMT

I think you may have answered your own question... 'Sheet1$'n is, I think, they syntax you need to use.

Re: Problem in importing excel file

Brent_PLNU — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:56:49 GMT

Is the excel tab name exactly 'Sheet1'? No leading or trailing spaces? (I ran into that once...)

You are getting a different error message, so it looks like progress. Now the error points to a mismatch between what you have in the SHEET statement and what is on your excel tab label.

I have code that I use everyday....

SHEET="'JRM Data$'";

the label on the excel tab is: JRM Data

Brent

Re: Problem in importing excel file

Brent_PLNU — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:02:33 GMT

Oh, and one other option.

Run the import wizard, and utilize the last step where it saves the SAS code into a file. Then look at that code to see what it shows.

Brent

Re: Problem in importing excel file

CHoens — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:36:35 GMT

Is there really an _error_ or only the warning you mention?

What´s the exact problem? Are there really missing or wrong data?

Maybe the warning is only about an empty column.

Re: Problem in importing excel file

kteague — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:25:26 GMT

I know this is old - but for anyone coming across this in 2017 (like I just did) - my issue was that my workbook was apparently protected. Once I unprotected the workbook, I no longer got this error message.

Re: Problem in importing excel file

Kgomotso_Mokai — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:00:16 GMT

The file you are importing may be protected or in read only mode.