Is it possible to write a LIBNAME statement for an excel file in EG without locking it? i just want to read in contents of the excel file; not lock it for read/write purpose.
Proc Import is no longer an option as my environment is migrating from Windows to Linus. I've read several posts about LibName locking files excel files, but i had not seen anyone ask if there was a option in the Libname statement to prevent the lock in the first place.
Do
libname xxxxx clear;
immediately after reading your Excel data.
Do
libname xxxxx clear;
immediately after reading your Excel data.
that currently is my plan... thank you for the confirmation!
You can also check the ACCESS=READONLY option:
libname census xlsx "path to file" access=readonly;
Reeza, i tried the 'access=readonly'; and the excel file was still locked. i really do not care for excel. 😕
thank you again for the feedback!
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