I use proc export in SAS EG (9.3 windows server side) to create a xls file.
The strange thing is if I use a sheet name that starts with a number, the first number is replaced with _.
Why is the first number replaced with a _.
DATA work.test;
a=1;
b=2;
c=3;
output;
a=3;
b=2;
c=1;
RUN;
PROC EXPORT DATA=work.test
OUTFILE="test.xls"
DBMS=XLS
REPLACE;
SHEET="123";
RUN;
There are several naming conventions within this game.
A sheetname can also be a SAS-table name. SAS table-names must start with a letter or an underscore.
Using that kind of information a table within SAS is a defined structure. That is messing in Excel, but you have range-names.
SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.3 Interface to PC Files: Reference
14475 - PROC EXPORT to Excel inserts leading underscore in Worksheet name
If you can change to XLSX you can create the 123 sheet name. You will also have a named-range called _23.
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