Creating datasets based on 'sheets' in Excel!!

[allurai0412]

hi,

I am trying to import multiple excel sheets  to get different ouput datasets,....

Please check and help ...what's wrong in my approach??

%MACRO IMPR(IMP,OUT_DAT,EXL_SHT);

PROC IMPORT DATAFILE="&IMP" DBMS=EXCEL OUT=&OUT_DAT REPLACE;

SHEET="EXL_SHT";

MIXED=YES;

RUN;

%MEND IMPR;

%IMPR(C:\Users\galax_allu\Desktop\Y3DTR.XLS,PURCHASE, PUR);

%IMPR(C:\Users\galax_allu\Desktop\Y3DTR.XLS,SWITCHES, SWT);

***************Error message**************88

NOTE: Data source is connected in READ ONLY mode.

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

ERROR: Import unsuccessful.  See SAS Log for details.

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.

NOTE: PROCEDURE IMPORT used (Total process time):

      real time           0.96 seconds

      cpu time            0.56 seconds

[LinusH]

There are a bunch of SAS notes regarding this error message. I suggest that you first look thru these.

http://support.sas.com/dsearch?charset=iso-8859-1&nh=25&s1=1&filter=&qt=ERROR%3A+File+_IMEX+does+not...

Another way to do this is to use the Libname Excel engine instead, then there is no need for looping thru the different sheets with a macro call.

[allurai0412]

hi,

Thanks ...i found the error....I have not included the  "&" in the line ..

SHEET="EXL_SHT";

It is working now...

Regards,

ALLU