Unable to open xls file

[srinivasa_attot]

Hi,

We are unable to open an .xls file generated by a SAS program on a local desktop. However, the same program works correctly when generating an .xlsx file.

Error message: “We found a problem with some content in <filename.xls>.”

This issue started occurring after upgrading to SAS 9.4 M8. The same functionality was working fine in SAS 9.4 M7.

Note: There are no special characters in the file.

Statement: 
proc export data=sample outfile=/home/raju/filename.xls" dbms=xls
replace;
run;

Regards,
Srinivas

[sbxkoenk]

Are you running into this?

Problem Note 40383: An unreadable content error occurs when you open Microsoft Excel files that were created by a 64-bit Excel driver
https://support.sas.com/kb/40/383.html

BR, Koen