This has also happened to me with an excel file.  When I use proc import in SAS 9.4  (on Win7 64bit), the space is replaced by a "_" (which is what I expect it to do).  However when the exact same code is run in EG 7.1, the space is not replaced.   (SAS PC Files Server is installed and running.) proc import file="u:\report1.xls" out=report1_in dbms=xls replace;   namerow=13;   startrow=15;   getnames=yes; run; Anne ... View more