If your site is licensed for SAS/Access to PC Files, another reason you may get this error is if you have a 64bit version of SAS and a 32bit version of MS Office. In this case there is a bitness mismatch. You will need to install and use a piece of software called PC FIle Server. Documentation and code examples can be found here:  https://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=pcfsicg&docsetTarget=n1qhkerbd4k9qun1oome59qr7f5y.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en ... View more