The following indicate the possibility of a network error. The error I typically receive is where the FILEPATH is a for a mapped network drive: ERROR:  Windows error code: 87 in hx_disk_is_dir for FILEPATH The network location may not be available at that instant. Typically accessing the remote shared location require that the user_id used to run the program has appropriate access to that location.  Such permissions are typically granted at the AD level. The windows  admin at your place may be  better placed to address the issue. ... View more

Hi Reeza,   Thank you for the prompt reply.   I realized what my issue was. I didn't realize that when the named ranges were created that they someone defaulted to a scope that was worksheet specific and not the global scope "workbook". Apparently SAS will only recognize named ranges that are defined with a global scope in excel.   Jessy ... View more