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JR50882: UNSTRUCTURED DATA STAGE UNABLE TO HANDLE XLS CONTAINING VB MODULES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Unstructured Data Stage is unable to open and read Excel sheet
    that has an associated VB module inside it.
    

Local fix

  • Copy and paste values from the VB embedded Excel sheet and paste
    into new plain Excel sheet
    

Problem summary

  • Unstructured Data stage had an issue when reading a Microsoft
    Excel file (.xls) that contains a VB macro.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Fixed Unstructured Data stage code.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR50882

  • Reported component name

    WIS DATASTAGE

  • Reported component ID

    5724Q36DS

  • Reported release

    910

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-07-25

  • Closed date

    2014-08-22

  • Last modified date

    2014-08-22

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    WIS DATASTAGE

  • Fixed component ID

    5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

  • R910 PSY

       UP

  • R912 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 August 2014