From the usage notes:

The following errors might occur in the Export wizard when you export SAS data sets to other products:

Region fill failure Region too small for object P_EXPTYP or Region too small for object P_FILSEL

The problem occurs when the resolution of the PC has been set to low resolution (640 x 480 or 600 x 800; for laptops may have to set it as high as 1600 X 1200) and the user has used the function keys to advance to the next screen. (The button keys are not even visible.)

To circumvent the problem, do one of the following:

* Increase the resolution of the display. * Close the Results and Explorer windows. * Maximize the SAS and Export windows.

Nat Wooding

"Richard A. DeVenezia" To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <radevenz@IX.NETC cc: OM.COM> Subject: Re: Reading EXCEL or DBF Sent by: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.U GA.EDU>

03/16/04 08:02 AM Please respond to "Richard A. DeVenezia"

James Algina wrote: > Hello All, > > I am trying to help someone whose data is in an SPSS .sav file. I want > to import the file into SAS. I used the SPSS save facility and saved > the file as an excel file. I then tried to use the SAS 8.2 import > facility to import the excel file. Following are the error messages I > received: > > ERROR: Region too small for object P_STMTS. > ERROR: Region fill failure, operation aborted. > > The same error messages were generated when I used SPSS to save the > data as a dbf file and tried to import the dbf file into sas. > > Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem? > > Thanks in advance. > > Jamie

Jamie:

> ERROR: Region too small for object P_STMTS. > ERROR: Region fill failure, operation aborted.

These messages appear to be from from SAS/AF. When you say

> I then tried to use the SAS 8.2 import facility to import the excel file.

Did you use the menu File/Import Wizard... ? If so, do you see any windows and get select what is to be imported, or does the error occur when you click on the 'Finish' button ?

The culprit for 'Region' errors is _ sometimes _ due to the font settings of your SAS Display Manager. What are the font settings shown when you - activate log window, use menu Tools/Options/Fonts - activate enhanced editor window, use menu Tools/Options/Enhanced Editor

What is your system ? Are you using a terminal emulator ?

-- Richard A. DeVenezia http://www.devenezia.com