topic Re: SAS log line numbering in SAS Programming

SAS log line numbering

baharvey7817_1 — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:05:31 GMT

It seems that the latest version of base SAS has changed the way source program statements are numbered on the SAS log.

Here's a sample of how SAS displayed numbers on the SASLOG file:

12 ODS tagsets.sasreport13(ID=EGSR) FILE=EGSR STYLE=HtmlBlue
12 ! STYLESHEET=(URL="file:///F:/Program%20Files/SASHome/x86/SASEnterpriseGuide/5.1/Styles/HtmlBlue.css") NOGTITLE NOGFOOTNOTE
12 ! GPATH=&sasworklocation ENCODING=UTF8 options(rolap="on");

Now, it looks like this:

So, it seems that long program source statements have different line numbers instead of a single line number (with an ! indicating it's a single statement. The problem with this behavioral change is that it is causing a program we use to fail. Is there a way to specify in an OPTIONS statement to restore the old behavior? Also, can user-specified OPTIONS statements take effect BEFORE the SAS/EG or SAS Web Studio options?

Re: SAS log line numbering

Tom — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:26:59 GMT

Are you sure someone didn't line wrap your program?

I just tried submitting a long line use SAS/Studio 3.71 and SAS 9.4M5 and it behaved normally.

 73         options mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint
 73       ! mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint mprint
 73       ! mprint
 74         ;

Re: SAS log line numbering

baharvey7817_1 — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:15:10 GMT

This is being generated by SAS/EG (Version 7.13 HPF5 7.100.3.5486 64-bit Windows):

15 ODS tagsets.sasreport13(ID=EGSR) FILE=EGSR
16 STYLE=HtmlBlue
17 STYLESHEET=(URL="file:///C:/Program%20Files/SASHome/SASEnterpriseGuide/7.1/Styles/HtmlBlue.css")
18 NOGTITLE
19 NOGFOOTNOTE
20 GPATH=&sasworklocation
SYMBOLGEN: Macro variable SASWORKLOCATION resolves to "/saswork1/SAS_workC4F900005DF1_prodsascom5l/SAS_work42CA00005DF1_prodsascom5l/"
21 ENCODING=UTF8
22 options(rolap="on")
23 ;

I have no control over how SAS/EG prints these lines to the SAS log.

Re: SAS log line numbering

Tom — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:10:16 GMT

Sounds like it might be a change in how EG generates those lines and not any change in SAS itself.

In SAS/Studio options there is option to preserve formatting of generated code. Does EG have a similar option?

Re: SAS log line numbering

baharvey7817_1 — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:17:06 GMT

I don't know. What are the SAS Web Studio option for preserving formatting of generated code?