topic Re: Generating hundreds of Jpeg or png graph pictures while running proc rank or proc reg in SAS Programming

Generating hundreds of Jpeg or png graph pictures while running proc rank or proc reg

SASuserlot — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:23:39 GMT

I am running the proc rank and proc reg procedures. However it generating the 100's pictures of plots based on my macro . These pictures are saving the same location where my program saved. Is there any way I can avoid this? Is "ods listing" causing this? I am giving my generalized code. please let me. Thanks.

 ods listing;
proc rank data=bytrt(where=(trtan in (&num,5))) out=out&num;
     by lbtestcd &extraby;
     where safepop=1 & 
           lbcfb^=. & lbbase^=. & lbendfl=1  
           ;
     var LBCFB LBBASE;
     ranks KLBCFB KLBBASE;
   run;
   
   proc reg data=OUT&num(where=(trtan in (&num,5)));
   where safepop=1 &) & 
         lbcfb^=. & lbbase^=. & lbendfl=1 ;
     by lbtestcd &extraby;
     model KLBCFB = KLBBASE;
     output out=RESIDUAL&num r=RESID;
   run;
  ods listing close;

Re: Generating hundreds of Jpeg or png graph pictures while running proc rank or proc reg

FreelanceReinh — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:08:28 GMT

Hello @SASuserlot,

First I would add:

ods graphics off;

For a few more things that can be suppressed in order to avoid clutter (and reduce run time) see Rick Wicklin's little macro ODSOff in Re: how slow would the TTest procedure be ?

Re: Generating hundreds of Jpeg or png graph pictures while running proc rank or proc reg

maguiremq — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:20:26 GMT

You can also include a PLOTS = NONE option on the PROC REG statement.

   proc reg data=OUT&num(where=(trtan in (&num,5))) plots = none;
   where safepop=1 &) & 
         lbcfb^=. & lbbase^=. & lbendfl=1;
     by lbtestcd &extraby;
     model KLBCFB = KLBBASE;
     output out=RESIDUAL&num r=RESID;
   run;

Looking at your code, though, I'm a bit confused. Seems as though there are some out-of-place parentheses and ampersands. Here's what I'm trying to convey:

proc reg data = sashelp.cars plots = none;
	model msrp = cylinders mpg_city mpg_highway;
run;
quit;

Re: Generating hundreds of Jpeg or png graph pictures while running proc rank or proc reg

SASuserlot — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:39:55 GMT

Thanks, it worked. I deleted some code, because it have some project related code. Thanks again.

Re: Generating hundreds of Jpeg or png graph pictures while running proc rank or proc reg

SASuserlot — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:40:55 GMT

Thanks. It worked. Thanks for the macro.