topic Re: Send pdf files of sas logs to a newly created folder in SAS Programming

Send pdf files of sas logs to a newly created folder

kaziumair — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:40:17 GMT

Hi everyone ,

1) I have to create pdf files of the log generated by a sas program which runs on a monthly basis.

2) Send the created pdf file to a newly created folder .

This is an example structure of the folder :

Jan2021

log.pdf

I have figured out individually , how to create the pdf and the new directory . But I am unable to figure out how to send the pdf to the new folder . Please help.

Code to create pdf:

filename test "C:/myfolder/new.log";

proc printto log=test new;
run;

proc print data=sashelp.cars;
run;

proc printtto;
run;

proc document name=mynewdoc(write);
import textfile=test to logfile;
run;
ods pdf file="C:/myfolder/myfile.pdf";
replay;
run;
ods pdf close;
quit;

code to create new directory:

data _null_;
year=year(today());
dir_name = put(today(),monname3.)!!"-"!!put(year,4.);
NewDirectory=dcreate(dir_name,'C:/mynewfolder');
run;

Re: Send pdf files of sas logs to a newly created folder

ChrisNZ — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:59:04 GMT

1. Why not write into the correct folder directly?

2. Use function FCOPY() to copy the file to the new location.

Re: Send pdf files of sas logs to a newly created folder

japelin — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:43:35 GMT

I think you can save the name of the folder you want to create first in a macro variable and use it in the ods pdf statement.

at first submit this.

data _null_;
  dir_name = put(today(),monname3.)!!"-"!!put(year(today()),4.);
  call symput('NEWDIR',"C:/mynewfolder/"||dir_name);/* save in macro variable */
  NewDirectory=dcreate(dir_name,'C:/mynewfolder');
run;

next submit your code to create pdf which fix below.

ods pdf file="&NEWDIR/myfile.pdf";/* create pdf directly */