topic Re: Getting total log written to different directory in SAS Programming

Getting total log written to different directory

Gayle — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:35:55 GMT

Hi I am trying to to get the entire log of my sas program to go to the specified directory . I coded the below: However some of the log is still being written to the current directory. How do i prevent this?

%let fileTimeStamp = %sysfunc(date(), yymmddn8.);
filename valldrpt "/workspace/sas/chd_proc_auto/log/loadrpt_&fileTimeStamp";

filename chdldlog "/workspace/sas/chd_proc_auto/log/chdlog_&fileTimeStamp";

proc printto log=chdldlog new;
run;

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

ChrisNZ — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:58:31 GMT

Anything after the proc printto should be printed in the file specified.

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

tarheel13 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:34:47 GMT

Do you have proc printto; run; at the end of your program?

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

yabwon — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:36:26 GMT

Hi,

Maybe the ALTLOG option is an option here?

https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/hostunx/p10cborm89irzdn1m5y3o4hfw1g6.htm

Bart

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

Gayle — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:18:10 GMT

yes, however the portion where I define the log location come out in the current directory not the specified log directory

1          %let fileTimeStamp = %sysfunc(date(), yymmddn8.);
2          filename valldrpt "/workspace/chd_proc_auto/log/loadrpt_&fileTimeStamp";
3
4          filename chdldlog "/workspace/chd_proc_auto/log/chdlog_&fileTimeStamp";
5
6          proc printto log=chdldlog new;
7          run;

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

ChrisNZ — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:32:11 GMT

> the portion where I define the log location come out in the current directory

Yes because the log is not redirected yet.

Either redirect the log for the whole session (see @yabwon 's tip) or start the session with options NONOTES NOSOURCE and set these after the proc printto.

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:19:28 GMT

If this is something you run in batch, use the

-log

option on the commandline.

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

Gayle — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:00:41 GMT

I put the OPTIONS NONOTES NOSOURCE; but I still get a .log file in the current directory . Should I put it at the top of my script as below? That is what I did

  1 OPTIONS NONOTES NOSOURCE;
  2 %let fileTimeStamp = %sysfunc(date(), yymmddn8.);
  3
  4 filename valldrpt "/workspace/sas/chd_proc_auto/log/loadrpt_&fileTimeStamp";
  5 filename chdldlog "/workspace/sas/chd_proc_auto/log/chdlog_&fileTimeStamp";
  6 proc printto log=chdldlog new;
  7 run;
  8

Re: Getting total log written to different directory

ChrisNZ — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:20:57 GMT

> I put the OPTIONS NONOTES NOSOURCE; but I still get a .log file in the current directory

Yes, you'll get that one line in the unredirected log.

You need to set the options in a location that does not output to the log: the config file.

Two notes:

- The log file will get overwritten with each run, so it's really a small impact to have a small file in a folder.

- If you really want all the log redirected at start-up, you should use start-up options: LOG or ALTLOG. See here.