topic How to get SAS File name in SAS Programming

How to get SAS File name

SasPro — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:49:29 GMT

Hi All,

I am executing multiple SAS code which are to heavy .

I am storing the Logs to an extenal text file. system is creating many log file i am confused which program is having which log file. So , Which i want to do is when i execute a SAS code by name firstprogram.SAS same name is to be taken by Log file fristprogram.log.

Thanks in advance.

SASPro

Re: How to get SAS File name

Tom — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:07:50 GMT

How are you executing the programs. If you have a program stored as a .sas file (say filename.sas) and execute it from the command line using command syntax like: sas filename then SAS will automatically name the log file as filename.log .

Re: How to get SAS File name

SasPro — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:10:33 GMT

Hi Tom,

Thanks you Tom for getting back

I am executing the code by submit button(F3)

Re: How to get SAS File name

Ksharp — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:27:30 GMT

%let x= %sysget(SAS_EXECFILENAME);

%put &x ;

%let y= %sysget(SAS_EXECFILEPATH);

%put &y ;

Ksharp

Re: How to get SAS File name

SasPro — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:32:13 GMT

Thank u Ksharp

i am geting filename.SAS i wan to remove the extension.

Re: How to get SAS File name

SasPro — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:45:06 GMT

Hey i got it

Thank you

%let name = %sysfunc(scan(%sysget(SAS_EXECFILENAME),1,'.'));