topic Re: How to suppress chart output when using a batch file to run SAS? in SAS Programming

How to suppress chart output when using a batch file to run SAS?

Jolly — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:32:01 GMT

Hello,

I am working on a batch file to run many SAS programs overnight. I have the -nologo and -noprint options in my batch file to stop sas from creating the log and lst file, but how or what option do I use to keep SAS from outputting chart and graphs (example: IChart.png)? I have an ODS file that contains all the desired output I want in the specific location written in the SAS code.

Thank you,

Jeff

Re: How to suppress chart output when using a batch file to run SAS?

PaigeMiller — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:42:08 GMT

ods _all_ close;

will suppress output

but why are you creating a chart if you don't want it in the first place?

Re: How to suppress chart output when using a batch file to run SAS?

Jolly — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:10:32 GMT

I do want the charts. What I want is inside my SAS program I have a location specificed with ODS to write an RTF file with all my charts in one single file. But, when I run this program in a batch file to run overnight, it additionally generates all the .png files for each of the charts. I dont want to come into work every morning and have 2000 individual .png files of charts on my desktop.

Re: How to suppress chart output when using a batch file to run SAS?

Jolly — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:12:28 GMT

And also, huge thank you. That did take care of the problem. I have no .png files, but my updated rtf file is in the correct location how I want it.