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.lst SAS error

newuser2022 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:00:21 GMT

After deployed SAS code to deployment directory the .lst file is created. I need to run this code paraller with different parameters.

When I run this code with different paramaters I received an error ".lts file is in use"

Is there is a way to run the same job paraller with different parameters without error ?

Re: .lst SAS error

PaigeMiller — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:05:11 GMT

If you are changing "parameters" to run the code again, then also change the .lst file to have a different name for each run.

Re: .lst SAS error

Tom — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:05:05 GMT

No idea what a deployment directory is, but you can tell SAS what name to use for the LOG and LST file by using the LOG and PRINT options on the command line.

sas myfile.sas -log myfile_v1.log -print myfile_v1.lst
sas myfile.sas -log myfile_v2.log -print myfile_v2.lst

Re: .lst SAS error

newuser2022 — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:58:49 GMT

The thing is that I used different parameters. when I run paraller following codes

./ my_code X> /my_code_x
./ my_code Y> /my_code_y
./ my_code Y> /my_code_z

only the first code is completed. The next two failed due to my_code.lst is in use.

Re: .lst SAS error

PaigeMiller — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:05:52 GMT

@newuser2022 wrote:
The thing is that I used different parameters. when I run paraller following codes

./ my_code X> /my_code_x
./ my_code Y> /my_code_y
./ my_code Y> /my_code_z

only the first code is completed. The next two failed due to my_code.lst is in use.

As I stated, and as @Tom has stated, you have to change the name of the .LST file for each parallel run

Re: .lst SAS error

newuser2022 — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:16:36 GMT

But, where should I change it? I have one code only parameter are different. The output is different for each run like below

>/my_code_x
> /my_code_y
> /my_code_z

Re: .lst SAS error

PaigeMiller — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:18:02 GMT

However you call these parallel runs, that's where you would change it. How are you starting these parallel runs? Please be specific and detailed. And please take a look at the reply from @Tom

Re: .lst SAS error

Tom — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:29:53 GMT

@newuser2022 wrote:
The thing is that I used different parameters. when I run paraller following codes

./ my_code X> /my_code_x
./ my_code Y> /my_code_y
./ my_code Y> /my_code_z

only the first code is completed. The next two failed due to my_code.lst is in use.

That does not look anything at all like a request to run SAS.

Are you saying you have some shell script name my_code that you are running that takes a single argument. If you want more help show the details of that code.

One simple way to make SAS generate different filenames is to just run it starting in different directories. Byt default SAS will create the .log and .lst files in the current working directory. Even when the SAS program you are running is coming from a different directory.

So this program will run three SAS jobs in the background at the same time. They will all write log file named myfile.log and output file named myfile.lst , but each will be in a different directory.

cd /mydir/runA
sas /mydir/myfile.sas -sysparm A &
cd /mydir/runB
sas /mydir/myfile.sas -sysparm B &
cd /mydir/runC
sas /mydir/myfile.sas -sysparm C &

Re: .lst SAS error

SASKiwi — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:18:22 GMT

This is the classic error you get with a SAS program that produces printed output but then you run it in batch mode without specifying where the LST output file gets written. If you are not interested in the printed output, add this to the top of your program:

ods listing off;

This will stop the LST files being written.