topic Re: Save the log on the local drive and also Print Log via SAS Enterprise Guide in SAS Programming

Save the log on the local drive and also Print Log via SAS Enterprise Guide

prad001 — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:03:58 GMT

I am running SAS code via Enterprise Guide and trying to save the log onto a local drive and at the same time print the log.

"PRINTTO" procedure only saves the log but does not print.. Is there any option to do both?

Thanks..

Re: Save the log on the local drive and also Print Log via SAS Enterprise Guide

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:21:08 GMT

PRINTTO redirects the log stream. There is only one stream for the log text, so printing needs to be done from the file later on.

If EG connects to a server, the resulting file will be stored on the server, not on your desktop drive.

The log window in EG can be stored on your desktop and printed, but not with code statements.

Re: Save the log on the local drive and also Print Log via SAS Enterprise Guide

s_lassen — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:48:56 GMT

You can use the ALTLOG option to do this. This specifies the the destination for a copy of the log. It has to be set at SAS invocation (in the config file, or in the command used to start SAS), and will be in effect for the whole session.