topic how to use proc print to create log files. in SAS Programming

how to use proc print to create log files.

HitmonTran — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:57:08 GMT

Hello I am trying to create a log file by using proc print but when I run my program it creates an rtf

 %let analydir=\\Biostatistics\Analysis\ ;

ods tagsets.rtf(ID=l_chemo) file="&analydir.\Output\l_10_chemotherapy.rtf" style=myrtfn; *styles.rtfn;

proc report nowd /*headline*/ headskip split='*' data=blank spacing=1 missing ;
  cols  a;
  define a / display '';
run;
         		   	        		 
  
ods tagsets.rtf(ID=l_chemo) close
ODS RTF close;

proc printto log="&analydir.\Log\l_10_chemo.rtf" NEW;
run;

RTF output:

Re: how to use proc print to create log files.

Tom — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:06:37 GMT

LOG files have the text with the code you ran and the notes SAS generated.

What would that have to do with PROC PRINT?

And your posted code is not using PROC PRINT anyway. It is using PROC REPORT.

You can redirect the LOG messages using PROC PRINTTO, but you have to do it BEFORE the messages are generated, not after.

Just because you named the file you redirected the LOG to with a .rtf extension it will not make the content of the file be RTF code.

Re: how to use proc print to create log files.

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:08:25 GMT

RTF files are tagged text files. Open the file with a good text editor (e.g. Notepad++) and you will see that the log is pure text.

Re: how to use proc print to create log files.

Reeza — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:12:16 GMT

 %let analydir=\\Biostatistics\Analysis\ ;

proc printto log="&analydir.\Log\l_10_chemo.txt" NEW;
run;

ods tagsets.rtf(ID=l_chemo) file="&analydir.\Output\l_10_chemotherapy.rtf" style=myrtfn; *styles.rtfn;

proc report nowd /*headline*/ headskip split='*' data=blank spacing=1 missing ;
  cols  a;
  define a / display '';
run;
         		   	        		 
  
ods tagsets.rtf(ID=l_chemo) close;
ODS RTF close;

PROC PRINTTO goes before your proc and you're missing a semicolon on one of your ODS statements.