https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Program-Times/m-p/270974#M53894 <P>Hi. &nbsp;I'm looking for a way to insert the datetime at the beginning of my program into my Log and then again at the end of my program. Because I run the program on a shared server I'd like to record how long each run of my program takes. I know already it can vary greatly from day-to-day. &nbsp;Can anyone suggest some code for this?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Any help would be appreciated!</P> Tue, 17 May 2016 13:09:44 GMT buechler66 2016-05-17T13:09:44Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Program-Times/m-p/270974#M53894 <P>Hi. &nbsp;I'm looking for a way to insert the datetime at the beginning of my program into my Log and then again at the end of my program. Because I run the program on a shared server I'd like to record how long each run of my program takes. I know already it can vary greatly from day-to-day. &nbsp;Can anyone suggest some code for this?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Any help would be appreciated!</P> Tue, 17 May 2016 13:09:44 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Program-Times/m-p/270974#M53894 buechler66 2016-05-17T13:09:44Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Program-Times/m-p/270975#M53895 <P>The time() function gives you exact time (down to microseconds). eg</P> <PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data _null_; now = time(); put now time15.6; run; </CODE></PRE> <P>will provide an entry in the log with the exact current time.</P> Tue, 17 May 2016 13:15:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Program-Times/m-p/270975#M53895 Kurt_Bremser 2016-05-17T13:15:22Z