topic Re: Can the %put statement post text to outer file? in SAS Programming

Can the %put statement post text to outer file?

deleted_user — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:19:39 GMT

Can the %put statement post text to outer file?

Re: Can the %put statement post text to outer file?

sbb — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:51:41 GMT

The macro language %PUT statement, as document, "normally" posts / outputs macro processing diagnostic messages, including macro variable values, to the SAS log, however, yes, it is possible to re-direct the SAS-generated log to an external file using PROC PRINTTO.

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

Re: Can the %put statement post text to outer file?

deleted_user — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:20:58 GMT

How about just export the specific macro variables that I want instead of the whole log file into external file?

Re: Can the %put statement post text to outer file?

abdullala — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:58:28 GMT

use 'put' statement.

Re: Can the %put statement post text to outer file?

Cynthia_sas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:48:32 GMT

Hi:
Something similar to this technique might work for you:
[pre]
** Use PROC PRINTTO to get ONLY list of Macro vars;
filename mylog "c:\temp\allmacvars.txt";
PROC PRINTTO log=mylog; run;
%put _all_;
PROC PRINTTO; run;
[/pre]

The PROC PRINTTO steps surround the %PUT _ALL_ -- so this will effectively capture what is written to the log as the result of the %PUT _ALL_ and then the log will return to normal after the second PROC PRINTTO.

You could, of course, put any number of specific %PUT statements in between the PRINTTO steps.

cynthia