How to add current date time in log file name?

[Sourav_sas]

Hi

This is my sample program

proc printto log='/Desktop/alternate-log-file.log';

run;

Data test;

Input ID name $ Amount;

Datalines;

 

1 A 10

2 B 20

3 C 30

4 D 40

5 E 50

;

Run;

proc printto;

run;

I want to know how can I add current date and time timestamp in the name "alternate-log-file.log"?

Any suggestion.

Regards

Sourav

[RW9 · Accepted solution]

What type of timestamp, there are various formats. E.g.

proc printto log="/desktop/alternate_log_file_%sysfunc(now(),datetime.).log";

proc printto log="/desktop/alternate_log_file_%sysfunc(date(),date9.).log";

proc printto log="/desktop/alternate_log_file_%sysfunc(date(),e8601dt.).log";