Hi All,
How I read SAS Log.
I see not much related posts on this question. I felt this as an important question and hence need your thoughts.
In the SAS logs we see CPU time and real time as below.
real time 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 17 micro seconds
real time 15:23.08 --15 minutes 23 seconds and 08 micro seconds
real time 23:15.82 --23 minutes 15 seconds and 82 micro seconds
real time 1:23.13 --1 minute 23 seconds and 13 micro seconds
user cpu time 0.00 seconds --it gathers all CPU times and it is 0 seconds.
Please correct me if I am reading the log in the right way.
Cheers
> 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 170 milliseconds ?
Yes, since you choose to go 3 digits right of the dot by using milliseconds (1e-3 seconds).
Or 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 17 centiseconds if you want
Or 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 1.7 deciseconds though no one uses these units.
It's all in the metric system. Magic!
17 MICRO seconds would by .017. .17 is 17 hundredths of a second.
Can you please correct me on the full statement.
Cheers
Decimal fractions are named like this:
So 0.17 seconds are in fact 170 milliseconds. Otherwise, your readings are correct.
So, I should read like this :
real time 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 170 milliseconds ?
Thanks
> 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 170 milliseconds ?
Yes, since you choose to go 3 digits right of the dot by using milliseconds (1e-3 seconds).
Or 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 17 centiseconds if you want
Or 21:24.17 --it means 21 minutes 24 seconds and 1.7 deciseconds though no one uses these units.
It's all in the metric system. Magic!
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