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Srigyan
Quartz | Level 8

I am using following code to save log

proc printto log="C:/log_test.lst";
run;


data dsn;
input patid implants;
datalines;
1 3
1 1
1 2

;run;

proc printto log=log;run;

Though I get a log in c drive but log now get desappeared from log window. Is there any way I can see the log in log window also and get one extracted as well.

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

I think you can do this using the ALTLOG System Option. You have to alter the configuration file to do so though.

yabwon
Amethyst | Level 16

Hi,

 

You could also do it just by "re-reading" created log:

proc printto log="C:/SAS_WORK/log_test.log";
run;


data dsn;
input patid implants;
datalines;
1 3
1 1
1 2
;
run;

proc printto log=log; run;

data _null_;
  infile "C:/SAS_WORK/log_test.log";
  input;
  putlog "*>" _infile_;
run;

All the best

Bart

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ChrisNZ
Tourmaline | Level 20

> Is there any way I can see the log in log window also and get one extracted as well.

 

Sadly SAS has not implemented this very useful feature.

So you have to resort to workarounds such as what @yabwon describes.

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