Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

Chapter 24

Directing SAS Output and the

SAS Log

Introduction to Directing SAS Output and the SAS Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Input File and SAS Data Set for Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

Routing the Output and the SAS Log with PROC PRINTTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Routing Output to an Alternate Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Routing the SAS Log to an Alternate Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Restoring the Default Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Storing the Output and the SAS Log in the SAS Windowing Environment . . . . . 395

Understanding the Default Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Storing the Contents of the Output and Log Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Redefining the Default Destination in a Batch or Noninteractive Environment . 396

Determining the Default Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Changing the Default Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Understanding the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

PROC PRINTTO Statement Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

SAS Windowing Environment Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

SAS System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Introduction to Directing SAS Output and the SAS

Log

Purpose

SAS provides several methods to direct SAS output and the SAS log to different

destinations. In this section, you learn how to use the following SAS language elements:

• PRINTTO procedure from within a program or session to route DATA step output,

the SAS log, or procedure output from their default destinations to another

destination

• FILE command, in the SAS windowing environment, to store the contents of the Log

and Output windows in files

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