Sending the SAS Log to an Output File

Here is the simple code which allows us to save the log file in the required location.

Use Proc printto procedure to save or print the log file.

filename dsn ‘C:\Documents and Settings\zzzzzzzzzzzz\Desktop\LOGfile.lst';

data dsn;
input patid implants;
datalines;
1 3
1 1
1 2
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 1
4 2
3 1
4 5
2 3
1 6
;run;

proc printto log=dsn new;
run;

Example 2:

proc printto log="C:\temp\LOGLOG.log" print="C:\temp\LSTLST.lst" new;
run;


*Select only male students and age less than 16;
proc sql;
create table males as
select age, height, weight
from sashelp.class
where sex='M' and age lt 16
order by age;
quit;

*Get the descriptive statistics for height variable by age;

proc means data=males ;
by age;
var height;
output out=htstats mean=mean n=n std=sd median=med min=min max=max;
run;

PROC PRINTTO; *The second PROC PRINTTO step redirects output back to its default destination.;
run;

After PROC PRINTTO executes, all procedure output is sent to the alternate location until you execute another PROC PRINTTO statement or until your program or session ends.