Date:         Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:04:32 -0800
Reply-To:     "Huang, Ya" <yhuang@AMYLIN.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Huang, Ya" <yhuang@AMYLIN.COM>
Subject:      Re: redirect batch run log/lst file to different directory?
Comments: To: Robert Abelson <rabelson@KAI-RESEARCH.COM>
Comments: cc: jrholdcraft@aep.com, dhapema@sears.com, Peter Crawford
          <peter.crawford@db.com>
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Bob,

Thank you bob. Peter and Crawford, dhapema@sears.com and jrholdcraft@aep.com
also pointed out the I may try -log/-lst options. But it seems to me
that I still need to specify the full path and file name for -log/-lst
option each time I run a sas code. Currently I'm using altraedit,
and I set up a tool/icon with the command line filled as

"C:\Program Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8\SAS.EXE" "%f" -nosplash

I know "%f" is to get the file name, so I suspect there is
some way I can use it in the -log option. I'm not sure how to
do it though. I tried the following, but obviously it won't work:


"C:\Program Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8\SAS.EXE" "%f"
-nosplash -log "%f"

Any comments?

Ya

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Abelson [mailto:rabelson@KAI-RESEARCH.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:50 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: redirect batch run log/lst file to different directory?


Ya,

I tried this, and you can add -log to your command line, redirecting the
.log anywhere you want. About the .lst file; I tried both -lst and -output
and got a SAS kernel error. I'm sure it's possible, but I don't know how.

Hope this helps you somewhat.

Bob Abelson
KAI
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huang, Ya [SMTP:yhuang@AMYLIN.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:26 PM
> To:   SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject:      redirect batch run log/lst file to different directory?
>
> Hi there,
>
> SAS/Win/V8.2, by default, when you run a program in BATCH,
> you'll get a log file and lst file in the same directory
> as the code itself. I wonder if there is any way to redirect
> the log file and lst file to different directories, and still
> keep the same file name. I do not want to use proc printto.
> Neither I want to use ALTLOG and ALTPRINT, because those two
> need to specify the filename which means it is not automatic,
> also because it still generates log/lst file in the same
> directory as the code (altlog/altprint gives extra copy).
>
> Any possibility?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ya Huang