Date:         Tue, 11 May 2004 09:46:59 -0500
Reply-To:     GSnell@DataSavantConsulting.com
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From:         Gregg Snell <gsnell@DATASAVANTCONSULTING.COM>
Organization: Data Savant Consulting
Subject:      Re: how to clear up log automatically
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I would second Gary's comment about checking your log for errors before
clearing it and Richard's example below is a good start.  Below is a
snippet of code I have used in the past to read a log file and lift out
any errors.  I thought you might find it useful.

  /* read full log into work.log, any errors into work.errors */
   data log(keep=logline) errors;
      infile logfile missover;
      length logline $256 code macroname $20;
      retain code macroname;
      input;
      if index(_infile_,'0D'x) then logline=scan(_infile_,1,'0D'x);
      else                          logline=_infile_;
      logline = translate(logline,' ','%');
      if index(logline,'MPRINT(') then macroname=scan(logline,2,'()');
      if index(logline,':')              then code=scan(logline,1,':');
      else if substr(logline,1,5) ne ' ' then code=scan(logline,1,' ');
      output log;
      if index(code,'ERROR') =1 and logline ne ' ' then output errors;
   run;

Regards,

Gregg P. Snell
Data Savant Consulting
(913) 638-4640
(208) 977-1943 efax
GSnell@DataSavantConsulting.com



-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
(Richard Simhon)
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 9:29 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: how to clear up log automatically


If the log window fills up and prevents your program from completing
then why not send the log out to a file. At least there you will be able
to check it and make sure that no errors have occurred or warning
messages issued which would otherwise be missed if the log was
automatically cleared

use:

filename templog "F:\dir\log_result.txt";
proc printto log templog;

 "your program code"

proc printto log = log;
run;

Hope this helps!


Richard Simhon
Business Analyst
Personal Lines
Allianz Cornhill
Tel:            +44 (0) 1483 552628
Fax:            +44 (0) 1483 552424
Email:          Richard.Simhon@allianzcornhill.co.uk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Ross [SMTP:gary_ross@MGIC.COM]
> Sent: 11 05 2004 2:39 PM
> To:   SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject:      Re: how to clear up log automatically
>
> Zhonghe Li wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > What system option to use to clear up the log automatically when it
> > is full?  Thank you.
> >
> > Elena
>
> I would be much more interested (if it was my log) "why" the log is
> full than how to automatically clear the log. A full log indicates
> other program problems or bugs which once cleared up, prevent full
> logs. IMHO


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