Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:40:13 -0700
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From:         Suzanne Humphreys <suzanne.humphreys@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Reading the Log files.
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Hi Satish

I wrote a paper on a similar topic that might be helpful:

http://www.lexjansen.com/pharmasug/2008/cc/cc02.pdf

Perhaps give it a read and if it's useful and you have futher
questions let me know.

cheers
Suzanne

On Apr 8, 9:42 am, michaelrait...@WESTAT.COM (Michael Raithel) wrote:
> Satish,
>
> In the future, please respond to my SAS-L posting on SAS-L; not via private=
>  email.  That allows everybody on the 'L to follow the discussion.  If you =
> want to talk about other cool stuff; such as whether Pink Floyd was better =
> after Syd Barrett left, whether or not soap can actually get dirty, the onl=
> y real word that can be spelled out by rearranging the letters in "SAS", or=
>  the price of sugar in Cuba, then go ahead and contact me privately.
>
> I do not think your approach is a good one.  I think that you should handle=
>  each log file by itself:
>
>  1.  Read a log file
>  2.  Look for the error message
>  3.  If you find the error message, write out the name of the log file
>  4.  Go back to #1
>
> The code that I sent to you will help you to do #1 and #4.  The code for lo=
> oking for a text string should be easy to write--see the INDEX function.  O=
> nce you find an error message, you can easily write out the name of the log=
>  file, since you have it handy via the methods outlined in the aforemention=
> ed papers.
>
> Take Care!
>
> ----MMMMIIIIKKKKEEEE
> (aka Michael A. Raithel)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kottamasu Satish [mailto:kottamasu.sat...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:32 PM
> To: Michael Raithel
> Subject: Re: Reading the Log files.
>
> Hi Machael,
>
> Thanks for your suggestion, I did in the same way while reading the externa=
> l log file with the infile satatement by using  the wild cards, the only pr=
> oblem is I am able to read all the log files into one data set, problem ari=
> sing in finding the unwanted messages belongs to which log file, sorry inca=
> se I am not clear.
>
> Could you please give an example solution if possible.
>
> Thanks,
> Satish.- Hide quoted text -
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