Printing and Routing Output

Changing the Default Routings in UNIX Environments

There are four primary methods for routing your output:

Using the Print dialog box. The Print dialog box is available when you are using the SAS windowing environment.
Issuing windowing environment commands. The PRTFILE, PRINT, and FILE commands can be issued from any command line and can be used to send output to external files or to other devices defined with the FILENAME statement.
Using the PRINTTO procedure. You can use the PRINTTO procedure in any mode. Using the FILENAME statement with the PRINTTO procedure is the most flexible way of routing your output.
Using SAS system options, such as PRINT, LOG, ALTPRINT, or ALTLOG, to specify alternate destinations.

Use the following table to help you decide which method you should choose to change the routing.

Decision Table: Changing the Default Destination
Output destination for your SAS log or procedure output	Processing mode	Method	See
a printer	any mode	FILENAME statement (UPRINTER or PRINTER device type) and PRINTTO procedure	Using the PRINTTO Procedure in UNIX Environments
	windowing environment	DMPRINT command	Using the Print Dialog Box in UNIX Environments
		Print dialog box	Using the Print Dialog Box in UNIX Environments
		FILENAME statement and PRTFILE, PRINT, and FILE commands	Printing the Contents of a Window
an external file	any mode	PRINTTO procedure and FILENAME statement	Using the PRINTTO Procedure in UNIX Environments
	windowing environment	Print dialog box	Using the Print Dialog Box in UNIX Environments
		FILENAME statement and PRTFILE, PRINT, and FILE commands	Printing the Contents of a Window
	batch	LOG and PRINT system options	Using SAS System Options to Route Output
a UNIX command (pipe)	any mode	FILENAME statement and PRINTTO procedure	Using the PRINTTO Procedure in UNIX Environments
	windowing environment	FILENAME statement and PRTFILE and PRINT commands	Printing the Contents of a Window
its usual location and to an external file	any mode	ALTLOG and ALTPRINT system options	Using SAS System Options to Route Output
	windowing environment	FILE command	Using the FILE Command
		Print dialog box	Using the Print Dialog Box in UNIX Environments
a terminal	batch	FILENAME statement and PRINTTO procedure	Routing Output to a Terminal