System Options under UNIX |
Specifies a destination for the SAS log when running in batch
mode.
Default: |
a file in the current directory with the same
filename as the SAS source file and an extension of .log
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Valid in: |
configuration file, SAS invocation, SASV9_OPTIONS
environment variable
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Category: |
Environment control: Files
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PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
ENVFILES, LOGCONTROL
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UNIX specifics: |
all
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-LOG file-specification | -NOLOG
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-LOG
file-specification
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specifies the destination for the SAS log.
The file-specification can be any valid UNIX
path to a directory, a filename, or an environment variable that is associated
with a path. If you specify only the path to a directory, the log file is
created in the specified directory. The default name for this file is filename.log, where filename is
the name of your SAS job.
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-NOLOG
-
suppresses the creation of the SAS log.
Do not use this value unless your SAS program is thoroughly debugged.
The LOG system option specifies a destination
for the SAS log when running in batch mode. The LOG system option is valid
in batch mode; it is ignored in interactive modes.
Using directives in the value of the LOG system option enables you to
control when logs are open and closed and how they are named, based on real-time
events, such as time, month, day of week, and so on. For a valid list of directives,
see the LOGPARM= System Option in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.
If you start SAS in batch mode or
server mode and the LOGCONFIGLOC=
option is specified, logging is performed by the SAS logging facility. The
traditional SAS log option LOGPARM= is ignored. The traditional SAS log option
LOG= is honored only when the %S{App.Log} conversion character is specified
in the logging configuration file. For more information, see SAS Logging Facility in
SAS Logging: Configuration and Programming Reference.
Note: When SAS is started with the OBJECTSERVER and NOTERMINAL system
options and no log is specified, SAS discards all log and alternate log
messages. ![[cautionend]](../../../../common/61991/HTML/default/images/cautend.gif)
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