LOG=

LOG=

Specifies where the SAS log is written when running SAS programs in any mode other than the windowing environment

Language element: system option

Default: SYS$OUTPUT for interactive line mode; program-name.LOG for noninteractive and batch modes; LOG for the SAS windowing environment mode

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for destination; syntax

Syntax
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Syntax

LOG=destination

NOLOG

LOG=destination: specifies either an external file or a device where the SAS log is written. The value of destination can be SYS$PRINT (the default printer queue); your current display; SYS$OUTPUT (the default output stream); or an OpenVMS pathname.
NOLOG: specifies that the SAS log is not written to a file. NOLOG is valid only in noninteractive mode and batch mode.

Details

The LOG= system option specifies a destination to which the SAS log is written when executing SAS programs in modes other than the windowing environment.

To send the log to a printer other than the default printer, redefine the SYS$PRINT logical name to the queue that you want to use.

The LOG= option is valid in interactive line mode, noninteractive mode, and batch mode. It is ignored in the SAS windowing environment. NOLOG is valid in noninteractive mode and batch mode; it is ignored in interactive line mode and the SAS windowing environment.

See Also

Routing the SAS Log and SAS Procedure Output

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Language element:	system option
Default:	SYS$OUTPUT for interactive line mode; program-name.LOG for noninteractive and batch modes; LOG for the SAS windowing environment mode
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for destination; syntax