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You CAN Save Your Log and View It, Too: An Improved Process for Automatically Saving the Contents of the Log and Output Windows
Amy C. Rhoads, PRA International
Kent Letourneau, PRA International

It is important to save an electronic copy of the program log and output when producing analyses of clinical data. However, the two usual methods of saving the log and output in PC-SAS have drawbacks. Specifically, if we use proc printto to automa tically send the log and output to files, we lose the advantage of viewing the color-coded log in the log window. Also, it is more difficult to view or print the output. On the other hand, when manually saving the files, it can be time consuming to navigat e to the desired directory and enter the filename. Additionally, there is the risk of saving items under the wrong filename or type or forgetting to save them at all. We have developed a macro which can be used to automatically save the log and out put to files, yet still display the contents in the SAS windows.