To start the logging feature, copy the logging.config file from your SAS Enterprise Guide home directory (see below) to this directory:
%appdata%\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\x.x\
SAS Enterprise Guide generates one log file for each SAS Enterprise Guide session. The logs reside in this directory:
%appdata%\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\x.x\Logs
The following are the default SAS Enterprise Guide home directories:
| Product | Location |
| SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2 | C:\Program Files\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\4.2\ |
| SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3 | C:\Program Files\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\4.3\ |
| SAS Enterprise Guide 5.1 | C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASEnterpriseGuide\5.1\ |
| SAS Enterprise Guide 6.1 | C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASEnterpriseGuide\6.1\ |
To display the %APPDATA% Windows variable, submit the SET APPDATA command from a Windows command prompt, as shown below:
set appdata
The following table shows the default locations:
| Windows Edition | Location |
| Windows XP / Windows 2003 Server | C:\Documents and Settings\user-id\Application Data |
| Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 2008 Server | C:\Users\user-id\AppData\Roaming |
To stop logging, delete the logging.config file from %appdata%\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\x.x.
For instructions on starting and stopping logging in SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1, see SAS Note 47873: "Turning on logging in SAS® Enterprise Guide® 4.1."
For instructions on starting and stopping logging in SAS Enterprise Guide 7.1 and later, see SAS KB0036457, "Enabling logging in SAS® Enterprise Guide® 7.1 and later."