SAS Packages Framework, version 20201101

**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20201101: - In the `%generatePackage()` macro two new parameters `sasexe=` and `sascfgfile=` pointing the location of the SAS binary and the config file were added. - The first points location of a *directory* where the SAS binary is located, if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used. - The second points location of a *file* with testing session configuration parameters, if null (the default) then no config file is pointed during the SAS invocation, if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used. - Documentation updated. Important: The default GitHub repository changed from: `master` to: `main` The SAS Packages Framework available packages: - `SQLinDS` (version 2.2) - `macroArray` (version 0.7) - The `%mcHashTable()` macro was added in the package. - `DFA` (version 0.2) - `BasePlus` (version 0.8) - New macros added:`%dedupListS()`, `%dedupListC()`, `%dedupListP()`, `%dedupListX()`, and `%QdedupListX()` - `dynMacroArray` (version 0.2) New package added: - MacroCore[version 1], a macro library for SAS application developers. Over 100 macros for Base SAS, metadata, and Viya. Provided by the SASjs framework (`https://sasjs.io/`).
2026-01-03 13:20:05 +00:00 · 2020-11-02 11:04:40 +01:00 · 2020-11-01 15:57:34 +01:00 · 2020-10-29 23:17:48 +01:00 · 2020-10-29 22:53:56 +01:00 · 2020-10-29 22:53:11 +01:00
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ A **SAS package** is an automatically generated, single, stand alone *zip* file

 The *purpose of a package* is to be a simple, and easy to access, code sharing medium, which will allow: on the one hand, to separate the code complex dependencies created by the developer from the user experience with the final product and, on the other hand, reduce developer's and user's unnecessary frustration related to a remote deployment process.

-In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20201018`**.  
+In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20201101`**.  

-To get started with SAS Packages try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
+To get started with SAS Packages try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).

-The documentation and more advance reading would be the [**`SAS(r) packages - the way to share (a how to)- Paper 4725-2020 - extended.pdf`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)%20packages%20-%20the%20way%20to%20share%20(a%20how%20to)-%20Paper%204725-2020%20-%20extended.pdf "SAS packages - the way to share") article (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
+The documentation and more advance reading would be the [**`SAS(r) packages - the way to share (a how to)- Paper 4725-2020 - extended.pdf`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)%20packages%20-%20the%20way%20to%20share%20(a%20how%20to)-%20Paper%204725-2020%20-%20extended.pdf "SAS packages - the way to share") article (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).

 **General overview video:**
-  - [SAS Global Forum 2020 V.E.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCkb-bx0Dv8&t=0s "SGF2020")
-  - [Sasensei International Dojo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFhdUBQgjYQ&t=0s "SID no. 1")
+  - [SAS Global Forum 2020 V.E.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCkb-bx0Dv8&t=0s "SGF2020") (April 2020)
+  - [Sasensei International Dojo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFhdUBQgjYQ&t=0s "SID no. 1") (April 2020)
+  - [SAS dla Administratorów i Praktyków 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXuep2k48Z8&feature=youtu.be&t=0s "SASAiP2020") (October 2020, in Polish)

 ### The User:
 To use a package:
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ or if you need it just for "one time" only Execute:

 ```
 filename packages "%sysfunc(pathname(work))"; /* setup temporary directory for packages in the WORK */
-filename SPFinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/SPF/SPFinit.sas";
+filename SPFinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas";
 %include SPFinit; /* enable the framework */

 %installPackage(packageName) /* install the package */
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ filename SPFinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/mast
 
 ### The Developer:
 To create your own package:
- Read the [**`SAS(r) packages - the way to share (a how to)- Paper 4725-2020 - extended.pdf`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)%20packages%20-%20the%20way%20to%20share%20(a%20how%20to)-%20Paper%204725-2020%20-%20extended.pdf "SAS packages - the way to share") to learn more details.
+- Read the [**`SAS(r) packages - the way to share (a how to)- Paper 4725-2020 - extended.pdf`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)%20packages%20-%20the%20way%20to%20share%20(a%20how%20to)-%20Paper%204725-2020%20-%20extended.pdf "SAS packages - the way to share") to learn more details.
 - Download and use the `SPFinit.sas` file (the SAS Packages Framework), the part of the framework required for *testing* is there too.

 #### If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas do not hesitate to contact me!
@@ -81,14 +82,20 @@ Currently the following packages are available (see the `./packages` directory):
 ```
 SHA256 digest for SQLinDS: 135DC50C0412B8CEAF6D5349B8A203C0ADB23D4F5C2680B6A35FD2E5482B6C49

-[Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/packages/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")
+[Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")
+
+- **MacroCore**\[1\], a macro library for SAS application developers. Over 100 macros for Base SAS, metadata, and Viya. Provided by the [SASjs framework](https://sasjs.io "SASjs framework").
+
+SHA256 digest for MacroCore: A23C29529F3CE7D0C8BEE9545C5D22D5B5594907547374A5135B8E5A48D7687B
+
+[Documentation for MacroCore](https://core.sasjs.io "Documentation for MacroCore")

 - **DFA** (Dynamic Function Arrays)\[0.2\], contains set of macros and FCMP functions which implement: a dynamically allocated array, a stack, a fifo queue, an ordered stack, and a priority queue, run `%helpPackage(DFA,createDFArray)` to find examples.

 SHA256 digest for DFA: E67A0863992722A5F535F56E14EF8D19A55F74FB374447BF11B5ED74029C29CB


- **macroArray**\[0.6\], implementation of an array concept in a macrolanguage, e.g. 
+- **macroArray**\[0.7\], implementation of an array concept in a macrolanguage, e.g. 
 ```
  %array(ABC[17] (111:127), macarray=Y); 
  
@@ -107,12 +114,12 @@ SHA256 digest for DFA: E67A0863992722A5F535F56E14EF8D19A55F74FB374447BF11B5ED740
      which = 1:H:2
  );
 ```
-SHA256 digest for macroArray: 42771AA7CD2A0608E1EE25F104F21CCCC296919910E4BCA7AD9AE46A291BB8D7
+SHA256 digest for macroArray: 75056F508E96296DC50096BBB054C58334DB913AD37885958099EDCE0C330CB2

-[Documentation for macroArray](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/packages/macroarray.md "Documentation for macroArray")
+[Documentation for macroArray](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/macroarray.md "Documentation for macroArray")


- **BasePlus**\[0.7\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as:
+- **BasePlus**\[0.8\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as:
 ```
 call arrMissToRight(myArray); 
 call arrFillMiss(17, myArray); 
@@ -126,9 +133,9 @@ format x bool.;

 %put %getVars(sashelp.class, pattern = ght$, sep = +, varRange = _numeric_);
 ```
-SHA256 digest for BasePlus: BDEA8AA6EED9739284ABF8297BEC7EC0F12490D72EF9B685F477E99AFA734B82
+SHA256 digest for BasePlus: 9549378E5F81DA4DC421C366DF006D270261852336CE3DCD88FF8E2A759938C8

-[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/packages/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
+[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")

 - **dynMacroArray**\[0.2\], set of macros (wrappers for a hash table) emulating dynamic array in the data step (macro predecessor of DFA)

--- a/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf
--- a/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.md
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.md
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ A **SAS package** is an automatically generated, single, stand alone *zip* file

 The *purpose of a package* is to be a simple, and easy to access, code sharing medium, which will allow: on the one hand, to separate the code complex dependencies created by the developer from the user experience with the final product and, on the other hand, reduce developer's and user's unnecessary frustration related to a remote deployment process.

-In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20201018`**.  
+In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20201101`**.  

-**To get started with SAS Packages** try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
+**To get started with SAS Packages** try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).

-**The documentation and more advance reading** would be the [**`SAS(r) packages - the way to share (a how to)- Paper 4725-2020 - extended.pdf`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)%20packages%20-%20the%20way%20to%20share%20(a%20how%20to)-%20Paper%204725-2020%20-%20extended.pdf "SAS packages - the way to share") article (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
+**The documentation and more advance reading** would be the [**`SAS(r) packages - the way to share (a how to)- Paper 4725-2020 - extended.pdf`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)%20packages%20-%20the%20way%20to%20share%20(a%20how%20to)-%20Paper%204725-2020%20-%20extended.pdf "SAS packages - the way to share") article (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).


 *Note:* Filenames references `packages` and `package` are reserved keywords.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ After assigning the directory do not change them when using the SPF since it may
 ##       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro <a name="installpackage"></a>                     
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            
- Macro to install SAS packages, version `20201018`                                          
+ Macro to install SAS packages, version `20201101`                                          
                                                                                            
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ After assigning the directory do not change them when using the SPF since it may
                    then the framework itself is downloaded.                                
                                                                                            
 - `sourcePath=`   Location of the package, e.g. "www.some.web.page/" (mind the "/" at the end of the path!) <br>
-                   Current default location for packages is: <br> `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/packages/` <br>
-                   Current default location for the framework is: <br> `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/SPF/`      
+                   Current default location for packages is: <br> `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/packages/` <br>
+                   Current default location for the framework is: <br> `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/`      
                                                                                            
 - `replace=`      With default value of `1` it causes existing package file                
                   to be replaceed by new downloaded file.                                  
                                                                                            
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` to learn more.
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` to learn more.
                                                                                            
 ### Example ################################################################################
                                                                                            
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro <a name="helppackage"></a>           
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20201018`                      
+ Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20201101`                      
                                                                               
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                                                                               
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` 
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` 
 to learn more.                                                                
                                                                               
 ## Example ####################################################################
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `loadPackage` macro <a name="loadpackage"></a>            
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20201018`                              
+ Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20201101`                              
                                                                               
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                                                                               
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` 
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` 
 to learn more.                                                                
                                                                               
 ## Example ####################################################################
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro <a name="loadpackages"></a>          
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20201018`                   
+ Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20201101`                   
                                                                               
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                                                                               
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` 
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` 
 to learn more.                                                                
                                                                               
 ### Example ###################################################################
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro <a name="unloadpackage"></a>          
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20201018`                              
+ Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20201101`                              
                                                                               
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                                                                               
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` 
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` 
 to learn more.                                                                
                                                                               
 ### Example ###################################################################
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##       This is short help information for the `listPackages` macro <a name="listpackages"></a>                    
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                         
- Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20201018`                                
+ Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20201101`                                
                                                                                         
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                                                                                         
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                         
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation`           
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`           
 to learn more.                                                                          
                                                                                         
 ### Example #############################################################################
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro <a name="verifypackage"></a>         
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20201018`           
+ Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20201101`           
                                                                               
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                                                                               
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` 
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` 
 to learn more.                                                                
                                                                               
 ### Example ###################################################################
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* set-up a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro <a name="generatepackage"></a>        
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20201018`                            
+ Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20201101`                            
                                                                               
 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* set-up a directory for packages;
                                                                               
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               
- Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` 
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` 
 to read about the details of package generation process.                      
                                                                               
 ### Parameters:                                                                
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* set-up a directory for packages;
                      `%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename)`   
                     If empty displays this help information.                  
                                                                               
+ Testing parameters:                                                           
+                                                                               
 - `testPackage=`    Indicator if tests should be executed.                    
                     Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"                 
                                                                               
@@ -478,6 +480,15 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* set-up a directory for packages;
 - `testResults=`     Location where tests results should be stored,            
                     if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.      
                                                                               
+- `sasexe=`         Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
+                    if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.      
+                                                                            
+- `sascfgfile=`     Location of a FILE with testing session configuration   
+                    parameters, if null (the default) then no config file   
+                    is pointed during the SAS invocation,                   
+                    if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.  
+
+                                                                               
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

 Locate all files with code in base folder, i.e. at `filesLocation` directory.
@@ -585,12 +596,19 @@ The "tree structure" of the folder could be for example as follows:
   |
   +-<sequential number>_<type [in lower case]>
   |
-   +-...
-   |
   +-00n_clean [if you need to clean something up after exec file execution,
   |         |  content of the files will be printed to the log before execution]
   |         |
   |         +-<no file, in this case folder may be skipped>
+   |
+   +-...
+   |
+   +-999_test [tests executed during package generation, XCMD options must be turned-on]
+   |        |
+   |        +-test1.sas [a file with a code for test1]
+   |        |
+   |        +-test2.sas [a file with a code for test2]
+   |
   +-...
   ...
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -647,7 +665,7 @@ Run the following code in your SAS session:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
  filename packages "%sysfunc(pathname(work))"; %* setup WORK as a temporary directory for packages;
   
-  filename spfinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/SPFinit.sas";
+  filename spfinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPFinit.sas";
  %include spfinit;                    %* enable the framework;

  %installPackage(SQLinDS)             %* install the package from the Internet;
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.sas
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.sas
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   - to unload, or
   - to generate SAS packages.

-  Version 20201018.
+  Version 20201101.
  See examples below.

  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group of files
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20201018. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20201101. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20201018. Run %loadPackage() for help
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackage` macro             #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20201018`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20201101`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20201018. Run %loadPackage() for help
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example #####################################################################;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20201018. Run %loadPackage() for help
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20201018. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20201101. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20201018. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20201018`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20201101`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20201018. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example #####################################################################;
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20201018. Run %unloadPackage() for h
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20201018. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20201101. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20201018. Run %helpPackage()
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20201018`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20201101`                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20201018. Run %helpPackage()
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ TODO:
 - add MD5(&packageName.) value hash instead "package" word in filenames [DONE]
 */

-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20201018  */
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20201101  */
 /* A SAS package is a zip file containing a group of files
   with SAS code (macros, functions, data steps generating 
   data, etc.) wrapped up together and %INCLUDEed by
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ TODO:
 /secure
 minoperator 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201101. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20201018`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20201101`                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
@@ -568,16 +568,16 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put # - `sourcePath=`   Location of the package, e.g. "www.some.web.page/"                       #;
    %put #                   Mind the "/" at the end of the path!                                     #;
    %put #                   Current default location for packages is:                                #;
-    %put #                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/packages/` #;
+    %put #                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/packages/`   #;
    %put #                   Current default location for the framework is:                           #;
-    %put #                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/SPF/`      #;
+    %put #                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/`        #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `replace=`      With default value of `1` it causes existing package file                #;
    %put #                   to be replaceed by new downloaded file.                                  #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation`              #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`                #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                             #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #### Example #################################################################################;
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() fo

  %if %superq(sourcePath)= %then
    %do;
-      %let sourcePath = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/packages/;
+      %let sourcePath = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/packages/;
    %end;

  %local i;
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() fo
      %do;
        /* allows to install/download the framework file like any other package */
        filename &in URL 
-          "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/SPF/SPFinit.sas" 
+          "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas" 
          recfm=N lrecl=1;
        filename &out    
          "%sysfunc(pathname(packages))/SPFinit.sas" 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() fo

  filename packages "%sysfunc(pathname(work))"; %* setup WORK as a temporary directory for packages;
   
-  filename spfinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/master/SPFinit.sas";
+  filename spfinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPFinit.sas";
  %include spfinit;                    %* enable the framework;

  %installPackage(SQLinDS)             %* install the package from the Internet;
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() fo

 /* Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 

-  Version 20201018 
+  Version 20201101 

  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20201018. Run %%installPackage() fo


 %macro listPackages()/PARMBUFF
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20201018.'
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20201101.'
 ;
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
  %do;
@@ -871,24 +871,24 @@ des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HE
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `listPackages` macro                     #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20201018`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20201101`                                #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
    %put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and embedded inside the zip.                            #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # The `%nrstr(%%listPackages())` macro lists packages available                                   #;
+    %put # The `%nrstr(%%listPackages())` macro lists packages available                                    #;
    %put # in the packages folder. List is printed inthe SAS Log.                                  #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #### Parameters:                                                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # NO PARAMETERS                                                                           #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # When used as: `%nrstr(%%listPackages(HELP))` it displays this help information.                 #;
+    %put # When used as: `%nrstr(%%listPackages(HELP))` it displays this help information.                  #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation`           #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`             #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #### Example ##############################################################################;
@@ -902,10 +902,10 @@ des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HE
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #   Run the following code in your SAS session:                                           #;
    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
-    %put  %nrstr( filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %%* setup a directory for packages;                 );
-    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);      %%* enable the framework;                          );
+    %put  %nrstr( filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %%* setup a directory for packages;                  );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);      %%* enable the framework;                           );
    %put  ;
-    %put  %nrstr( %%listPackages()                      %%* list available packages;                       );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%listPackages()                      %%* list available packages;                        );
    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
    %put ###########################################################################################;
    %put ;
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;

 /* Macro to generate SAS packages.

-   Version 20201018
+   Version 20201101

   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -1019,15 +1019,22 @@ options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
 %macro generatePackage(
 filesLocation   /* location of package files 
                    e.g. %sysfunc(pathname(work))/%lowcase(&packageName.) */
+/* testing options: */
 ,testPackage=Y   /* indicator if tests should be executed, 
                    default value Y means "execute tests" */
 ,packages=       /* location of other packages if there are
                    dependencies in loading */
 ,testResults=    /* location where tests results should be stored,
                    if null (the default) the WORK is used */
+,sasexe=         /* a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
+                    if null (the default) then the !SASROOT is used */
+,sascfgfile=     /* a FILE with testing session configuration parameters
+                    if null (the default) then no config file is pointed
+                    during the SAS invocation,
+                    if set to DEF then the !SASROOT/sasv9.cfg is used */
 )/secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20201018. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20201101. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -1042,7 +1049,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20201018. Run %generatePackage()
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro         #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20201018`                            #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20201101`                            #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -1055,7 +1062,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20201018. Run %generatePackage()
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to read about the details of package generation process.                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Parameters:                                                                #;
@@ -1066,6 +1073,8 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20201018. Run %generatePackage()
    %put #                      `%nrstr(%%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename))`   #;
    %put #                     If empty displays this help information.                  #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # Testing parameters:                                                           #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # - `testPackage=`    Indicator if tests should be executed.                    #;
    %put #                     Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"                 #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -1075,6 +1084,14 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20201018. Run %generatePackage()
    %put # - `testResults=`    Location where tests results should be stored,            #;
    %put #                     if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `sasexe=`         Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,  #;
+    %put #                     if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.        #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `sascfgfile=`     Location of a FILE with testing session configuration     #;
+    %put #                     parameters, if null (the default) then no config file     #;
+    %put #                     is pointed during the SAS invocation,                     #;
+    %put #                     if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.    #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #################################################################################;
    %put ;
@@ -1341,12 +1358,19 @@ DESCRIPTION END:
   |
   +-<sequential number>_<type [in lower case]>
   |
-   +-...
-   |
   +-00n_clean [if you need to clean something up after exec file execution,
   |         |  content of the files will be printed to the log before execution]
   |         |
   |         +-<no file, in this case folder may be skipped>
+   |
+   +-...
+   |
+   +-999_test [tests executed during package generation, XCMD options must be turned-on]
+   |        |
+   |        +-test1.sas [a file with a code for test1]
+   |        |
+   |        +-test2.sas [a file with a code for test2]
+   |
   +-...
   ...
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2293,7 +2317,7 @@ data _null_;
    put '  end ;                                                                 ';
  %end;

-  put 'put "***"; put "* SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20201018 *"; put "***";';
+  put 'put "***"; put "* SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20201101 *"; put "***";';

  put 'run;                                                                      ' /;

@@ -2331,7 +2355,7 @@ data _null_;

    select;
      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "'" );
-      when (upcase(type) =   "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'");
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'");
      when (upcase(type) =:  "FUNCTION"        ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
      when (upcase(type) =:  "IMLMODULE"       ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
      when (upcase(type) =:  "PROTO"           ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
@@ -2492,15 +2516,80 @@ filename &zipReferrence. clear;

 /* locate sas binaries */
 %local SASROOT SASEXE SASWORK;
-filename sasroot "!SASROOT";
-%let SASROOT=%sysfunc(PATHNAME(sasroot));
-filename sasroot;
-%put *&SASROOT.*;
-%let SASEXE=&SASROOT./sas;
-%put *&SASEXE.*;
+
+%if %superq(sasexe) = %then /* empty value points to the SAS binary file based in the !sasroot directory */
+  %do;
+    filename sasroot "!SASROOT";
+    %let SASROOT=%sysfunc(PATHNAME(sasroot));
+    filename sasroot;
+    %put *&SASROOT.*;
+    %let SASEXE=&SASROOT./sas;
+  %end;
+%else
+  %do;
+    filename sasroot "&SASEXE.";
+    %if %sysfunc(fexist(sasroot)) %then
+      %do;
+        %let SASROOT=%sysfunc(PATHNAME(sasroot));
+        filename sasroot;
+        %put *&SASROOT.*;
+        %let SASEXE=&SASROOT./sas;    
+      %end;
+    %else
+      %do;
+        %put ERROR: Provided location of the SAS binary file does not exist!;
+        %put ERROR- The directory was: &SASEXE.;
+        %put ERROR- Testing would not be executed.;
+        filename sasroot;
+        %GOTO NOTESTING;
+      %end;
+  %end;
+
+%if 0 = %sysfunc(fileexist(&SASEXE.))     /* Linux/UNIX */
+    AND
+    0 = %sysfunc(fileexist(&SASEXE..exe)) /* WINDOWS */
+%then
+  %do;
+    %put ERROR: Provided location of the SAS binary file does not contain SAS file!;
+    %put ERROR- The file searched was: &SASEXE.;
+    %put ERROR- Testing would not be executed.;
+    %GOTO NOTESTING;
+  %end;
+
+%put * Location of the SAS binary is: ;
+%put * &=SASEXE. ;
+
+/* locate sas work */
 %let SASWORK=%sysfunc(GETOPTION(work));
 %put *&SASWORK.*;

+/* location of the config file */
+%local SASCONFIG; /* by default a local macrovariable is empty, so no file would be pointed as a config file */
+
+%if %Qupcase(&sascfgfile.) = DEF %then /* the DEF value points to the sasv9.cfg file in the sasroot directory */
+  %do;
+    %let SASCONFIG = -config ""&SASROOT./sasv9.cfg"";
+    %put * The following SAS config file will be used:;
+    %put * &SASCONFIG.;
+  %end;
+%else %if %superq(sascfgfile) NE %then /* nonempty path points to user defined config file */
+  %do;
+    %if %sysfunc(fileexist(&sascfgfile.)) %then
+      %do;
+        %let SASCONFIG = -config ""&SASCFGFILE."";
+        %put * The following SAS config file will be used:;
+        %put * &SASCONFIG.;
+      %end;
+    %else
+      %do;
+        %put ERROR: Provided SAS config file does not exist!;
+        %put ERROR- The file was: &SASCFGFILE.;
+        %put ERROR- Testing would not be executed.;
+        %GOTO NOTESTING;
+      %end;
+  %end;
+
+
 options DLCREATEDIR; /* turns-on creation of subdirectories by libname */
 /* temporary location for tests results is WORK unless developer provide &testResults. */
 %local testPackageTimesamp; 
@@ -2598,7 +2687,7 @@ systask command
 -sysin ""&dirForTest./&TEST_0..sas""
 -print ""&dirForTest./&TEST_0..lst""
   -log ""&dirForTest./&TEST_0..log""
- -config ""&SASROOT./sasv9.cfg""
+ &SASCONFIG.
  -work ""&dirForTestWork.""
 -noterminal
 -rsasuser -linesize MAX -pagesize MAX"
@@ -2690,7 +2779,7 @@ systask command
 -sysin ""&dirForTest./&&TEST_&t...sas""
 -print ""&dirForTest./&&TEST_&t...lst""
   -log ""&dirForTest./&&TEST_&t...log""
- -config ""&SASROOT./sasv9.cfg""
+ &SASCONFIG.
  -work ""&dirForTestWork.""
 -autoexec ""&dirForTest./autoexec.sas""
 -noterminal
@@ -2850,7 +2939,7 @@ TODO: (in Polish)
                 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20201018. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20201101. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
 parmbuff
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
@@ -2866,7 +2955,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20201018`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20201101`                   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -2889,7 +2978,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
@@ -2950,7 +3039,7 @@ parmbuff
                                         hashing_file() function, SAS 9.4M6 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20201018. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20201101. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -2965,7 +3054,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20201018. Run %
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20201018`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20201101`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -2993,7 +3082,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20201018. Run %
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/master/SPF/Documentation` #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
--- a/packages/README.md
+++ b/packages/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## SAS Packages: 
-To get started with SAS Packages try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
+To get started with SAS Packages try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).

 ## Available packages: 
 Currently the following packages are available:
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ run;
 ```
 SHA256 digest for SQLinDS: 135DC50C0412B8CEAF6D5349B8A203C0ADB23D4F5C2680B6A35FD2E5482B6C49

-[Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/packages/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")
+[Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")
+
+---
+
+- **MacroCore**\[1\], a macro library for SAS application developers. Over 100 macros for Base SAS, metadata, and Viya. Provided by the [SASjs framework](https://sasjs.io "SASjs framework").
+
+SHA256 digest for MacroCore: A23C29529F3CE7D0C8BEE9545C5D22D5B5594907547374A5135B8E5A48D7687B
+
+[Documentation for MacroCore](https://core.sasjs.io "Documentation for MacroCore")

 ---

@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ SHA256 digest for DFA: E67A0863992722A5F535F56E14EF8D19A55F74FB374447BF11B5ED740

 ---

- **macroArray**\[0.6\], implementation of an array concept in a macro language, e.g. 
+- **macroArray**\[0.7\], implementation of an array concept in a macro language, e.g. 
 ```
  %array(ABC[17] (111:127), macarray=Y); 
  
@@ -74,13 +82,13 @@ SHA256 digest for DFA: E67A0863992722A5F535F56E14EF8D19A55F74FB374447BF11B5ED740
      which = 1:H:2
  );
 ```
-SHA256 digest for macroArray: 42771AA7CD2A0608E1EE25F104F21CCCC296919910E4BCA7AD9AE46A291BB8D7
+SHA256 digest for macroArray: 75056F508E96296DC50096BBB054C58334DB913AD37885958099EDCE0C330CB2

-[Documentation for macroArray](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/packages/macroarray.md "Documentation for macroArray")
+[Documentation for macroArray](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/macroarray.md "Documentation for macroArray")

 ---

- **BasePlus**\[0.7\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as: 
+- **BasePlus**\[0.8\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as: 
 ```
 call arrMissToRight(myArray); 
 call arrFillMiss(17, myArray); 
@@ -94,9 +102,9 @@ format x bool.;

 %put %getVars(sashelp.class, pattern = ght$, sep = +, varRange = _numeric_);
 ```
-SHA256 digest for BasePlus: BDEA8AA6EED9739284ABF8297BEC7EC0F12490D72EF9B685F477E99AFA734B82
+SHA256 digest for BasePlus: 9549378E5F81DA4DC421C366DF006D270261852336CE3DCD88FF8E2A759938C8

-[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/master/packages/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
+[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")

 ---

--- a/packages/SHA256_for_packages.txt
+++ b/packages/SHA256_for_packages.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+/* 20201029 */
+MacroCore: A23C29529F3CE7D0C8BEE9545C5D22D5B5594907547374A5135B8E5A48D7687B
+
+/* 20201023 */
+macroArray: 75056F508E96296DC50096BBB054C58334DB913AD37885958099EDCE0C330CB2
+
+/* 20201020 */
+BasePlus: 9549378E5F81DA4DC421C366DF006D270261852336CE3DCD88FF8E2A759938C8
+
 /* 20201018 */
 BasePlus: BDEA8AA6EED9739284ABF8297BEC7EC0F12490D72EF9B685F477E99AFA734B82
 DFA: E67A0863992722A5F535F56E14EF8D19A55F74FB374447BF11B5ED74029C29CB
--- a/packages/baseplus.md
+++ b/packages/baseplus.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- [The BasePlus package [ver. 0.7]](#baseplus-package)
+- [The BasePlus package [ver. 0.8]](#baseplus-package)
 - [Content description](#content-description)
  * [`%getVars()` macro](#getvars-macro)  
  * [`%QgetVars()` macro](#qgetvars-macro)  
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@
  * [`quickSortHash()` subroutine](#quicksorthash-subroutine)  
  * [`quickSortHashSDDV()` subroutine](#quicksorthashsddv-subroutine)  
  * [`quickSortLight()` subroutine](#quicksortlight-subroutine) 
+  * [`%dedupListS()` macro](#deduplists-macro)
+  * [`%dedupListC()` macro](#deduplistc-macro)
+  * [`%dedupListP()` macro](#deduplistp-macro)
+  * [`%dedupListX()` macro](#deduplistx-macro)
+  * [`%QdedupListX()` macro](#qdeduplistx-macro)
+  
  * [License](#license)
  
 ---

-# The BasePlus package [ver. 0.7] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The BasePlus package [ver. 0.8] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################

 The **BasePlus** package implements useful
 functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.
@@ -40,6 +46,7 @@ functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.
 It is inspired by various people, e.g.
 - at the SAS-L discussion list
 - at the communities.sas.com (SASware Ballot Ideas)
+- at the Office...
 - etc.

 Kudos to all who inspired me to generate this package:
@@ -149,44 +156,53 @@ Kudos to all who inspired me to generate this package:
  run;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-### Content ###################################################################
+**Example 7**: Deduplicate values from a space separated list.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %let list = 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6;
+  %put *%dedupListS(&list.)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 ---

 Package contains: 
-1.   macro      getvars 
-2.   macro      qgetvars 
-3.   macro      symdelglobal 
-4.   format     bool 
-5.   format     boolz 
-6.   format     ceil 
-7.   format     floor 
-8.   format     int 
-9.   function   arrfill 
-10.  function   arrfillc 
-11.  function   arrmissfill 
-12.  function   arrmissfillc 
-13.  function   arrmisstoleft 
-14.  function   arrmisstoleftc 
-15.  function   arrmisstoright 
-16.  function   arrmisstorightc 
-17.  function   catxfc 
-18.  function   catxfi 
-19.  function   catxfj 
-20.  function   catxfn 
-21.  function   deldataset 
-22.  proto      qsortincbyprocproto 
-23.  function   frommissingtonumberbs 
-24.  function   fromnumbertomissing 
-25.  function   quicksort4notmiss 
-26.  function   quicksorthash 
-27.  function   quicksorthashsddv 
-28.  function   quicksortlight 
+  1.   macro      deduplistc 
+  2.   macro      deduplistp 
+  3.   macro      deduplists 
+  4.   macro      deduplistx 
+  5.   macro      getvars 
+  6.   macro      qdeduplistx 
+  7.   macro      qgetvars 
+  8.   macro      symdelglobal 
+  9.   format     bool 
+  10.  format     boolz 
+  11.  format     ceil 
+  12.  format     floor 
+  13.  format     int 
+  14.  functions  arrfill 
+  15.  functions  arrfillc 
+  16.  functions  arrmissfill 
+  17.  functions  arrmissfillc 
+  18.  functions  arrmisstoleft 
+  19.  functions  arrmisstoleftc 
+  20.  functions  arrmisstoright 
+  21.  functions  arrmisstorightc 
+  22.  functions  catxfc 
+  23.  functions  catxfi 
+  24.  functions  catxfj 
+  25.  functions  catxfn 
+  26.  functions  deldataset 
+  27.  proto      qsortincbyprocproto 
+  28.  functions  frommissingtonumberbs 
+  29.  functions  fromnumbertomissing 
+  30.  functions  quicksort4notmiss 
+  31.  functions  quicksorthash 
+  32.  functions  quicksorthashsddv 
+  33.  functions  quicksortlight 

-*SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20201001*
+*SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20201018*

 The SHA256 hash digest for package BasePlus: 
-`BDEA8AA6EED9739284ABF8297BEC7EC0F12490D72EF9B685F477E99AFA734B82` 
+`9549378E5F81DA4DC421C366DF006D270261852336CE3DCD88FF8E2A759938C8` 

 ---
 # Content description ############################################################################################
@@ -2131,6 +2147,312 @@ call quickSortLight(A)

 ---

+## >>> `%dedupListS()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplists-macro"></a> #######################
+
+The `%dedupListS()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
+a *SPACE separated* list of values. List, including separators,
+can be no longer than a value carried by a single macrovariable.
+
+Returned value is *unquoted*.
+
+The `%dedupListS()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%dedupListS(
+ list of space separated values
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `list` - A list of *space separated* values. 
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Basic use-case one. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%dedupListS(a b  c   b    c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListS(a b,c b,c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListS(%str(a b c b c))*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListS(%str(a) %str(b) %str(c) b c)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Macro variable as an argument. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %let list = 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6;
+  %put *%dedupListS(&list.)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%dedupListC()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplistc-macro"></a> #######################
+
+The `%dedupListC()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
+a *COMMA separated* list of values. List, including separators,
+can be no longer than a value carried by a single macrovariable.
+
+Returned value is *unquoted*. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
+
+The `%dedupListC()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%dedupListC(
+ list,of,comma,separated,values
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `list` - A list of *comma separated* values. 
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Basic use-case one. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%dedupListC(a,b,c,b,c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListC(a,b c,b c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListC(%str(a,b,c,b,c))*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListC(%str(a),%str(b),%str(c),b,c)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%dedupListC( a , b b ,  c , b b, c    )*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Macro variable as an argument. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %let list = 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
+  %put *%dedupListC(&list.)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%dedupListP()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplistp-macro"></a> #######################
+
+The `%dedupListP()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
+a *PIPE(`|`) separated* list of values. List, including separators,
+can be no longer than a value carried by a single macrovariable.
+
+Returned value is *unquoted*. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
+
+The `%dedupListP()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%dedupListP(
+ list|of|pipe|separated|values
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `list` - A list of *pipe separated* values. 
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Basic use-case one. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%dedupListP(a|b|c|b|c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListP(a|b c|b c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListP(%str(a|b|c|b|c))*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListP(%str(a)|%str(b)|%str(c)|b|c)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%dedupListP( a | b b |  c | b b| c    )*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Macro variable as an argument. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %let list = 4|5|6|1|2|3|1|2|3|4|5|6;
+  %put *%dedupListP(&list.)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%dedupListX()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplistx-macro"></a> #######################
+
+The `%dedupListX()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
+a *X separated* list of values, where the `X` represents 
+a *single character* separator. List, including separators, 
+can be no longer than a value carried by a single macrovariable.
+
+**Caution.** The value of `X` *has to be* in **the first** byte of the list,
+             just after the opening bracket, i.e. `(X...)`.
+
+Returned value is *unquoted*. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
+
+The `%dedupListX()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%dedupListX(
+XlistXofXxXseparatedXvalues
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `list` - A list of *X separated* values. 
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Basic use-case one. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%dedupListX(|a|b|c|b|c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListX( a b c b c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListX(,a,b,c,b,c)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListX(XaXbXcXbXc)*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListX(/a/b/c/b/c)*;
+
+  data _null_;
+    x = "%dedupListX(%str(;a;b;c;b;c))";
+    put x=;
+  run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%dedupListX(| a | b.b |  c | b.b| c    )*;
+
+  %put *%dedupListX(. a . b b .  c . b b. c    )*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Macro variable as an argument. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %let list = 4$5.5$6$1$2$3$1$2$3$4$5.5$6;
+  %put *%dedupListX($&list.)*;
+
+  %let list = 4$ 5.5$ 6$ 1$ 2$ 3$ 1$ 2$ 3$ 4$ 5.5$ 6$;
+  %put *%dedupListX( &list.)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%QdedupListX()` macro: <<< <a name="qdeduplistx-macro"></a> #######################
+
+The `%QdedupListX()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
+a *X separated* list of values, where the `X` represents 
+a *single character* separator. List, including separators, 
+can be no longer than a value carried by a single macrovariable.
+
+**Caution.** The value of `X` *has to be* in **the first** byte of the list,
+             just after the opening bracket, i.e. `(X...)`.
+
+Returned value is **quoted** with `%superq()`. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
+
+The `%QdedupListX()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%QdedupListX(
+XlistXofXxXseparatedXvalues
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `list` - A list of *X separated* values. 
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Basic use-case one. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%QdedupListX(|a|b|c|b|c)*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX( a b c b c)*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX(,a,b,c,b,c)*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX(XaXbXcXbXc)*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX(/a/b/c/b/c)*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX(%str(;a;b;c;b;c))*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX(%nrstr(&a&b&c&b&c))*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX(%nrstr(%a%b%c%b%c))*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put *%QdedupListX(| a | b.b |  c | b.b| c    )*;
+
+  %put *%QdedupListX(. a . b b .  c . b b. c    )*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Macro variable as an argument. 
+    Delete duplicated values from a list.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %let list = 4$5.5$6$1$2$3$1$2$3$4$5.5$6;
+  %put *%QdedupListX($&list.)*;
+
+  %let list = 4$ 5.5$ 6$ 1$ 2$ 3$ 1$ 2$ 3$ 4$ 5.5$ 6$;
+  %put *%QdedupListX( &list.)*;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
 ## License ####################################################################

 Copyright (c) 2020 Bartosz Jablonski
--- a/packages/baseplus.zip
+++ b/packages/baseplus.zip
--- a/packages/macroarray.md
+++ b/packages/macroarray.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- [The macroArray package [ver. 0.5]](#macroarray)
+- [The macroArray package](#macroarray)
 - [Content description](#content-description)
  * [`%appendArray()` macro](#appendarray-macro)
  * [`%appendCell()` macro](#appendcell-macro)
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
  * [`%do_over2()` macro](#do-over2-macro)
  * [`%do_over3()` macro](#do-over3-macro)
  * [`%make_do_over()` macro](#make-do-over-macro)
+  * [`%mcHashTable()` macro](#mchashtable-macro)
  * [License](#license)

 ---

-# The macroArray package [ver. 0.6] <a name="macroarray-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The macroArray package [ver. 0.7] <a name="macroarray-package"></a> ###############################################

 The **macroArray** package implements a macro array facility:
 - `%array()`,
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ The **macroArray** package implements a macro array facility:
 - `%make_do_over()`,
 - `%deletemacarray()`,
 - `%concatarrays()`,
- `%appendcell()`.
+- `%appendcell()`,
+- `%mcHashTable()`,
 - etc.

 The set of macros, which emulates classic
@@ -47,23 +49,24 @@ to verify the following options:
 ---

 Package contains: 
-1.   macro      appendarray 
-2.   macro      appendcell 
-3.   macro      array 
-4.   macro      concatarrays 
-5.   macro      deletemacarray 
-6.   macro      do_over 
-7.   macro      do_over2 
-8.   macro      do_over3 
-9.   macro      make_do_over 
+  1.   macro      appendarray 
+  2.   macro      appendcell 
+  3.   macro      array 
+  4.   macro      concatarrays 
+  5.   macro      deletemacarray 
+  6.   macro      do_over 
+  7.   macro      do_over2 
+  8.   macro      do_over3 
+  9.   macro      make_do_over 
+  10.  macro      mchashtable 

 Required SAS Components: 
  *Base SAS Software*

-*SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20200911*
+*SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20201018.*

 The SHA256 hash digest for package macroArray: 
-`42771AA7CD2A0608E1EE25F104F21CCCC296919910E4BCA7AD9AE46A291BB8D7`
+`75056F508E96296DC50096BBB054C58334DB913AD37885958099EDCE0C330CB2`

 ---
 # Content description ############################################################################################
@@ -1161,6 +1164,361 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 ---

+## >>> `%mcHashTable()` macro: <<< <a name="mchashtable-macro"></a> #######################
+
+The `%mcHashTable()` macro provided in the package 
+is designed to facilitate the idea of a "macro hash table" 
+concept, i.e. *a list of macrovariables with common prefix 
+and suffixes generated as a hash digest* which allows 
+to use values other than integers as indexes.
+
+The `%mcHashTable()` macro allows to generate other macros 
+which behaves like hash tables or dictionaries. See examples below.
+
+The `%mcHashTable()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%mcHashTable(
+   H
+  <,METHOD>
+  <,HASH=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `H`      - *Required*, a hash table macro name and a declaration/definition, 
+              e.g. `mcHashTable(HT)`. It names a macro which is generated by
+              the `%mcHashTable()` macro. Provided name cannot be empty 
+              or an underscore (`_`). No longer than *16* characters.
+
+2. `METHOD` - *Optional*, if empty (or DECLARE or DCL) then the code of 
+              a macro hash table is compiled.
+              If `DELETE` then the macro hash table named by `H` and all 
+              macrovariables named like "`&H._`" are deleted.
+
+* `HASH=`   - *Optional*, indicates which hashing algorithms should be used,
+              available values are `CRC32` or `MD5`, the `CRC32` is the default.  
+
+---
+
+### THE CREATED MACRO `%&H.()`: ####################################################
+
+The created macro imitates behaviour of a hash table or a dictionary. 
+It is *not* dedicated for "long-ish" lists (above 1000 elements) since 
+the performance may be poor.
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%&H.(
+  METHOD
+  <,KEY=> 
+  <,DATA=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `METHOD` - *Required*, indicate what behaviour should be executed. 
+              Allowed values are:
+                - `ADD`, adds key and data portion to the macro hash table,
+                   *multiple data portions* are available for one key.
+                - `FIND`, tests if given key exists in the macro hash table
+                   and, if yes, returns data value associated with the key.
+                   For multiple data portions see the `data=` parameter.
+                - `DP` (data portion) or `CHECK`, returns the number of data
+                   portions for a given key.
+                - `CLEAR` removes all data and keys values.
+                - `KEYIDX`, allows to get data by the key index rather than value.
+                - `KEYVAL`, returns key value for a given key index.
+                - `CHECKIDX`, returns the number of data portions for 
+                   a given key index. 
+
+* `KEY=`    - *Optional*, provides key value for `ADD`, `FIND`,`DP`, `CHECK`
+              `CHECKIDX`, `KEYIDX`, and `KEYVAL` methods. Leading and trimming 
+              spaces are removed from the value.
+              The `hashing(CRC32,...)` function or the `MD5(...)` function is 
+              used to generate the hash.
+
+* `DATA=`   - *Optional*, provides data value for the `ADD` method and 
+              for the`FIND` method provides data portion number to be 
+              extracted. Default value is `1` (used by the `FIND` method).
+
+
+When macro is executed and when data are added the following types of 
+*global* macrovariables are created:
+- `&H._########`,
+- `&H._########_Xk`,
+- `&H._########_Xi`,
+- `&H._########_Xi_j`,
+- `&H._KEYNUM`,
+- and `&H._KEY_i`.
+
+The `#` represents value generated by the `hashing(CRC32,...)` function 
+or the `MD5(...)` function for the given key.
+
+The first type keeps information about possible collision for the key.
+
+The second type keeps information about value of a given key, 
+the `X` keeps the track of other colliding keys.
+
+The third type keeps information about number of data portions 
+for given key, the `X` keeps the track of other colliding keys.
+
+The fourth type keeps the data portion, the `j` indicates data portion number.
+
+The fifth type keeps the number of unique values of the key.
+
+The sixth type keeps the list of unique values of the key, 
+the `i` indicates key number.
+
+See examples below to see use cases.
+
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Basic use-case. 
+  Creating macro hash table, macro `HT` is generated.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%mcHashTable(HT)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Add elements to the `HT`.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%HT(ADD,key=x,data=17)
+%HT(ADD,key=y,data=42)
+%HT(ADD,key=z,data=303)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Add some duplicates for the key x. 
+  See macrovariables created.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%HT(ADD,key=x,data=18) 
+%HT(ADD,key=x,data=19)
+
+%put _user_;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Check the number od data portions in macrohash
+  for the key `x` and non existing key `t`.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put ##%HT(DP,key=x)##;
+%put ##%HT(DP,key=t)##;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Check the number od data portions in macrohash
+  for the key index 1 and 4.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put ##%HT(CHECKIDX,key=1)##;
+%put ##%HT(CHECKIDX,key=4)##;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Prints first data values for various keys.
+  Key `t` does not exist in the macrohash.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put #%HT(FIND,key=x)#;
+%put #%HT(FIND,key=y)#;
+%put #%HT(FIND,key=z)#;
+%put #%HT(FIND,key=t)#;
+
+%put #%HT(FIND,key=x,data=2)#;
+%put #%HT(FIND,key=x,data=3)#;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Print first and subsequent data values 
+  for a given KeyIDX. Index `4` does not exist.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put #%HT(KEYIDX,key=1)#;
+%put #%HT(KEYIDX,key=2)#;
+%put #%HT(KEYIDX,key=3)#;
+%put #%HT(KEYIDX,key=4)#;
+
+%put #%HT(KEYIDX,key=1,data=2)#;
+%put #%HT(KEYIDX,key=1,data=3)#;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Print the key values for a given KeyIDX.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put #%HT(KEYVAL,key=1)#;
+%put #%HT(KEYVAL,key=2)#;
+%put #%HT(KEYVAL,key=3)#;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+  Clear and delete macro hash table `HT`.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%HT(CLEAR)
+%mcHashTable(HT,DELETE)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Combine `CHECK` and `FIND` methods
+  with macros `%array()` and `%do_over()`
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%mcHashTable(H)
+%H(ADD,key=x,data=17)
+%H(ADD,key=x,data=18) 
+%H(ADD,key=x,data=19)
+
+%array(A[%H(CHECK,key=x)]);
+
+%put %do_over(A, phrase=%nrstr(
+  %H(FIND,key=x,data=&_i_)
+), between = %str(,));
+
+%mcHashTable(H,delete)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Populate macro hash table from a dataset.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%mcHashTable(CLASS)
+%let t = %sysfunc(datetime());
+data _null_;
+  set sashelp.class;
+  call execute('%CLASS(ADD,key=' !! name !! ',data=' !! age !! ')');
+  call execute('%CLASS(ADD,key=' !! name !! ',data=' !! weight !! ')');
+  call execute('%CLASS(ADD,key=' !! name !! ',data=' !! height !! ')');
+run;
+%put t = %sysevalf(%sysfunc(datetime()) - &t.);
+%put _user_;
+%CLASS(CLEAR)
+
+
+%mcHashTable(CARS)
+%let t = %sysfunc(datetime());
+data _null_;
+  set sashelp.cars;
+  call execute('%CARS(ADD,key=' !! catx("|",make,model)  !! ',data=' !! MPG_CITY !! ')');
+run;
+%put t = %sysevalf(%sysfunc(datetime()) - &t.);
+%* %put _user_;
+%CARS(CLEAR)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Data portion may require quoting and un-quoting..
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%mcHashTable(CODE)
+%CODE(CLEAR)
+%CODE(ADD,key=data, data=%str(data test; x = 42; run;))
+%CODE(ADD,key=proc, data=%str(proc print; run;))
+%CODE(ADD,key=macro,data=%nrstr(%put *****;))
+
+%CODE(FIND,key=data)
+%CODE(FIND,key=proc) 
+%unquote(%CODE(FIND,key=macro))
+
+%mcHashTable(CODE,DELETE)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** Longer lists.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%let size = 1000;
+
+%mcHashTable(AAA)
+%mcHashTable(BBB)
+%mcHashTable(CCC)
+%mcHashTable(DDD)
+
+%let t = %sysfunc(datetime());
+data _null_;
+  do i = 1 to &size.;
+    call execute(cats('%AAA(ADD,key=A', i, ',data=', i, ')'));
+  end;
+run;
+%put t = %sysevalf(%sysfunc(datetime()) - &t.);
+%put &=AAA_KEYSNUM;
+%AAA(CLEAR)
+
+%let t = %sysfunc(datetime());
+data _null_;
+  do i = 1 to &size.;
+    call execute(cats('%BBB(ADD,key=B', i, ',data=', i, ')'));
+    call execute(cats('%BBB(ADD,key=B', i, ',data=', i+1, ')'));
+  end;
+run;
+%put t = %sysevalf(%sysfunc(datetime()) - &t.);
+%put &=BBB_KEYSNUM;
+%BBB(CLEAR)
+
+%let t = %sysfunc(datetime());
+data _null_;
+  t= datetime();
+  do i = 1 to &size.;
+    call execute(cats('%CCC(ADD,key=C', i, ',data=', i, ')'));
+  end;
+  t = datetime() - t;
+  put t=;
+  t= datetime();
+  do i = 1 to &size.;
+    call execute(cats('%CCC(ADD,key=C', i, ',data=', i+1, ')'));
+  end;
+  t = datetime() - t;
+  put t=;
+run;
+%put t = %sysevalf(%sysfunc(datetime()) - &t.);
+
+%let t = %sysfunc(datetime());
+data test;
+  do i = 1 to &size.;
+    x = resolve(cats('%CCC(FIND,key=C', i, ',data=1)'));
+    y = resolve(cats('%CCC(FIND,key=C', i, ',data=2)'));
+    output;
+  end;
+run;
+%put t = %sysevalf(%sysfunc(datetime()) - &t.);
+%put &=CCC_KEYSNUM;
+%CCC(CLEAR)
+
+%let t = %sysfunc(datetime());
+data _null_;
+  do i = 1 to &size.;
+    call execute(cats('%DDD(ADD,key=D,data=', i, ')'));
+  end;
+run;
+%put t = %sysevalf(%sysfunc(datetime()) - &t.);
+%put &=DDD_KEYSNUM;
+%put %DDD(CHECK,key=D);
+%DDD(CLEAR)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 5.** Forbidden names.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%mcHashTable()
+%mcHashTable(_)
+
+%mcHashTable(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ) %* bad;
+%mcHashTable(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)  %* good;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 5.** Hashing algorithms.
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%mcHashTable(H1,DCL,HASH=MD5)
+%mcHashTable(H2,DECLARE,HASH=CRC32)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
 ## License ####################################################################

 Copyright (c) Bartosz Jablonski, since January 2019
--- a/packages/macroarray.zip
+++ b/packages/macroarray.zip
--- a/packages/macrocore.zip
+++ b/packages/macrocore.zip
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
yabwon	0bd4f69209	SAS Packages Framework, version `20201101` SAS Packages Framework, version `20201101`: - In the `%generatePackage()` macro two new parameters `sasexe=` and `sascfgfile=` pointing the location of the SAS binary and the config file were added. - The first points location of a directory where the SAS binary is located, if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used. - The second points location of a file with testing session configuration parameters, if null (the default) then no config file is pointed during the SAS invocation, if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used. - Documentation updated. Important: The default GitHub repository changed from: `master` to: `main` The SAS Packages Framework available packages: - `SQLinDS` (version 2.2) - `macroArray` (version 0.7) - The `%mcHashTable()` macro was added in the package. - `DFA` (version 0.2) - `BasePlus` (version 0.8) - New macros added:`%dedupListS()`, `%dedupListC()`, `%dedupListP()`, `%dedupListX()`, and `%QdedupListX()` - `dynMacroArray` (version 0.2) New package added: - MacroCore[version 1], a macro library for SAS application developers. Over 100 macros for Base SAS, metadata, and Viya. Provided by the SASjs framework (`https://sasjs.io/`).	2020-11-02 11:04:40 +01:00
yabwon	9b6a567298	SAS Packages Framework, version `20201101` SAS Packages Framework, version `20201101`: - In the `%generatePackage()` macro two new parameters `sasexe=` and `sascfgfile=` pointing the location of the SAS binary and the config file were added. - The first points location of a directory where the SAS binary is located, if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used. - The second points location of a file with testing session configuration parameters, if null (the default) then no config file is pointed during the SAS invocation, if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used. - Documentation updated. The SAS Packages Framework available packages: - `SQLinDS` (version 2.2) - `macroArray` (version 0.7) - The `%mcHashTable()` macro was added in the package. - `DFA` (version 0.2) - `BasePlus` (version 0.8) - New macros added:`%dedupListS()`, `%dedupListC()`, `%dedupListP()`, `%dedupListX()`, and `%QdedupListX()` - `dynMacroArray` (version 0.2) New package added: - MacroCore[version 1], a macro library for SAS application developers. Over 100 macros for Base SAS, metadata, and Viya. Provided by the SASjs framework (`https://sasjs.io/`).	2020-11-01 15:57:34 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	2a773d0994	MacroCore package added to the repository	2020-10-29 23:17:48 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	c716bf5789	MacroCore package added to the repository	2020-10-29 22:53:56 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	40e8a0806e	MacroCore package added to the repository	2020-10-29 22:53:11 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	d2c445e395	Merge pull request #2 from allanbowe/macrocore feat: adding the SASjs Macro Core library to the SAS_PACKAGES framework	2020-10-29 22:44:24 +01:00
Allan Bowe	370bfc52d5	feat: adding the SASjs Macro Core library to the SAS_PACKAGES framework	2020-10-29 22:38:48 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	1b036c94f0	Update README.md	2020-10-27 13:11:44 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	fdb8e8b47c	Update README.md	2020-10-27 13:11:23 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	c1b9344e86	Update README.md	2020-10-27 13:09:50 +01:00
yabwon	4eaa1e63ec	macroArray, version 0.7: macroArray, version 0.7: The `%mcHashTable()` macro was added in the package. It is designed to facilitate the idea of a "macro hash table" concept, i.e. a list of macrovariables with common prefix and suffixes generated as a hash digest which allows to use values other than integers as indexes. The `%mcHashTable()` macro allows to generate other macros which behaves like hash tables or dictionaries.	2020-10-23 10:34:20 +02:00
yabwon	2730a9438f	BasePlus, version 0.8 BasePlus, version 0.8 - New macros added:`%dedupListS()`, `%dedupListC()`, `%dedupListP()`, `%dedupListX()`, and `%QdedupListX()`	2020-10-20 21:57:44 +02:00
yabwon	975a48e242	SAS Packages Framework, version `20201018` SAS Packages Framework, version `20201018`: - In the `%generatePackage()` macro new parameter `testResults=` pointing the location where tests results should be stored was added. - Datasets provided by the `data` type can be reloaded with help of the `lazyData=` parameter. - The way the dataset help is displayed was improved. - In the testing process the note about quoted string length was turned off. - Tests results (i.e. `log` and `lst` files) can be redirected to a different location and are stored in directories named: `test_packagename_yyyymmddthhmmss`. - Documentation updated. Packages recompiled with the new version of the SAS Packages Framework: - SQLinDS (version 2.2) - macroArray (version 0.6) - DFA (version 0.2) - BasePlus (version 0.7) - dynMacroArray (version 0.2)	2020-10-18 22:21:22 +02:00