The BasePlus package [ver. 2.4.1]

The BasePlus package [ver. 2.4.1] Fix: - Fix engine recognition code in `%splitDSintoBlocks()` macro. - File SHA256: `F*DB0811D8F207641BD45FCE30CB75D03CDF8D06849EBEA268BB575358FAA4E76C` for this version - Content SHA256: `C*27861ABABB412E8229FE25CD5EEA868F49BB3CBD805CCE65F321ADBC522FAC4E` for this version
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License

-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2023 Bartosz Jablonski   
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2025 Bartosz Jablonski   

 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,21 +2,25 @@

 ---

-## Intro:
-
 A **SAS package** is an automatically generated, single, stand alone *zip* file containing organised and ordered code structures, created by the developer and extended with additional automatically generated "driving" files (i.e. description, metadata, load, unload, and help files). 

 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. 

-Don't forget to **STAR** (:star:) the repository! :-)
+Don't forget to give the repository a **STAR** and become [stargazer](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/stargazers)! :-)
+
+---

 ---

 ### Current version:

-**The latest version** of SPF is **`20231111`**.  
+**The latest version** of the **SAS Packages Framework** is **`20250729`**.  
+
+---
+
+## Intro: 

 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).

@@ -52,23 +56,29 @@ Letter "D" indicates tutorial dedicated for developers and "U" materials for use
 3) (D) Article and all required materials for ["My first SAS Package"](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation/Paper_1079-2021) tutorial.

 4) (DU) Materials from Hands-on-Workshop (4+ hours) tutorial: [Share your code with SAS Packages](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages). 
+   It is a "zero to hero" tutorial that explains all the "bells and whistles" of using, and all the "nuts and bolts" of developing SAS packages.

+---

 ---

 ### Initiative to add SAS Packages Framework to SAS Base/Viya:

-A **SASware Ballot Idea** for adding *SAS Packages Framework* macros into Base SAS and Viya was submitted Friday, May 27th 2022. If you would like to support the idea visit this [communities.sas.com post](https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/Add-SAS-Packages-Framework-to-the-SAS-Base-Viya/idi-p/815508) and up vote the idea!
+A **SASware Ballot Idea** for adding *SAS Packages Framework* macros into Base SAS and Viya was submitted Friday, May 27th 2022. If you would like to support the idea visit this [**communities.sas.com post**](https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/Add-SAS-Packages-Framework-to-the-SAS-Base-Viya/idi-p/815508) and up vote the idea! We have 46 likes from 44 supporters up to today (as of April 22, 2025)!

 ---

-### The User:
+### A Brief User Manual:
+
+This is a brief intro. See below to find a link to detailed workshop materials.
+
+#### Create directory 

 The first step to use a package with the SAS Packages Framework:

- Create a folder for your packages, under Windows OS family e.g., `C:/SAS_PACKAGES` or under Linux/UNIX OS family e.g., `/home/<username>/SAS_PACKAGES`.
+- Create a folder for your packages, under Windows OS family e.g., `C:/SAS_PACKAGES` or under Linux/UNIX OS family e.g., `/home/<username>/SAS_PACKAGES`. The path selected is totally up to you.

-Then either:
+#### Manual installation 

 - Manually download the `SPFinit.sas` file (the SAS Packages Framework) into the local packages folder.
 - \[Optional\] Manually download the `<packageName>.zip` file into the local packages folder.
@@ -84,7 +94,11 @@ filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";         /* setup directory
 %loadPackage(packageName)                                     /* load the package content into the SAS session */
 ```

-or if you need it just for "one time" only:
+---
+
+#### Automatic (one-time-only) installation 
+
+If you need it just for "one time" only, e.g., for test if you like it:

 - Execute: 

@@ -98,9 +112,13 @@ filename SPFinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main
 %loadPackage(packageName)    /* load the package content into the SAS session */
 ```

-or do it pragmatically:
+---

- Enable the framework [first time only]:
+#### Automatic (permanent) installation
+
+To install SPF pragmatically:
+
+- Enable the framework [do this first and one time only!]:

 ```sas
 filename SPFinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas";
@@ -121,7 +139,7 @@ filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";
 %installPackage(SPFinit) /* install the framework */
 ```

- From now on run it like this:
+- From now on, just like you would assign libraries, run the SPF and use packages like this:

 ```sas
 filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";
@@ -134,16 +152,20 @@ filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";

 ---

-The "Workshop video for the User" got outdated (in general). Newer version is coming soon, in the mean time see some of the videos from the "Recordings and Presentations" section above. 
+[**Detailed workshop materials**](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages) (i.e. "from 0 to hero" instruction).
+
+The youtube "Workshop video for the User" got outdated (in general). Newer version is coming soon, in the mean time see some of the videos from the "Recordings and Presentations" section above. 
 (You can watch the workshop if you wish, link is working and some parts are still valid source of information e.g., "`ICE` loading" or "`disk` loading")

 <s>[**Workshop video for the User**](https://youtu.be/qX_-HJ76g8Y) \[May 6th, 2020\] [~86 minutes, outdated (installPackage macro was not there yet) but gives the idea how it works especially load, help, unload, ICEload, and other details]</s>

 ---

-### The Developer:
+---

-To create your own package:
+### For The Developer:
+
+In brief, to create your own package:

 - Download (and use) the `SPFinit.sas` file (the SAS Packages Framework), the part of the framework required for *testing* is there too.

@@ -155,6 +177,8 @@ To create your own package:

 The SAS Packages Framework [(short) documentation](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/SPFinit.md) to quickly see macros options and parameters.

+[**Detailed workshop materials**](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages) (i.e. "from 0 to hero" detailed instruction with a bunch of examples).
+
 ---

 ### If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas do not hesitate to contact me!
@@ -163,6 +187,12 @@ The SAS Packages Framework [(short) documentation](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS

 ### Updates worth mentioning:

+**Update**\[October 27th, 2024\]**:** `%splitCodeForPackage()` **utility macro is available. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20241027 "splitCodeForPackage"))**.
+
+**Update**\[October 14th, 2024\]**:** `DS2PCK` and `DS2THR` **types for `PROC DS2` *threads* and *packages* added to the framework. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20241014 "PROC DS2"))**.
+
+**Update**\[December 10th, 2023\]**:** `markdownDoc=` **parameter added to** `%generatePackage()` **macro, which allows to generate markdown file with documentation. Content is taken from the help information notes and the description. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20231210 "markdown documentation"))**.
+
 **Update**\[November 11th, 2023\]**:** `KMFSNIP` **type for *key macro abbreviations* snippets added to the framework. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20231111 "KMF-abbreviations"))**.

 **Update**\[February 7th, 2023\]**:** `ADDCNT` **type for *additional content* feature and ** `%loadPackageAddCnt()` **macro added to the framework. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20230207 "Additional Content"))**.
@@ -190,6 +220,8 @@ The SAS Packages Framework [(short) documentation](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS
 ## Where the SAS Packages Framework is used:
 This is a list of locations where the SAS Packages Framework is used:
 - Warsaw (Poland)
+ - Osaka (Japan)
+ - Kyoto (Japan)

 If you want to share that you are using the SPF let me know and I'll update the list.

@@ -213,32 +245,32 @@ Packages:

 - **SQLinDS**

-  [Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")
+  [Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")

  [SQLinDS in SASPAC](https://github.com/SASPAC/sqlinds "SQLinDS in SASPAC")


 - **DFA** (Dynamic Function Arrays)

-  [Documentation for DFA](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/dfa.md "Documentation for DFA")
+  [Documentation for DFA](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/dfa.md "Documentation for DFA")

  [DFA in SASPAC](https://github.com/SASPAC/dfa "DFA in SASPAC")

 - **macroArray**

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

  [MacroArray in SASPAC](https://github.com/SASPAC/macroarray "MacroArray in SASPAC")

 - **BasePlus**

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

  [BasePlus in SASPAC](https://github.com/SASPAC/baseplus "BasePlus in SASPAC")

 - **GSM** (Generate Secure Macros)

-  [Documentation for GSM](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/gsm.md "Documentation for GSM")
+  [Documentation for GSM](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/gsm.md "Documentation for GSM")

  [GSM in SASPAC](https://github.com/SASPAC/gsm "GSM in SASPAC")

--- a/SPF/Documentation/HelloWorldPackage.md
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/HelloWorldPackage.md
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ If it was - then continue.

 ```sas
 /*** HELP START ***//*
- This is a help info for the HelloWorldFormat. format
+ This is a help info for the `HelloWorldFormat.` format.
+ 
+ Category *other* is marked with exclamation mark (`!`).
 *//*** HELP END ***/

 value HelloWorldFormat
@@ -57,7 +59,11 @@ value HelloWorldFormat
          into that file:
 ```sas
 /*** HELP START ***//*
- This is a help info for the helloWorldMacro() macro
+ This is a help info for the `%helloWorldMacro()` macro.
+ 
+ Macro has the following parameter(s):
+ - `n` - *Required*, provides number of loop iterations.
+ 
 *//*** HELP END ***/

 %macro HelloWorldMacro(n);
@@ -86,10 +92,12 @@ Encoding: UTF8
 Required: "Base SAS Software"

 DESCRIPTION START:
-## My "Hello World" SAS package ##
+### My "Hello World" SAS package ###

 The "Hello World" is my first SAS package and 
 for sure it will not be the last package one!
+
+Using packages is a good idea!
 DESCRIPTION END:
 ```

@@ -107,13 +115,14 @@ DESCRIPTION END:
 ```sas
 %generatePackage(
  filesLocation=<put/folder/from/the/step/three/here>
+ ,markdownDoc=1
 )
 ```

 `Step 10.` See the information in the output window and in the log.
           The `WARNING:[License] No license.sas file provided, default (MIT) licence file will be generated.` can be ignored.

-`Step 11.` Check the directory from the `Step 3.` and look for the `helloworld.zip` package file.
+`Step 11.` Check the directory from the `Step 3.` and look for the `helloworld.zip` package file and `helloworld.md` documentation file.

 ---

--- a/SPF/Documentation/Paper_SM01-PHUSEEU2024.pdf
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/Paper_SM01-PHUSEEU2024.pdf
--- a/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
--- a/SPF/Macros/extendpackagesfileref.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/extendpackagesfileref.sas
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             when empty the "packages" value is used */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20231111. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20250729. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
 ;

 %if %QUPCASE(&packages.) = HELP %then
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20231111
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20231111`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20250729`             #;
    %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(%%extendPackagesFileref())` macro lists directories pointed by                       #;
-    %put # the packages fileref. It allows to add new dierctories to packages folder list.         #;
+    %put # the packages fileref. It allows to add new directories to packages folder list.         #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #### Parameters:                                                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20231111
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`             #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                          #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`                     #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #### Example ##############################################################################;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas
--- a/SPF/Macros/helppackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/helppackage.sas
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                        */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20250729. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage()
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20231111`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20250729`                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage()
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -120,18 +121,20 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage()
  %end;

  /* local variables for options */
-  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp msglevel_tmp;
+  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp msglevel_tmp mautocomploc_tmp;
  %let ls_tmp       = %sysfunc(getoption(ls));
  %let ps_tmp       = %sysfunc(getoption(ps));
  %let notes_tmp    = %sysfunc(getoption(notes));
  %let source_tmp   = %sysfunc(getoption(source));
  %let msglevel_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
+  %let mautocomploc_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(mautocomploc));

-  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
+  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;

  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+  data _null_; 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  run;

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage()
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage()

  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage()
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20231111. Run %helpPackage()
  %else %put ERROR:[&sysmacroname] File "&path./&packageName..&zip." does not exist!;
  filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;

-  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. msglevel = &msglevel_tmp.;
+  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
+          msglevel = &msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;

 %ENDofhelpPackage:
 %mend helpPackage;
@@ -181,10 +185,3 @@ TODO:
 - add MD5(&packageName.) value hash instead "package" word in filenames [DONE]
 */

-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20231111  */
-/* 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
-   a single load.sas file (also embedded inside the zip).
-*/
-
--- a/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 /*+installPackage+*/
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20250729  */
+/* 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
+   a single load.sas file (also embedded inside the zip).
+*/
 /*** HELP START ***/

 %macro installPackage(
@@ -12,11 +18,15 @@
 , URLoptions =  /* options for the `sourcePath` URLs */
 , loadAddCnt=0  /* should the additional content be loaded?
                   default is 0 - means No, 1 means Yes */
+, instDoc=0     /* should the markdown file with documentation be installed?
+                   default is 0 - means No, 1 means Yes */
+, SFRCVN =      /* name of a macro variable to store success-failure return code value */
+, github =      /* name of a user or an organization in GitHub, all characters except [A-z0-9_.-] are compressed */
 )
 /secure
 minoperator 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -31,7 +41,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20231111`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20250729`                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
@@ -64,21 +74,23 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put #                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/`        #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `mirror=`       Indicates which web location for packages installation is used.          #;
-    %put #                   Value `0` indicates:                                                     #;
+    %put #                   Value `0` or `SASPAC` indicates:                                         #;
    %put #                    `https://github.com/SASPAC/`                                            #;
    %put #                   Value `1` indicates:                                                     #;
    %put #                    `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main`            #;
    %put #                   Value `2` indicates:                                                     #;
    %put #                    `https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES`       #;
+    %put #                   Value `3` or `PharmaForest` indicates:                                   #;
+    %put #                    `https://github.com/PharmaForest/`                                      #;
    %put #                   Default value is `0`.                                                    #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `version=`      Indicates which historical version of a package to install.              #;
-    %put #                   Historical version are available only if `mirror=0` is set.              #;
+    %put #                   Historical version are currently available only if `mirror=0` is set.    #;
    %put #                   Default value is null which means "install the latest".                  #;
-    %put #                   When there are multiple packages to install version                      #;
+    %put #                   When there are multiple packages to install the `version` variable       #;
    %put #                   is scan sequentially.                                                    #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # - `replace=`      With default value of `1` it causes existing package file                #;
+    %put # - `replace=`      With default value of `1`, it causes existing package file 0             #;
    %put #                   to be replaced by new downloaded file.                                   #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `URLuser=`      A user name for the password protected URLs, no quotes needed.           #;
@@ -95,10 +107,26 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put #                   directory in `<packageName>_AdditionalContent` folder.                   #;
    %put #                   For other locations use `%nrstr(%%loadPackageAddCnt())` macro.                    #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
+    %put # - `instDoc=`      *Optional.* A package may be provided with a markdown file               #;
+    %put #                   containing combined documentation of the package. The option             #;
+    %put #                   indicates if the `.md` file should be also downloaded.                   #;
+    %put #                   Default value of zero (`0`) means "No", one (`1`) means "Yes".           #;
+    %put #                                                                                            #;
+    %put # - `SFRCVN=`       *Optional.* Provides a NAME for a macro variable to store value of the   #;
+    %put #                   *success-failure return code* of the installation process. Return value  #;
+    %put #                   has the following form: `<number of successes>.<number of failures>`     #;
+    %put #                   The macro variable is created as a *global* macro variable.              #;
+    %put #                                                                                            #;
+    %put #  - `github=`      *Optional.* A name of a user or an organization in GitHub.               #;
+    %put #                   Allows an easy set of the search path for packages available on GitHub:  #;
+    %put #                    `https://github.com/<github>/<packagename>/raw/.../`                    #;
+    %put #                   All characters except `[A-z0-9_.-]` are compressed.                      #;
+    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`                #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                             #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`                        #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #### Example #################################################################################;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
@@ -123,7 +151,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #   Enabling the SAS Package Framework                                                       #;
    %put #   from the local directory and installing & loading                                        #;
-    %put #   the multiple packages from the Internet.                                                 #; 
+    %put #   multiple packages with versions from the Internet.                                       #; 
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #   Assume that the `SPFinit.sas` file                                                       #;
    %put #   is located in the "C:/SAS_PACKAGES/" folder.                                             #;
@@ -143,7 +171,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
  %end;

  /* local variables for options */ 
-  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp;
+  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp mautocomploc_tmp;

  %let ls_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ls));
  %let ps_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ps));
@@ -152,8 +180,9 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
  %let stimer_tmp     = %sysfunc(getoption(stimer));
  %let fullstimer_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(fullstimer));
  %let msglevel_tmp   = %sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
+  %let mautocomploc_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(mautocomploc));

-  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N;
+  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;

  /*
  Reference:
@@ -169,23 +198,42 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
      call symputX("firstPackagesPath", pathname("packages"), "L");
  run;

+  %let loadAddCnt = %sysevalf(NOT(0=%superq(loadAddCnt)));
+  %let instDoc    = %sysevalf(NOT(0=%superq(instDoc)));
+  
+  %let replace    = %sysevalf(1=%superq(replace));
+
  %if %superq(sourcePath)= %then
    %do;
-      %local SPFinitMirror;
+      %local SPFinitMirror SPFinitMirrorMD;
      /* the defaults are: */
      %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+      %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
      %let sourcePath = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/packages/;

+      %if %qupcase(%superq(mirror))=SASPAC       %then %let mirror = 0;
+      %if %qupcase(%superq(mirror))=PHARMAFOREST %then %let mirror = 3;
+      %if %superq(github) NE                     %then %let mirror = 4;
+      
+      %if NOT (%superq(mirror) IN (0 1 2 3 4)) %then 
+        %do;
+          %put WARNING: Unknown mirror: %superq(mirror)!;
+          %put WARNING- Default will be used.;
+          %let mirror = 0;
+        %end;
+
      %if 0 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
-          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/SASPAC/; /*usercontent*/
+          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
+          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/SASPAC/; /*users content*/
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;

      %if 1 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
          %let sourcePath = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/packages/;
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;
@@ -193,16 +241,40 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
      %if 2 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES/SPF/SPFinit.md;
          %let sourcePath = https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES/packages/;
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;
+
+      %if 3 = %superq(mirror) %then
+        %do;
+          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
+          /* ingnore version support for pharmaForest for now */
+          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/PharmaForest/; /*users content*/
+          %goto mirrorEnd;
+        %end;
+
+      %if 4 = %superq(mirror) %then
+        %do;
+          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
+          /* ingnore version support for pharmaForest for now */
+          %let github = %sysfunc(compress(%superq(github),%str(,.-),KAD));
+          %put INFO: GitHub location used is: %superq(github).;
+          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/&github./; /*users content*/
+          %goto mirrorEnd;
+        %end;
+
      %mirrorEnd:
      %put INFO: Source path is &sourcePath.;
    %end;
  %else
    %do;
+      %let sourcePath = %sysfunc(dequote(%superq(sourcePath)))/;
      %let mirror=-1;
      %let SPFinitMirror   = &sourcePath.SPFinit.sas;
+      %let SPFinitMirrorMD = &sourcePath.SPFinit.md;
    %end;

  %local i str;
@@ -219,7 +291,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
  
  %if %length("%sysfunc(compress(%superq(str),[,k))") NE %length("%sysfunc(compress(%superq(str),],k))") %then
    %do;
-      %put ERROR: Syntax error in list of packages!;
+      %put ERROR: Syntax error in the provided list of packages!;
      %put ERROR- %superq(packagesNames);
      %goto packagesListError;
    %end;
@@ -227,6 +299,10 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
  %put ;
  %put INFO: Calling: &packagesNames.;
  
+  %Local PackagesInstalledSussess PackagesInstalledFail;
+  %Let PackagesInstalledSussess=;
+  %let PackagesInstalledFail=;
+
  %do i = 1 %to %sysfunc(countw(&packagesNames., , S));
  /*-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-*/
    %local packageName packageSubDir vers versA versB;
@@ -238,17 +314,20 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %let vers=;
    %if %superq(versB) ne %then %let vers = &versB.;
    %if %superq(versA) ne %then %let vers = &versA.;
-    %if -1 = &mirror %then /* ignore version when direct path is provided */
+    %if %eval(-1 = &mirror) OR %eval(3 = &mirror) %then /* ignore version when direct path or PharmaForest is provided */
      %do;
        %let vers=;
      %end;
    %put ### &packageName.(&vers.) ###;
    
-    %put *** %lowcase(&packageName.) start *****************************************;
-    %local in out _IOFileref_;
-    data _null_; call symputX("_IOFileref_", put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+    %put *** %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)) start *****************************************;
+    %local in out inMD outMD _IOFileref_;
+    data _null_; call symputX("_IOFileref_", put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
    %let  in = i&_IOFileref_.;
    %let out = o&_IOFileref_.;
+    %let  inMD = j&_IOFileref_.;
+    %let outMD = u&_IOFileref_.;
+
    /* %let  in = i%sysfunc(md5(&packageName.),hex7.); */
    /* %let out = o%sysfunc(md5(&packageName.),hex7.); */

@@ -259,28 +338,47 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
        %if %superq(mirror) in (0 1) AND (%superq(vers) ne) %then
          %do;
            %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/&vers./SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+            %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/&vers./SPF/SPFinit.md;
          %end;
+        %if %superq(mirror) > 1 %then
+          %put %str( )Mirror %superq(mirror) does not support versioning.;
 
-        filename &in URL 
+        /* source code file */
+        filename &in. URL 
          "&SPFinitMirror." 
          recfm=N lrecl=1;
-        filename &out    
+        filename &out.    
          "&firstPackagesPath./SPFinit.sas" 
          recfm=N lrecl=1;
+         
+        /* documentation MD file */ 
+        filename &inMD. URL 
+          "&SPFinitMirrorMD." 
+          recfm=N lrecl=1;
+        filename &outMD.    
+          "&firstPackagesPath./SPFinit.md" 
+          recfm=N lrecl=1;
      %end;
    %else
      %do;
-        %if 0 = %superq(mirror) %then
+        %if %superq(mirror) IN (0 3 4) %then /* SASPAC or PharmaForest or an arbitrary GitHub repo */
          %do;
-            %let packageSubDir = %lowcase(&packageName.)/raw/main/;
+            %let packageSubDir = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))/raw/main/;
            
            %if %superq(vers) ne %then
              %do;
-                /*%let packageSubDir = %lowcase(&packageName.)/main/hist/&version./;*/
-                %let packageSubDir = %lowcase(&packageName.)/raw/&vers./;
+                /*%let packageSubDir = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))/main/hist/&version./;*/
+                %let packageSubDir = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))/raw/&vers./;
              %end;
          %end;
-        filename &in URL "&sourcePath.&packageSubDir.%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" 
+        %else
+          %do;
+            %if %superq(mirror) NE 0 %then
+              %put %str( )Mirror %superq(mirror) does not support versioning.;
+          %end;
+
+        /* zip */
+        filename &in. URL "&sourcePath.&packageSubDir.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip" 
        %if (%superq(URLuser) ne ) %then
          %do;
            user = "&URLuser."
@@ -288,7 +386,17 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
          %end;
        &URLoptions.
        recfm=N lrecl=1;
-        filename &out    "&firstPackagesPath./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" recfm=N lrecl=1;
+        filename &out. "&firstPackagesPath./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip" recfm=N lrecl=1;
+        /* markdown */
+        filename &inMD. URL "&sourcePath.&packageSubDir.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).md" 
+        %if (%superq(URLuser) ne ) %then
+          %do;
+            user = "&URLuser."
+            pass = "&URLuser."
+          %end;
+        &URLoptions.
+        recfm=N lrecl=1;
+        filename &outMD. "&firstPackagesPath./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).md" recfm=N lrecl=1;
      %end;
    /*
    filename in  list;
@@ -298,12 +406,21 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %local installationRC;
    %let installationRC=1;
    data _null_;
-      length filein 8 out_path in_path $ 4096;
+      length filein fileinMD 8 
+        out_path in_path out_pathMD in_pathMD rcTXT $ 4096
+        out_ref in_ref out_refMD in_refMD $ 8
+      ;
      out_path = pathname ("&out");
       in_path = pathname ("&in" );
+      out_pathMD = pathname ("&outMD");
+       in_pathMD = pathname ("&inMD" );
+      out_ref = symget ("out");
+       in_ref = symget ("in" );
+      out_refMD = symget ("outMD");
+       in_refMD = symget ("inMD" );
+      rcTXT=' ';

-
-      filein = fopen( "&in", 'S', 1, 'B');
+      filein = fopen(in_ref, 'S', 1, 'B');
      if filein = 0 then
        put "ERROR: Source file:" / 
            "ERROR- " in_path /
@@ -323,21 +440,23 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
      rc = FCLOSE(filein);
      put;

-      if FEXIST("&out") = 0 then 
+      if FEXIST(out_ref) = 0 then 
        do;
          put @2 "Installing the &packageName. package" 
            / @2 "in the &firstPackagesPath. directory.";
-          rc = FCOPY("&in", "&out");
+          rc = FCOPY(in_ref, out_ref);
+          rcTXT=sysmsg();
        end;
-      else if FEXIST("&out") = 1 then 
+      else if FEXIST(out_ref) = 1 then 
        do;
          if symgetn("replace")=1 then
            do;
              put @2 "The following file will be replaced during "
                / @2 "installation of the &packageName. package: " 
                / @5 out_path;
-              rc = FDELETE("&out");
-              rc = FCOPY("&in", "&out");
+              rc = FDELETE(out_ref);
+              rc = FCOPY(in_ref, out_ref);
+              rcTXT=sysmsg();
            end;
          else
            do;
@@ -346,13 +465,56 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
              rc = 1;
            end;
        end;
-        
-      put @2 "Done with return code " rc= "(zero = success)";
+      put @2 "Done with return code " rc= "(zero = success)" / rcTXT;
      call symputX("installationRC", rc, "L");
+
+      /* try to install documentation file */
+      if 1=symgetn("instDoc") then
+        do;
+          fileinMD = fopen(in_refMD, 'S', 1, 'B');
+          rcMD = FCLOSE(fileinMD);
+
+          if fileinMD then 
+            do;
+              if 0=FEXIST(out_refMD) then 
+                do;
+                  rcMD = FCOPY(in_refMD, out_refMD);
+                  if rcMD=0 then
+                    put @2 "Package documentation installed on request." ; /* / out_pathMD / in_pathMD; */
+                end;
+              else if 1=FEXIST(out_refMD) and 1=symgetn("replace") then
+                do;
+                  rcMD = FDELETE(out_refMD);
+                  if rcMD=0 then
+                    rcMD2 = FCOPY(in_refMD, out_refMD);
+                  if rcMD=0 AND rcMD2=0 then
+                    put @2 "Package documentation installed on demand." ; /* / out_pathMD / in_pathMD; */
+                end;
+            end;
+          else 
+            put @2 "Package documentation in markdown format not available." ; /* / out_pathMD / in_pathMD;*/
+        end;
    run;
     
-    filename &in  clear;
-    filename &out clear;
+    filename &in.  clear;
+    filename &out. clear;
+    filename &inMD.  clear;
+    filename &outMD. clear;
+
+    %if 0 = &installationRC. %then
+      %do;
+        %if %superq(vers)= %then
+          %Let PackagesInstalledSussess=&PackagesInstalledSussess. &packageName.;
+        %else
+          %Let PackagesInstalledSussess=&PackagesInstalledSussess. &packageName.(&vers.);
+      %end;
+    %else
+      %do;
+        %if %superq(vers)= %then
+          %Let PackagesInstalledFail=&PackagesInstalledFail. &packageName.;
+        %else
+          %let PackagesInstalledFail=&PackagesInstalledFail. &packageName.(&vers.);
+      %end;

    %if 1 = &loadAddCnt. 
        AND 0 = &installationRC. 
@@ -366,17 +528,63 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
                           )
        %put - Additional content loading - End -;
      %end;
-    %put *** %lowcase(&packageName.) end *******************************************;
+    %put *** %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)) end *******************************************;
  /*-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-*/
  %end;
  
+
+  %local sucsCount sucsCountWords;
+  %let sucsCount=0;
+  %if NOT(%superq(PackagesInstalledSussess)=) %then
+    %do;
+      %put %str( );
+      %let sucsCount=%sysfunc(countw(%superq(PackagesInstalledSussess),%str( )));
+      %if 1=&sucsCount. %then
+        %put INFO: Package %superq(PackagesInstalledSussess) installed.;
+      %else %if 1<&sucsCount. %then
+        %do;
+          %let sucsCountWords=%sysfunc(abs(&sucsCount.),words.);
+          %put INFO: Successfully installed &sucsCountWords. packages:;
+          %put %str(      )&PackagesInstalledSussess.;
+        %end;
+    %end;
+
+  %local failCount failCountWords;
+  %let failCount=0;
+  %if NOT(%superq(PackagesInstalledFail)=) %then
+    %do;
+      %put %str( );
+      %let failCount=%sysfunc(countw(%superq(PackagesInstalledFail),%str( )));
+      %if 1=&failCount. %then
+        %put WARNING: Failed to install %superq(PackagesInstalledFail) package.;
+      %else %if 1<&failCount. %then
+        %do;
+          %let failCountWords=%sysfunc(abs(&failCount.),words.);
+          %put WARNING: Failed to install &failCountWords. packages:;
+          %put WARNING- &PackagesInstalledFail.;
+        %end;
+    %end;
+  %put %str( );
+
+  %if NOT(%superq(SFRCVN)=) %then
+    %do;
+      data _null_;
+        length SFRCVN $ 32;
+        SFRCVN = compress(symget('SFRCVN'),"_","KAD");
+        value = "&sucsCount..&failCount.";
+        put 'INFO: Success-Failure-Return-Code macroVariable Name is: ' SFRCVN
+          / '      with value: ' value 
+          / ;
+        call symputX(SFRCVN, value, "G");
+      run;
+    %end;
+
  %packagesListError:
  
  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. 
          &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
          &stimer_tmp. &fullstimer_tmp.
-          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp.;
-
+          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;
 %ENDofinstallPackage:
 %mend installPackage;

@@ -479,25 +687,4 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo

 /*** HELP END ***/

-/*** HELP START ***/
-
-/* Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 
-
-  Version 20231111 
-
-  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
-  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
-  data, etc.) wrapped up together and %INCLUDEed by
-  a single load.sas file (also embedded inside the zip).
-*/
-/*
- * Example 1: Set local packages directory, enable the framework,
-              and list packages in the local repository.
-
-  filename packages "C:\SAS_PACKAGES";
-  %include packages(SPFinit.sas);
-  %listPackages()
-
-*/
-/*** HELP END ***/

--- a/SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas
@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 /*+listPackages+*/
+/*** HELP START ***//* 

-%macro listPackages()/secure PARMBUFF
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20231111.'
+  Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 
+
+  Version 20250729 
+
+  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
+  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
+  data, etc.) wrapped up together and %INCLUDEed by
+  a single load.sas file (also embedded inside the zip).
+  
+
+ * Example 1: Set local packages directory, enable the framework,
+              and list packages in the local repository.
+
+  filename packages "C:\SAS_PACKAGES";
+  %include packages(SPFinit.sas);
+  %listPackages()
+
+*//*** HELP END ***/
+
+
+%macro listPackages()
+/secure PARMBUFF
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20250729.'
 ;
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
  %do;
@@ -16,7 +38,7 @@ 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 `20231111`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20250729`                                #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -35,6 +57,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HE
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`             #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                          #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`                     #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #### Example ##############################################################################;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
@@ -162,19 +185,3 @@ options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
 %mend listPackages;


-/*** HELP START ***/
-
-/* Macro to generate SAS packages.
-
-   Version 20231111
-
-   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
-   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
-   data, etc.) wrapped up together and %INCLUDEed by
-   a single load.sas file (also embedded inside the zip).
-
-   See examples below.
-*/
-
-/*** HELP END ***/
-
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 , loadAddCnt=0                        /* should the additional content be loaded?
                                         default is 0 - means No, 1 means Yes */
 , suppressExec=0                      /* indicates if loading of exec files 
-                                         should be suppressed, 1=suppress 
+                                         should be suppressed, 1=suppress */
+, DS2force=0                          /* indicates if PROC DS2 packages and threads
+                                         should be loaded if a data set exists, 0=do not load
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20231111. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20250729. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackage` macro             #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20231111`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20250729`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -110,10 +112,15 @@ minoperator
    %put #                       should be suppressed, default value is `0`,             #;
    %put #                       when set to `1` `exec` files are *not* loaded           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `DS2force=`         *Optional.* Indicates if loading of `PROC DS2` packages #;
+    %put #                       or threads should overwrite existing SAS data sets.     #;
+    %put #                       Default value of `0` means "do not overwrite".          #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example 1 ###################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -159,7 +166,7 @@ minoperator
    %GOTO ENDofloadPackage;
  %end;
  /* local variables for options */
-  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp;
+  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp mautocomploc_tmp;
  %let ls_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ls));
  %let ps_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ps));
  %let notes_tmp      = %sysfunc(getoption(notes));
@@ -167,12 +174,14 @@ minoperator
  %let stimer_tmp     = %sysfunc(getoption(stimer));
  %let fullstimer_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(fullstimer));
  %let msglevel_tmp   = %sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
+  %let mautocomploc_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(mautocomploc));

-  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N;
+  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;

  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+  data _null_; 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  run;

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -182,7 +191,7 @@ minoperator
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -211,9 +220,14 @@ minoperator
      %let suppressExec = 0;
    %end;

+  %if %superq(DS2force) NE 1 %then
+    %do;
+      %let DS2force = 0;
+    %end;
+
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -221,21 +235,31 @@ minoperator
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;

      /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-      %local rV pV;
-      %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
-      %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                        + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                        + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
-      %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
-      %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                        + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                        + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+      %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;
+      %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
+      %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                        + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                        + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);

-      %if %sysevalf(&rV. > &pV.) %then
+      %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
+      %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));
+      %if %superq(rVsign)= %then %let rVsign=<=;
+      %else %if NOT (%superq(rVsign) IN (%str(=) %str(<=) %str(=<) %str(=>) %str(>=) %str(<) %str(>))) %then 
+        %do;
+          %put WARNING: Illegal operatopr "%superq(rVsign)"! Default(<=) will be used.;
+          %put WARNING- Supported operators are: %str(= <= =< => >= < >);
+          %let rVsign=<=;
+        %end;
+      %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                        + (%scan(&rV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                        + (%scan(&rV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+      
+      %if NOT %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.) %then
        %do;
          %put ERROR: Package &packageName. will not be loaded!;
-          %put ERROR- Required version is &requiredVersion.;
-          %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;
+          %put ERROR- Required version is &rV0.;
+          %put ERROR- Provided version is &pV0.;
+          %put ERROR- Condition %bquote((&rV0. &rVsign. &pV0.)) evaluates to %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.);
          %put ERROR- Verify installed version of the package.;
          %put ERROR- ;
          %GOTO WrongVersionOFPackage; /*%RETURN;*/
@@ -243,7 +267,7 @@ minoperator

      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
@@ -278,7 +302,7 @@ minoperator
  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. 
          &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
          &stimer_tmp. &fullstimer_tmp.
-          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp.;
+          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;

 %ENDofloadPackage:
 %mend loadPackage;
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackageaddcnt.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackageaddcnt.sas
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                                         is provided in required version */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro       #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20231111`      #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20250729`      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ minoperator
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example 1 ###################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ minoperator
    %GOTO ENDofloadPackageAddCnt;
  %end;
  /* local variables for options */
-  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp zip;
+  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp mautocomploc_tmp zip;
  %let ls_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ls));
  %let ps_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ps));
  %let notes_tmp      = %sysfunc(getoption(notes));
@@ -108,16 +109,16 @@ minoperator
  %let stimer_tmp     = %sysfunc(getoption(stimer));
  %let fullstimer_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(fullstimer));
  %let msglevel_tmp   = %sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
+  %let mautocomploc_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(mautocomploc));

  %let zip = zip;

-  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N;
+  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;

  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
  run;

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ minoperator
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -136,14 +137,14 @@ minoperator
  
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;

      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
      /* check existence of addcnt.zip inside package */
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
        member='addcnt.zip'
      ;
      %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
@@ -151,27 +152,38 @@ minoperator

          /* get metadata */
          filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-            "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+            "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
          ;
          %include &_PackageFileref_.(packagemetadata.sas) / &source2.;
          filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;

-          /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-          %local rV pV;
-          %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
-          %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                            + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                            + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
-          %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
-          %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                            + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                            + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);

-          %if %sysevalf(&rV. > &pV.) %then
+          /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
+          %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;
+          %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
+          %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                            + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                            + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+
+          %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
+          %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));
+          %if %superq(rVsign)= %then %let rVsign=<=;
+          %else %if NOT (%superq(rVsign) IN (%str(=) %str(<=) %str(=<) %str(=>) %str(>=) %str(<) %str(>))) %then 
+            %do;
+              %put WARNING: Illegal operatopr "%superq(rVsign)"! Default(<=) will be used.;
+              %put WARNING- Supported operators are: %str(= <= =< => >= < >);
+              %let rVsign=<=;
+            %end;
+          %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                            + (%scan(&rV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                            + (%scan(&rV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+          
+          %if NOT %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.) %then
            %do;
              %put ERROR: Additional content for package &packageName. will not be loaded!;
-              %put ERROR- Required version is &requiredVersion.;
-              %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;
+              %put ERROR- Required version is &rV0.;
+              %put ERROR- Provided version is &pV0.;
+              %put ERROR- Condition %bquote((&rV0. &rVsign. &pV0.)) evaluates to %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.);
              %put ERROR- Verify installed version of the package.;
              %put ERROR- ;
              %GOTO WrongVersionOFPackageAddCnt; /*%RETURN;*/
@@ -179,7 +191,7 @@ minoperator

          /*options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;*/
          filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-            "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+            "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
            member='addcnt.zip'
          ;
          /*********************/
@@ -187,10 +199,10 @@ minoperator
          %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_TargetFileref_.)) %then
            %do;

-              %if %sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent)) %then
+              %if %sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent)) %then
                %do; /* dir for AC already exists */
                  %put WARNING: Target location:;
-                  %put WARNING- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent;
+                  %put WARNING- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent;
                  %put WARNING- already exist. Please remove it manually to upload additional contents.;
                  %put WARNING- Additional Content will not be loaded.;
                  %put WARNING- ;
@@ -201,12 +213,12 @@ minoperator
                  /* create target location */
                  %put INFO:;
                  %put Additional content will be located in:;
-                  %put %sysfunc(dcreate(%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent,%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))));
+                  %put %sysfunc(dcreate(%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent,%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))));

-                  %if NOT (%sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent))) %then
+                  %if NOT (%sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent))) %then
                    %do; /* dir for AC cannot be generated */
                      %put ERROR: Cannot create target location:;
-                      %put ERROR- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent;
+                      %put ERROR- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent;
                      %put ERROR- Additional Content will not be loaded.;
                      %put ERROR- ;
                    %end;
@@ -225,7 +237,7 @@ minoperator

                        if fexist("in") then
                          do;
-                            rc2=filename("out", pathname("WORK")!!"/%lowcase(&packageName.)addcnt.zip", "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
+                            rc2=filename("out", pathname("WORK")!!"/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))addcnt.zip", "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
                            length rc2txt $ 8192;
                            rc2txt=sysmsg();

@@ -254,9 +266,9 @@ minoperator
                      %if &AdditionalContent. %then 
                        %do;
                          filename f DUMMY;
-                          filename f ZIP "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%lowcase(&packageName.)addcnt.zip";
+                          filename f ZIP "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))addcnt.zip";
                          options dlCreateDir;
-                          libname outData "%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent";
+                          libname outData "%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent";

                          data WORK.__&_TargetFileref_._zip___;
                            did = dopen("f");
@@ -364,12 +376,10 @@ minoperator
  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. 
          &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
          &stimer_tmp. &fullstimer_tmp.
-          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp.;
+          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;

 %ENDofloadPackageAddCnt:
 %mend loadPackageAddCnt;

-
-
-
 /**/
+
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackages.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackages.sas
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20231111. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20250729. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
 parmbuff
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20231111`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20250729`                   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);      %%* enable the framework;                 );
    %put  ;
    %put  %nrstr( %%installPackage(SQLinDS DFA)  %%* install packages from the Internet;          );
-    %put  %nrstr( %%loadPackageS(SQLinDS, DFA)    %%* load packags content into the SAS session;  );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%loadPackageS(SQLinDS, DFA)    %%* load packages content into the SAS session; );
    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
    %put #################################################################################;
    %put ;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ parmbuff
  %local lengthOfsyspbuff numberOfPackagesNames i packageElement packageName packageVersion str;

  %let lengthOfsyspbuff      = %qsysfunc(length(&syspbuff.));
-  %let packagesNames         = %qsysfunc(compress(%qsubstr(&syspbuff., 2, %eval(&lengthOfsyspbuff.-2)), {[(. _,)]}, KDA));
+  %let packagesNames         = %qsysfunc(compress(%qsubstr(&syspbuff., 2, %eval(&lengthOfsyspbuff.-2)), {[(. <=>_,)]}, KDA));
  
  %let str = %qsysfunc(translate(%superq(packagesNames),[[ ]],{(,)}));
  %let str = %qsysfunc(transtrn(%superq(str),],%str(] )));
--- a/SPF/Macros/previewpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/previewpackage.sas
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %preview
    %put ###    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get previwe of a SAS packages, version `20231111`                    #;
+    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20250729`                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %preview
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -106,17 +107,20 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %preview
    %GOTO ENDofpreviewPackage;
  %end;
  
-  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp msglevel_tmp;
+  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp msglevel_tmp mautocomploc_tmp;
  %let ls_tmp       = %sysfunc(getoption(ls));
  %let ps_tmp       = %sysfunc(getoption(ps));
  %let notes_tmp    = %sysfunc(getoption(notes));
  %let source_tmp   = %sysfunc(getoption(source));
  %let msglevel_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
-  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
+  %let mautocomploc_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(mautocomploc));
+
+  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  
  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+  data _null_; 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  run;

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %preview
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %preview

  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %preview
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
@@ -152,7 +156,8 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20231111. Run %preview
  %else %put ERROR:[&sysmacroname] File "&path./&packageName..&zip." does not exist!;
  filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
  
-  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. msglevel = &msglevel_tmp.;
+  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
+          msglevel = &msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;
  
 %ENDofpreviewPackage:
 %mend previewPackage;
--- a/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,423 @@
+/*+splitCodeForPackage+*/
+/*** HELP START ***/
+
+%macro splitCodeForPackage(
+ codeFile          /* a code file to split */
+,packagePath=      /* location for results */
+,debug=0           /* technical parameter  */
+,nobs=0            /* technical parameter  */
+)
+/*** HELP START ***/
+/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
+;
+/*%macro _();%mend _;*/
+%if (%superq(codeFile) = ) OR (%qupcase(&codeFile.) = HELP) %then
+  %do;
+    %local options_tmp ;
+    %let options_tmp = ls=%sysfunc(getoption(ls))ps=%sysfunc(getoption(ps))
+     %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source))
+     msglevel=%sysfunc(getoption(msglevel))
+    ;
+    options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
+    %put ;
+    %put #################################################################################;
+    %put ###     This is short help information for the `splitCodeForPackage` macro      #;
+    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple      #;
+    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20250729`                              #;
+    %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 included by                               #;
+    %put # a single `load.sas` file (also embedded inside the zip).                      #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # The `%nrstr(%%splitCodeForPackage())` macro takes a file with SAS code                 #;
+    %put # snippets surrounded by `%str(/)*##$##-code-block-start-##$## <tag spec> *%str(/)` and     #;
+    %put # `%str(/)*##$##-code-block-end-##$## <tag spec> *%str(/)` tags and split that file into    #;
+    %put # multiple files and directories according to a tag specification.              #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # The `<tag spec>` is a list of pairs of the form: `type(object)` that          #;
+    %put # indicates how the file should be split. See example 1 below for details.      #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #### Parameters:                                                                #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # 1. `codeFile=`        *Required.* Name of a file containing code              #;
+    %put #                        that will be split. Required and not null.             #;
+    %put #                        If empty displays this help information.               #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `packagePath=`      *Required.* Location for package files after            #;
+    %put #                        splitting into separate files and directories.         #;
+    %put #                        If missing or not exist then `WORK` is uded.           #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `debug=`            *Optional.* Turns on code printing for debugging.       #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `nobs=`             *Optional.* Technical parameter with value `0`.         #;
+    %put #                        Do not change.                                         #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
+    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put ### Example 1 ###################################################################;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #   Assume that the `myPackageCode.sas` file                                    #;
+    %put #   is located in the `C:/lazy/` folder and                                     #;
+    %put #   contain the following code and tags:                                        #;
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(abc) */                );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%macro abc();                                                         );
+    %put  %nrstr(   %%put I am "abc".;                                                   );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%mend abc;                                                            );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(abc) */                  );
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(efg) */                );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%macro efg();                                                         );
+    %put  %nrstr(   %%put I am "efg".;                                                   );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%mend efg;                                                            );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(efg) */                  );
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( proc FCMP outlib=work.f.p;                                             );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */            );
+    %put  %nrstr( function xyz(n);                                                       );
+    %put  %nrstr(   return(n**2 + n + 1)                                                 );
+    %put  %nrstr( endfunc;                                                               );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */              );
+    %put  %nrstr( quit;                                                                  );
+    %put  ;
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # and we want results in `C:/split/` folder, we run the following:              #;
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
+    %put  %nrstr( filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %%* setup a directory for packages;);
+    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);      %%* enable the framework;         );
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( %%splitCodeForPackage%(                                                 );
+    %put  %nrstr(    codeFile=C:/lazy/myPackageCode.sas                                   );
+    %put  %nrstr(   ,packagePath=C:/split/ %)                                             );
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #################################################################################;
+    %put ;
+    options &options_tmp.;                        
+    %GOTO ENDofsplitCodeForPackage;
+  %end;
+
+
+%local options_tmp2 ;
+%let options_tmp2 = ls=%sysfunc(getoption(ls)) ps=%sysfunc(getoption(ps))
+%sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source))
+msglevel=%sysfunc(getoption(msglevel))
+;
+options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
+
+%let debug = %sysevalf(NOT(0=%superq(debug)));
+%if 1=&debug. %then
+  %do;
+    options mprint symbolgen mlogic source source2 msglevel=i;
+  %end;
+
+%put NOTE- --&SYSMACRONAME.-START--;
+%local rc;
+%let rc = %sysfunc(doSubL(%nrstr(
+  options
+  %sysfunc(ifc(1=&debug.
+  ,msglevel=I ls=max ps=64 notes mprint symbolgen mlogic source source2
+  ,msglevel=N ls=max ps=64 nonotes nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic nosource nosource2
+  ))
+  ;;;;
+
+  options DLcreateDir;
+  libname w "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/_splitCodeForPackage_";
+  filename d "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/_splitCodeForPackage_/dummy";
+  data _null_;
+    file d;
+    put "dummy";
+  run;
+
+  data _null_;
+    length codeFile $ 4096;
+    codeFile = symget('codeFile');
+    codeFile = dequote(codeFile);
+   
+    if fileexist(codeFile) then 
+      do;
+        codeFile = quote(strip(codeFile),"'");
+        call symputX("codeFile",codeFile,"L");
+      end;
+    else 
+      do;      
+        put "ERROR: [splitCodeForPackage] File " codeFile 'does not exist!';
+        call symputX("codeFile",quote(strip(pathname('d'))),"L");
+      end;
+  run;
+
+  options notes;
+  filename source &codeFile.;
+  filename source LIST;
+  options nonotes;
+
+  data _null_;
+    length packagePath work $ 4096;
+    work = pathname('WORK');
+    packagePath = coalescec(symget('packagePath'), work);
+    rc = fileexist(packagePath);
+    if NOT rc then packagePath = work;
+    if rc = 1 then put "INFO: " @;
+              else put "WARNING: " @;
+    put packagePath=; 
+    call symputX('packagePath',packagePath,"L");
+  run;
+
+
+  data w.files;
+    stop;
+  run;
+
+  data _null_;
+    if 1 = _N_ then
+      do;
+        declare hash H(ordered:"A");
+        H.defineKey('token');
+        H.defineData('token','start','end','lineNumber');
+        H.defineDone();
+      end;
+    if 1 = _E_ then
+      do;
+        H.output(dataset:'w.files');  
+      end;
+
+    infile source END=_E_;
+    lineNumberN+1;
+    input;
+
+    length line $ 4096 lineNumber $ 256;
+    line = left(lowcase(_infile_));
+    block=scan(line,1," ");
+
+    if block in (
+      '/*##$##-code-block-start-##$##' 
+      '/*##$##-code-block-end-##$##'
+    ); 
+
+    if substr(block,20,1) = 's' then 
+      do; s=1; e=0; end;
+    else
+      do; s=0; e=1; end;
+
+    i=1;
+    token=block;
+    do while(i);
+      i+1;
+      token=scan(line,i," ");
+      if token='*/' OR token=' ' then i=0;
+      else
+        do;
+          start=0; end=0;
+          if H.find() then
+            do;
+              start=s;
+              end  =e;
+              lineNumber = cats(lineNumberN);
+            end;
+          else
+            do;
+              start+s;
+              end  +e; 
+              lineNumber = catx(",",lineNumber,lineNumberN);
+            end;
+          H.replace();
+          /*putlog token= s= e= start= end=;*/
+        end;
+    end;
+  run;
+
+  title;
+  title1 "Attention!!! Not Matching Tags!";
+  title2 "Verify following tags in file:";
+  title3 &codeFile.;
+  proc print data=w.files(where=(start NE end));
+  run;
+  title;
+
+  data w.files;
+    set w.files end=_E_ nobs=nobs; 
+    where start=end;
+    length dir $ 128 code $ 32 path $ 160;
+    dir =coalescec(scan(token,1,'()'),'!BAD_DIRECTORY');
+    code=coalescec(scan(token,2,'()'),'!BAD_CODE_FILE');
+    if dir = '!BAD_DIRECTORY' or code = '!BAD_CODE_FILE' then
+      put "WARNING: Bad directory or code file name!" 
+        / "WARNING- Check tag: " token ;
+    path=cats('/',dir,'/',code,'.sas'); /* .sas */
+  run;
+
+  title;
+  title1 "List of tags with value _ALL_ for 'dir' or 'code' variable.";
+  title2 "Snippets tagged this way will be copied to multiple files.";
+  proc print data=w.files(where=(dir = '_all_' OR code = '_all_'));
+  run;
+  title;
+
+  data w.files;
+    if 0=nobs then
+      put "WARNING: No tags found in the file";
+    
+    set w.files end=_E_ nobs=nobs; 
+    where dir NE '_all_' AND code NE '_all_';
+    n+1;
+    if 1 = _E_ then 
+      call symputX('nobs',n,"L");
+  run;
+
+  title;
+  title "List of files";
+  proc print data=w.files;
+  run;
+  title;
+
+  data _null_;
+    set w.files;
+    rc = libname("_",catx("/",symget('packagePath'),dir));
+    rc = libname("_");
+  run;
+
+  filename f DUMMY;
+  data _null_;
+    if 1 =_N_ then
+      do;
+        array paths[0:&nobs.] $ 128 _temporary_;
+        array starts[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+        array ends[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+        array write[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+        array firstLine[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+
+        declare hash H();
+        H.defineKey('token');
+        H.defineData('n');
+        H.defineDone();
+
+        do until(_E_);
+          set w.files end=_E_;
+          paths[n]=path;
+          starts[n]=start;
+          ends[n]=end;
+          write[n]=0;
+          rc=H.add();
+          firstLine[n]=1;
+        end;
+        _E_=.;
+        length packagePath $ 4096;
+        retain packagePath " ";
+        packagePath=symget('packagePath');
+      end;
+
+    infile source END=_E_;
+    input;
+
+    length line /*lineToPrint*/ $ 4096;
+    line = left(lowcase(_infile_));
+    /*lineToPrint=_infile_;*/
+    block=scan(line,1," ");
+
+    if block in (
+      '/*##$##-code-block-start-##$##' 
+      '/*##$##-code-block-end-##$##'
+    ) then 
+      do;
+        /********************************************************/
+        if substr(block,20,1) = 's' then 
+          do; s=1; e=0; end;
+        else
+          do; s=0; e=1; end;
+
+        i=1;
+        token=block;
+        do while(i);
+          i+1;
+          token=scan(line,i," ");
+          if token='*/' OR token=' ' then i=0; /* if it is the end of list - stop */
+          else if token='_all_(_all_)' then /* if this is a snippet for ALL files in a package */
+            do k=1 to &nobs.;
+              starts[k]+ -s;
+              ends[k]  + -e;
+              write[k] + (s-e);
+            end;
+          else if scan(token,2,'()')='_all_' then /* if this is a snippet for ALL files in a type */
+            do k=1 to &nobs.;
+              if scan(token,1,'()')=scan(paths[k],1,'/\') then 
+                do;
+                  starts[k]+ -s;
+                  ends[k]  + -e;
+                  write[k] + (s-e);
+                end;
+            end;
+          else if scan(token,1,'()')='_all_' then /* if this is a snippet for ALL files with the same name */
+            do k=1 to &nobs.;
+              if (scan(token,2,'()')!!'.sas')=scan(paths[k],2,'/\') then 
+                do;
+                  starts[k]+ -s;
+                  ends[k]  + -e;
+                  write[k] + (s-e);
+                end;
+            end;
+          else /* all other "regular" cases */
+            do;
+              if 0=H.find() then
+                do;
+                  starts[n]+ -s;
+                  ends[n]  + -e;
+                  write[n] + (s-e);
+                  select;
+                    when(write[n]<0)
+                      putlog "ERROR: Wrong tags order for " token=;
+                    when(write[n]>1) 
+                      do;
+                        putlog "WARNING: Doubled value for tag" token=;
+                        putlog "WARNING- detected in line " _N_;
+                        putlog "WARNING- Check also counterpart block.";
+                      end;
+                    otherwise;
+                  end;
+                end;
+            end;
+        end;
+        /********************************************************/
+      end;
+    else
+      do j = 1 to hbound(write);
+        if write[j]>0 then
+          do;
+            length fvariable $ 4096;
+            fvariable=catx("/",packagePath,paths[j]);
+            file f FILEVAR=fvariable MOD;
+            /*
+            lineToPrintLen=(lengthn(lineToPrint));
+            if lineToPrintLen then
+              put @1 lineToPrint $varying4096. lineToPrintLen;
+            else put;
+            */
+            if firstLine[j] then
+              do;
+                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20250729. */';
+                firstLine[j]=0;
+              end; 
+            put _infile_;
+          end;    
+      end;
+  run;
+
+  filename f clear;
+  libname w clear;
+)));
+%put NOTE- --&sysmacroname.-END--;
+options &options_tmp2.;
+%ENDofsplitCodeForPackage:
+%mend splitCodeForPackage;
+
+
+/**/
--- a/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20250729. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20231111`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20250729`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example #####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -102,18 +103,20 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for h
  %end;

  /* local variables for options */
-  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp msglevel_tmp;
+  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp msglevel_tmp mautocomploc_tmp;
  %let ls_tmp       = %sysfunc(getoption(ls));
  %let ps_tmp       = %sysfunc(getoption(ps));
  %let notes_tmp    = %sysfunc(getoption(notes));
  %let source_tmp   = %sysfunc(getoption(source));
  %let msglevel_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
+  %let mautocomploc_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(mautocomploc));

-  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
+  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;

  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+  data _null_; 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  run;

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for h
 
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for h
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
@@ -149,7 +152,8 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20231111. Run %unloadPackage() for h
  %else %put ERROR:[&sysmacroname] File "&path./&packageName..&zip." does not exist!;
  filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;

-  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. msglevel = &msglevel_tmp.;
+  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
+          msglevel = &msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;

 %ENDofunloadPackage:
 %mend unloadPackage;
--- a/SPF/Macros/verifypackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/verifypackage.sas
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                                         hashing_file() function, SAS 9.4M6 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20250729. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20231111`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20250729`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %
    %GOTO ENDofverifyPackage;
  %end;
  
-  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp;
+  %local ls_tmp ps_tmp notes_tmp source_tmp stimer_tmp fullstimer_tmp msglevel_tmp mautocomploc_tmp;
  %let ls_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ls));
  %let ps_tmp         = %sysfunc(getoption(ps));
  %let notes_tmp      = %sysfunc(getoption(notes));
@@ -91,12 +92,14 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %
  %let stimer_tmp     = %sysfunc(getoption(stimer));
  %let fullstimer_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(fullstimer));
  %let msglevel_tmp   = %sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
+  %let mautocomploc_tmp = %sysfunc(getoption(mautocomploc));
  
-  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N;
+  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  
  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+  data _null_; 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  run;

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).zip"));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! "zip")); /* check on zip files only! */
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %

  filename &_PackageFileref_. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip"
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip"
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20231111. Run %
  options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. 
          &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
          &stimer_tmp. &fullstimer_tmp.
-          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp.;
+          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;
          
 %ENDofverifyPackage:
 %mend verifyPackage;
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.md
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@

- [SAS PAckages Framework help](#helpinfo)
+---
+
+# SAS Packages Framework, version `20250729`
+
+---
+
+- [SAS Packages Framework help](#helpinfo)
  * [the `installPackage` macro](#installpackage)
  * [the `helpPackage` macro](#helppackage)
  * [the `loadPackage` macro](#loadpackage)
@@ -11,9 +17,10 @@
  * [the `generatePackage` macro](#generatepackage)
  * [the `extendPackagesFileref` macro](#extendpackagesfileref)
  * [the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro](#loadpackageaddcnt)
+  * [the `splitCodeForPackage` macro](#splitcodeforpackage)
  * [Some more examples](#some-more-examples)

---
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 ##      This is short SAS Packages Framework help information <a name="helpinfo"></a>
@@ -22,25 +29,30 @@ 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 **`20231111`**.  
+In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20250729`**.

 **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/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.**
 The first one should be used to point local folder with packages and the framework.
 The second is used internally by macros.
 After assigning the directory do not change them when using the SPF since it may affect stability of the framework.

+
+##      Tutorial on SAS Packages and SAS Packages Framework
+
+"From 0 to hero" tutorial explaining what are SAS Packages, and how to work with
+them using the SPF can be found [**HERE**](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages).
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 ##       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro <a name="installpackage"></a>
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to install SAS packages, version `20231111`                                          
+ Macro to install SAS packages, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -72,18 +84,20 @@ After assigning the directory do not change them when using the SPF since it may
                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/`

 - `mirror=`       Indicates which web location for packages installation is used.
-                   Value `0` indicates:                                                     
+                   Value `0` or `SASPAC` indicates:
                   `https://github.com/SASPAC/`
                   Value `1` indicates:
                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main`
                   Value `2` indicates:
                   `https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES`
+                   Value `3` or `PharmaForest` indicates:
+                   `https://github.com/PharmaForest/`
                   Default value is `0`.

 - `version=`      Indicates which historical version of a package to install.
-                   Historical version are available only if `mirror=0` is set.              
+                   Historical version are currently available only if `mirror=0` is set.
                   Default value is null which means "install the latest".
-                   When there are multiple packages to install version                      
+                   When there are multiple packages to install version variable
                   is scan sequentially.

 - `replace=`      With default value of `1` it causes existing package file
@@ -103,10 +117,27 @@ After assigning the directory do not change them when using the SPF since it may
                   directory in `<packageName>_AdditionalContent` folder.
                   For other locations use `%loadPackageAddCnt()` macro.

+ - `instDoc=`      *Optional.* A package may be provided with a markdown file
+                   containing combined documentation of the package. The option
+                   indicates if the `.md` file should be also downloaded.
+                   Default value of zero (`0`) means "No", one (`1`) means "Yes".
+
+ - `SFRCVN=`      *Optional.* Provides a NAME for a macro variable to store value of the
+                  *success-failure return code* of the installation process. Return value
+                  has the following form: `<number of successes>.<number of failures>`
+                  The macro variable is created as a *global* macro variable.
+
+ - `github=`      *Optional.* A name of a user or an organization in GitHub.
+                  Allows an easy set of the search path for packages available on GitHub:
+                   `https://github.com/<github>/<packagename>/raw/.../`
+                  All characters except `[A-z0-9_.-]` are compressed.
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ### Example ################################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -131,7 +162,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
   from the local directory and installing & loading
-   the multiple packages from the Internet.                                                   
+   multiple packages with versions from the Internet.

   Assume that the `SPFinit.sas` file
   is located in the "C:/SAS_PACKAGES/" folder.
@@ -149,7 +180,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES";
 ##       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro <a name="helppackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20231111`                      
+ Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -200,6 +231,8 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES";
 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ## Example ####################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -225,7 +258,7 @@ 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 `20231111`                              
+ Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -285,11 +318,17 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                       should be suppressed, default value is `0`,
                       when set to `1` `exec` files are *not* loaded

+ - `DS2force=`         *Optional.* Indicates if loading of `PROC DS2` packages
+                       or threads should overwrite existing SAS data sets.
+                       Default value of `0` means "do not overwrite".
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ## Example 1 ##################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -377,7 +416,7 @@ If created, those macros are automatically deleted when the `%unloadPackage()` m
 ##      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro <a name="loadpackages"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20231111`                   
+ Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -403,6 +442,8 @@ If created, those macros are automatically deleted when the `%unloadPackage()` m
 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ### Example ###################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -426,7 +467,7 @@ 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 `20231111`                              
+ Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -467,6 +508,8 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ### Example ###################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -491,7 +534,7 @@ 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 `20231111`                                
+ Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -511,6 +554,8 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ### Example #############################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -532,7 +577,7 @@ 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 `20231111`           
+ Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -586,7 +631,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* set-up a directory for packages;
 ##    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro <a name="previewpackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to get previwe of a SAS packages, version `20231111`
+ Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -632,6 +677,8 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* set-up a directory for packages;
 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ### Example ###################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -653,7 +700,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro <a name="generatepackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20231111`                            
+ Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -704,6 +751,17 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                     The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".
                     Available values are `0` and `1`.

+ - `markdownDoc=`    Indicates if a markdown file with documentation
+                     be generated from help information blocks.
+                     The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".
+                     Available values are `0` and `1`.
+
+ - `easyArch=`       When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)
+                     indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files
+                     with the version number in the file name be created
+                     The default value: `0` means "do not create files".
+                     Available values are `0` and `1`.
+

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

@@ -726,7 +784,7 @@ Maintainer: Firstname Lastname (xxxxxx@yyyyy.com)
 License: MIT
 Encoding: UTF8

-Required: "Base SAS Software"                    :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required SAS products, values must be like from proc setinit;run; output *;
+Required: "Base SAS Software"                    :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required SAS products, values must be like from "proc setinit" output *;
 ReqPackages: "macroArray (0.1)", "DFA (0.1)"     :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required packages *;

 /*>> **DESCRIPTION** <<*/
@@ -779,7 +837,7 @@ All files have to have `.sas` extension. Other files are ignored.
   |
   +-004_format [one file one format,
   |          |  option LIB= should be: work.&packageName.format
-   |          |  (literally with macrovariable name and "format" sufix)]
+   |          |  (literally with macrovariable name and "format" suffix)]
   |          |
   |          +-efg.sas [a file with a code creating format EFG and informat EFG]
   |
@@ -808,7 +866,7 @@ All files have to have `.sas` extension. Other files are ignored.
   |                       it will be created only if user request it by using:
   |                       %loadPackage(packagename, lazyData=klm)
   |                       multiple elements separated by space are allowed
-   |                       an asterisk(*) means "load all data"] 
+   |                       an asterisk("*") means "load all data"]
   |
   +-010_imlmodule [one file one IML module,
   |             |  only plain code of the module, without "Proc IML" header]
@@ -821,7 +879,7 @@ All files have to have `.sas` extension. Other files are ignored.
   |             +-abc.sas [a file with a code creating CAS-L user defined function ABC, _without_ "Proc CAS" header]
   |
   +-012_kmfsnip [one file one KMF-abbreviation snippet,
-   |             |  code snipped propper tagging]
+   |             |  code snipped proper tagging]
   |             |
   |             +-abc.sas [a file with a KMF-abbreviation snippet ABC, _with_ proper tagging, snippets names are in low-case]
   |
@@ -857,7 +915,7 @@ All files have to have `.sas` extension. Other files are ignored.
 ##      This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro <a name="extendpackagesfileref"></a>
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20231111`             
+ Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -876,6 +934,8 @@ All files have to have `.sas` extension. Other files are ignored.
 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 ### Example ###################################################################

   Enabling the SAS Package Framework
@@ -897,7 +957,7 @@ filename packages ("D:/NEW_DIR" %extendPackagesFileref()); %* add new directory;
 ##      This is short help information for the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro <a name="loadpackageaddcnt"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to load *additional content* for a SAS package, version `20231111`      
+ Macro to load *additional content* for a SAS package, version `20250729`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -938,6 +998,8 @@ filename packages ("D:/NEW_DIR" %extendPackagesFileref()); %* add new directory;
 Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
 to learn more.

+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 By *default* additional content is not deployed automatically e.g.,
@@ -983,7 +1045,93 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 %installPackage(SQLinDS)  %* install the package from the Internet;
 %loadPackageAddCnt(SQLinDS) %* load additional content for the package;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+##     This is short help information for the `splitCodeForPackage` macro <a name="splitcodeforpackage"></a>
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple
+ files with separate snippets, version `20250729`
+
+ A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
+ of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
+ data, etc.) wrapped up together and included by
+ a single `load.sas` file (also embedded inside the zip).
+
+ The `%splitCodeForPackage()` macro takes a file with SAS code
+ snippets surrounded by `/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## <tag spec> */` and
+ `/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## <tag spec> */` tags and split that file into
+ multiple files and directories according to a tag specification.
+
+ The `<tag spec>` is a list of pairs of the form: `type(object)` that
+ indicates how the file should be split. See example 1 below for details.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+### Parameters:
+
+ 1. `codeFile=`        *Required.* Name of a file containing code
+                        that will be split. Required and not null.
+                        If empty displays this help information.
+
+ - `packagePath=`      *Required.* Location for package files after
+                        splitting into separate files and directories.
+                        If missing or not exist then `WORK` is uded.
+
+ - `debug=`            *Optional.* Turns on code printing for debugging.
+
+ - `nobs=`             *Optional.* Technical parameter with value `0`.
+                        Do not change.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`
+ to learn more.
+
+ Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`
+
+### Example 1 ##################################################################
+
+   Assume that the `myPackageCode.sas` file
+   is located in the `C:/lazy/` folder and
+   contain the following code and tags:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+
+/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(abc) */
+%macro abc();
+  %put I am "abc".;
+%mend abc;
+/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(abc) */
+
+/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(efg) */
+%macro efg();
+  %put I am "efg".;
+%mend efg;
+/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(efg) */
+
+proc FCMP outlib=work.f.p;
+/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */
+function xyz(n);
+  return(n**2 + n + 1)
+endfunc;
+/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */
+quit;
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ and we want results in `C:/split/` folder, we run the following:
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
+%include packages(SPFinit.sas);      %* enable the framework;
+
+%splitCodeForPackage(
+   codeFile=C:/lazy/myPackageCode.sas
+  ,packagePath=C:/split/ )
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Some more examples <a name="some-more-examples"></a> #############################################################

@@ -1072,7 +1220,6 @@ the "C:/SAS_PACKAGES/" folder.
  %installPackage(SQLinDS,replace=0);  %* prevent overwrite installed package;

  %installPackage(NotExistingPackage); %* handling with not existing package;
-
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--- a/SPF/SPFinit.sas
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.sas
--- a/SPF/license.sas
+++ b/SPF/license.sas
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2023 Bartosz Jablonski 
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2025 Bartosz Jablonski 

 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
--- a/packages/README.md
+++ b/packages/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ run;
 ```
 SHA256 digest for SQLinDS: F*3C010734B76CA7459C4D35087C899121011CD4AA2932B56335FF11A805C8EF8D

-[Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")
+[Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")

 ---

@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ run;
 ```
 SHA256 digest for DFA: F*012375D87F66EB3A7BF5DDD0CC5AEE28851733EE33CC63231DF9045BEB958168

-[Documentation for DFA](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/dfa.md "Documentation for DFA")
+[Documentation for DFA](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/dfa.md "Documentation for DFA")

 ---

- **macroArray**\[1.2.1\], implementation of an array concept in a macro language, e.g. 
+- **macroArray**\[1.2.6\], implementation of an array concept in a macro language, e.g. 
 ```sas
  %array(ABC[17] (111:127), macarray=Y); 
  
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ SHA256 digest for DFA: F*012375D87F66EB3A7BF5DDD0CC5AEE28851733EE33CC63231DF9045
      which = 1:H:2
  );
 ```
-SHA256 digest for macroArray: F*2A108D121D4DACAA8752E681301371F80F0500B2EE28A9E3B39678415BCBD6B2
+SHA256 digest for macroArray: F*3F3893F1FCD78719543703E4353F4CC19811D247C016F220FF729B283C1AD790

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

 ---

- **BasePlus**\[1.34.0\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as: 
+- **BasePlus**\[2.4.1\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as: 
 ```sas
 call arrMissToRight(myArray); 
 call arrFillMiss(17, myArray); 
@@ -112,11 +112,15 @@ format x bool.;

 %put %date() %time() %datetime();

-%put %monthShift(2023,1,-5);
-```
-SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*D84CE41A550DC2D5C092C70C04A796E8329F34087A603BEF0CD366910C162E80
+%put %date(yymmddn10.) %time(time5.) %datetime(e8601dt.);

-[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
+%put %monthShift(2023,1,-5);
+
+%put #%expandDataSetsList(lib=sashelp,datasets=_all_)#;
+```
+SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*DB0811D8F207641BD45FCE30CB75D03CDF8D06849EBEA268BB575358FAA4E76C
+
+[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")

 ---

@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*D84CE41A550DC2D5C092C70C04A796E8329F34087A603BEF0C

 SHA256 digest for GSM: F*80197391195C3EC41BD436DF0C8802D3920E4D22B64009A7DE872FBDF8D4B86E

-[Documentation for GSM](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/gsm.md "Documentation for GSM")
+[Documentation for GSM](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/gsm.md "Documentation for GSM")

 ---

--- a/packages/SHA256_for_packages.txt
+++ b/packages/SHA256_for_packages.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,63 @@
+/* 20250905 */
+BasePlus: F*DB0811D8F207641BD45FCE30CB75D03CDF8D06849EBEA268BB575358FAA4E76C
+
+/* 20250807 */
+BasePlus: F*19FE220C82DE4B9990B4AC352A9D9DEF5FAF2FD601BE756B2F3A2AC39CDAF381
+
+/* 20250805 */
+BasePlus: F*B2D318DD9708D74E5A7C419F7CAE1BF46D662B7F6AEE7E6B1B9D9B6858A5C41A
+
+/* 20250804 */
+BasePlus: F*71DC1AFA709B2977E8AEA452721776F62EEC8240ABD658AC83AA6D4310FC49B6
+
+/* 20240909 */
+BasePlus: F*DFA83F8E0D7424DEB63D49620392068BC68D766552E2804CB6B01DE8E5A87769
+
+/* 20240724 */
+BasePlus: F*FB102C9B12E870666C15A651017D48E0141E47D64C11437350D0EC75A7E9E609
+
+/* 20240723 */
+BasePlus: F*0730DD793516E5C193842126A7EC9D339ADADD19F0F40B071F938CABDE4E66AD
+
+/* 20240722 */
+BasePlus: F*68BB953CD732EB43119A3339656670292317FE1C3B764EC57484C7D5C9DF23EB
+
+/* 20240719 */
+BasePlus: F*2129F372D72A34A4FB1F368A581EA33D64AD4D8F3707213D5B9553F3C3122003
+
+/* 20240710 */
+BasePlus: F*6012D1475AE22A4445C032D8EAE092BE515D8CD2AE390CC087F5987ACB8BCB13
+
+/* 20240609 */
+BasePlus: F*6760DDF382E7CA9A1291F028FA7F2BACB68A3D31CEA3A85104E13EA08645AEF1
+
+/* 20240606 */
+BasePlus: F*BD0333B92D7CB639A136CD4994DE0C63F8396E449E45BC714D71D2E15318F42D
+
+/* 20240529 */
+BasePlus: F*3C3A2050E3FF46E1FC0F936634A66FC3F294A3531EFE0A7DC9CE74F2EF17C687
+
+/* 20240312 */
+BasePlus: F*209FB8198270DEAB6151CE31391A352A065B4EE2689F40433FA9550A7F4AAC18
+
+/* 20240309 */
+BasePlus: F*8155BFE82F7833E4B0DA24D81DBDFC58463906D6032B1F0161772DADE84BE790
+
+/* 20240112 */
+BasePlus: F*B9F1B3243FD3956F0B68652C21EA1EBC19F3EB0931774A57FECE1F02A9448108
+
+/* 20231201 */
+macroArray: F*3F3893F1FCD78719543703E4353F4CC19811D247C016F220FF729B283C1AD790
+
+/* 20231129 */
+macroArray: F*FFF2C3D854F9B5677F561BA2EB6FAA2CCC652D81F6AF9473ADF0A4CE977E43F0
+
+/* 20231123 */
+macroArray: F*A0840B92EB9356EDB318DBE9B579A345C85ABF69E8D5F7C73C144C66F2F74FB4
+
+/* 20231114 */
+BasePlus: F*BCD89EDF856762EB8E441BC53933774483258453D1F7D74185F8A1861E414B0E
+
 /* 20231111 */
 BasePlus: F*D84CE41A550DC2D5C092C70C04A796E8329F34087A603BEF0CD366910C162E80 
 DFA: F*012375D87F66EB3A7BF5DDD0CC5AEE28851733EE33CC63231DF9045BEB958168 
--- a/packages/baseplus.md
+++ b/packages/baseplus.md
--- a/packages/baseplus.zip
+++ b/packages/baseplus.zip
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex0.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex0.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex0_9.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex0_9.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex1.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex1.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex1x.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex1x.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex1y.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex1y.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex2a.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex2a.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex2b.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex2b.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex3.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex3.png
--- a/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex4.png
+++ b/packages/baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex4.png
--- a/packages/gsm.md
+++ b/packages/gsm.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ See examples for more details.

 [Recording of presentation with "how it works" description (in Polish)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtaWPe2sgRY&t=1s "YouTube").

-[The WUSS 2023 Conference article describing the idea](https://www.wuss.org/wuss-2023-conference-proceedings/ "Article about the idea GSM")
+[The WUSS 2023 Conference article describing the idea](https://www.lexjansen.com/wuss/2023/WUSS-2023-Paper-189.pdf "Article about the idea GSM")


 *How to use it:* 
--- a/packages/macroarray.md
+++ b/packages/macroarray.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@

 ---

-# The macroArray package [ver. 1.2.1] <a name="macroarray-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The macroArray package [ver. 1.2.6] <a name="macroarray-package"></a> ###############################################

 The **macroArray** package implements a macroarray facility:
 - `%array()`,
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ Package contains:
 Required SAS Components: 
  *Base SAS Software*

-*SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20231111*
+*SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20231123*

 The SHA256 hash digest for package macroArray: 
-`F*2A108D121D4DACAA8752E681301371F80F0500B2EE28A9E3B39678415BCBD6B2`
+`F*3F3893F1FCD78719543703E4353F4CC19811D247C016F220FF729B283C1AD790`

 ---
 # Content description ############################################################################################
@@ -346,8 +346,9 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                  3) macroarray "W" with UNIQUE(|) values of variable "weight" and <br>
                  4) macroarray "AGE" with UNIQUE(|) values of variable "age".

-* `q=` -        *Optional*, indicates (when set to `1`) if the value be surrounded by quotes.
+* `q=` -        *Optional*, indicates (when set to `1` or '2') if the value should be surrounded by quotes.
                It uses `quote(cats(...))` combo under the hood. Default value is `0`.
+                Value `1` is for apostrophes, value `2` is for double quotes.
                Ignored for `macarray=M`.


@@ -1210,7 +1211,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 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.
+              or an underscore (`_`). No longer than *10* characters.

 2. `METHOD` - *Optional*, if empty (or DECLARE or DCL) then the code of 
              a macro hash table is compiled.
@@ -1567,7 +1568,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 1. `H`      - *Required*, a dictionary macro name and a declaration/definition, 
              e.g. `mcDictionary(HT)`. It names a macro which is generated by
              the `%mcDictionary()` macro. Provided name cannot be empty 
-              or an underscore (`_`). No longer than *16* characters.
+              or an underscore (`_`). No longer than *13* characters.

 2. `METHOD` - *Optional*, if empty (or DECLARE or DCL) then the code of 
              a macro dictionary is compiled.
--- a/packages/macroarray.zip
+++ b/packages/macroarray.zip