SAS Packages Framework, version 20241014

#SAS Packages Framework, version `20241014`

## Changes

---

The [%generatePackage()]{https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/SPFinit.md#generatepackage} macro accepts two new code types:
- `DS2PCK` for Proc DS2 packages, and
- `DS2THR` for Proc DS2 threads.

Those two new types allow to add `PROC DS2` *threads* and *packages* to a SAS package.

---

The [%loadPackage()]{https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/SPFinit.md#loadpackage} macro has new parameter:
- `DS2force` - when set to `1` an existing data set named the same as thread or package is overwritten by DS2 file.

While loading a package that contains `PRCO DS2` code, by default, if there already exist a SAS data set with the same name (which is not a DS2 thread or package file) a warning is issued in the log and the thread/package data set is not generated. To force overwrite, set the `DS2force=` parameter of the `%loadPackage()` macro to 1.

---

Minor updates and fixes:
- Proc `sql` "drop table" replaced with `fedsqsl`'s for data sets deletion.
- Proc `iml`, `fcmp`, and `proto` code blocks end with `quit;` statement.

---

[Documentation]{https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation} and [Hands-on-Workshops materials]{https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages} updated.

---

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2023 Bartosz Jablonski   
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2024 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

README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Don't forget to **STAR** (:star:) the repository! :-)
 
 ### Current version:
 
-**The latest version** of SPF is **`20231111`**.  
+**The latest version** of SPF is **`20241014`**.  
 
 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).
 
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ The SAS Packages Framework [(short) documentation](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS
 
 ### Updates worth mentioning:
 
+**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"))**.
@@ -213,32 +217,32 @@ 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")
 

SPF/Documentation/HelloWorldPackage.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+  
 ## The "Hello World" Package
 
 ---
@@ -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.
 
 ---
 

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`             #;
     %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 #                                                                                         #;

SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas

@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 /*+generatePackage+*/
+/*** HELP START ***//* 
+
+   Macro to generate SAS packages.
+
+   Version 20241014
+
+   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 ***/
+
 /*** HELP START ***/
 
 %macro generatePackage(
@@ -21,9 +36,14 @@
 ,delTestWork=1   /* indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests
                     should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set,
                     default value 1 means "delete tests work" */
+,markdownDoc=0   /* indicates if a markdown file with documentation 
+                    be generated from help info blocks */
+,easyArch=0      /* when creating documentation file indicates if a copy of 
+                    the zip and markdown files with the version number in the 
+                    file name be created */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20231111. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20241014. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
   %do;
@@ -38,7 +58,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20231111. Run %generatePackage()
     %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro         #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20231111`                            #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20241014`                            #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -89,6 +109,17 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20231111. Run %generatePackage()
     %put #                     The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".         #;
     %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `markdownDoc=`    Indicates if a markdown file with documentation           #;
+    %put #                     be generated from help information blocks.                #;
+    %put #                     The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".  #;
+    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `easyArch=`       When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)        #;
+    %put #                     indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files         #;
+    %put #                     with the version number in the file name be created       #;
+    %put #                     The default value: `0` means "do not create files".       #;
+    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #################################################################################;
     %put ;
@@ -97,8 +128,11 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20231111. Run %generatePackage()
   %end;
 
 %put --- generatePackage START ---;
-%local zipReferrence filesWithCodes _DESCR_ _LIC_ _DUMMY_ _RC_ _PackageFileref_ additionalContent;
+%local zipReferrence zipReferrenceV filesWithCodes _DESCR_ _LIC_ _DUMMY_ _RC_ _PackageFileref_ additionalContent
+       packageHashF packageHashC
+;
 %let   zipReferrence = _%sysfunc(datetime(), hex6.)_;
+%let   zipReferrenceV = _%sysfunc(datetime(), hex6.)V;
 %let   filesWithCodes = WORK._%sysfunc(datetime(), hex16.)_;
 %let   _DESCR_ = _%sysfunc(datetime(), hex6.)d;
 %let   _LIC_   = _%sysfunc(datetime(), hex6.)l;
@@ -447,7 +481,7 @@ DESCRIPTION END:
    |
    +-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]
    |
@@ -489,10 +523,22 @@ DESCRIPTION END:
    |             +-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]
    |
+   +-013_ds2pck [one file one PROC DS2 package]
+   |             |
+   |             +-abc.sas [a data set with a package ABC stored in WORK.ABC data set]
+   |             |
+   |             +-library.xyz.sas [a data set with a package LIBRARY.XYZ stored in LIBRARY.XYZ data set]
+   |
+   +-014_ds2thr [one file one PROC DS2 thread]
+   |             |
+   |             +-abc.sas [a data set with a thread ABC stored in WORK.ABC data set]
+   |             |
+   |             +-library.xyz.sas [a data set with a thread LIBRARY.XYZ stored in LIBRARY.XYZ data set]
+   |
    +-<sequential number>_<type [in lower case]>
    |
    +-00n_clean [if you need to clean something up after exec file execution,
@@ -575,6 +621,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.;
        'IMLMODULE' 'PROTO' 'EXEC' 'CLEAN' 
        'LAZYDATA' 'TEST' 'CASLUDF'
        'ADDCNT' 'KMFSNIP'
+       'DS2PCK' 'DS2THR'
       )) 
     then 
       do;
@@ -600,6 +647,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.;
                   put;
                   _abort_ + 1;
                 end;
+          length fileshort $ 256;
           fileshort = substr(file, 1, length(file) - 4); /* filename.sas -> filename */
 
           if strip(reverse(file)) in: ('sas.') then output; /* ignore not ".sas" files */
@@ -652,6 +700,9 @@ run;
 %let notesSourceOptions = %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source));
 options NOnotes NOsource;
 
+options mprint;
+options notes source;
+
 proc sort data = &filesWithCodes.;
   by order type file;
 run;
@@ -758,7 +809,7 @@ run;
     /* code inspired by Kurt Bremser's "Talking to Your Host" article */
     /* https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-User-Groups-Library/WUSS-Presentation-Talking-to-Your-Host/ta-p/838344 */
     /* WUSS 2022 */
-    
+
     data &filesWithCodes.addCnt;
     run;
 
@@ -820,9 +871,12 @@ title6 "MD5 hashed fileref of package lowcase name: &_PackageFileref_.";
     title8 "Required SAS packages: %qsysfunc(compress(%superq(packageReqPackages),%str(%'%")))" ;   /* " */
   %end;
 
-footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20231111";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20241014";
 
-proc print data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent);
+proc print 
+  data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent)
+  width=full
+;
 run;
 title;
 
@@ -841,7 +895,7 @@ title;
     title2 "Package additional content:";
     proc print 
       data=&filesWithCodes.addCnt(drop=root dir level)
-      label
+      label width=full
     ;
     run;
   %end;
@@ -1076,6 +1130,8 @@ data _null_;
   isProto     = 0;
   isIMLmodule = 0;
   isCASLudf   = 0;
+  isDS2pck    = 0;
+  isDS2thr    = 0;
 
   %if (%superq(packageRequired) ne ) 
    or (%superq(packageReqPackages) ne ) 
@@ -1315,7 +1371,7 @@ data _null_;
       ('LIBNAME' 'MACRO' /*'MACROS'*/ 'DATA' 
        'FUNCTION' /*'FUNCTIONS'*/ 'FORMAT' /*'FORMATS'*/ 
        'IMLMODULE' 'PROTO' 'EXEC' 'CLEAN' 
-       'LAZYDATA' 'TEST' 'ADDCNT' 'KMFSNIP')) 
+       'LAZYDATA' 'TEST' 'ADDCNT' 'KMFSNIP' 'DS2PCK' 'DS2THR')) 
     then 
       do;
         putlog 'WARNING: Type ' type 'is not yet supported.';
@@ -1326,8 +1382,11 @@ data _null_;
     isFormat    + (upcase(type)=:'FORMAT'); 
     isProto     + (upcase(type)=:'PROTO');
     isIMLmodule + (upcase(type)=:'IMLMODULE');
+    isDS2pck    + (upcase(type)=:'DS2PCK');
+    isDS2thr    + (upcase(type)=:'DS2THR');
 
-    /* HEADERS for IML, FCMP, and PROTO - start */
+    
+    /* HEADERS for PROC IML, FCMP, and PROTO - start */
     if 1 = isFunction and upcase(type)=:'FUNCTION' then 
       do;
         /* macro variable for test if cherry picking used FCMP */
@@ -1385,7 +1444,7 @@ data _null_;
         /* header, for IML modules */
         put "proc iml ; ";
       end;
-    /* HEADERS for IML, FCMP, and PROTO - end */
+    /* HEADERS for PROC IML, FCMP, and PROTO - end */
 
     put ' ' /
         '%if (%str(*)=%superq(cherryPick)) or (' fileshort +(-1) ' in %superq(cherryPick)) %then %do; '; /* Cherry Pick test1 start */
@@ -1396,6 +1455,8 @@ data _null_;
       put '  %put %sysfunc(ifc(%SYSMACEXIST(' fileshort +(-1) ')=1, NOTE# Macro ' fileshort 
           "exist. It will be overwritten by the macro from the &packageName. package, ));";
 
+         
+    /* separate approach for EXEC */
     if upcase(type)=:'EXEC' then
       do;
         /* User can suppress running the exec files */
@@ -1418,9 +1479,84 @@ data _null_;
           / ' )));'
           ;
       end;
-    else
+    /* separate approach for DS2 */
+    else if (upcase(type) in: ('DS2PCK' 'DS2THR')) then
       do;
-        /* include the file with the code of the element */
+        if 1 = isDS2pck and upcase(type)=:'DS2PCK' then 
+          do;
+            /* macro variable for test if cherry picking used DS2 package */
+            put 'data _null_;                                 ';
+            put "  call symputX('cherryPick_DS2PCK', 0, 'L'); ";
+            put 'run;                                         ';
+          end;
+        if 1 = isDS2thr and upcase(type)=:'DS2THR' then 
+          do;
+            /* macro variable for test if cherry picking used DS2 threads */
+            put 'data _null_;                                 ';
+            put "  call symputX('cherryPick_DS2THR', 0, 'L'); ";
+            put 'run;                                         ';
+          end;
+
+
+        /* since DS2 packages and threads are stored in SAS data sets */
+        /* we have to check (before loading) if there is no "regular" */
+        /* data set (or view) with the same name to avoid overwriting */
+        if upcase(type) in: ('DS2PCK' 'DS2THR') then
+          do;
+            length DS2lib $ 8 DS2ds $ 32;
+            DS2lib = coalescec(scan(fileshort,-2,"."), "WORK");
+            DS2ds  = scan(fileshort,-1,".");
+
+          put '%put %sysfunc(ifc(%sysfunc(exist(' fileshort +(-1) '))=1,'  
+            / '%sysfunc(dosubl(%str(options ps=min; title; options msglevel=n nodate notes source nomprint;' 
+            / '  data _null_;' 
+            / '    id = OPEN("' fileshort +(-1) '");' 
+            / '    if id then do;' 
+            / '      x = VARNUM(id, "SAS_CHECKSUM_") AND VARNUM(id, "SAS_ROWID_") AND (VARNUM(id, "SAS_TEXTTHREAD_") OR VARNUM(id, "SAS_TEXTPACKAGE_"));' 
+            / '      y = ("DATA"=ATTRC(id, "MTYPE"));'
+            / '      if symexist("DS2force") then z = symgetn("DS2force"); else z = 0;'
+            / '      if (x AND y) OR z then do;' 
+            / '        call execute("proc delete data=' fileshort +(-1) '; run;");' 
+            / "        put 'NOTE# The " fileshort "will be overwritten by the PROC DS2 package/thread from the &packageName. package.';" 
+
+            /*         header for each DS2 packages or threads in PROC DS2 run */
+            / '        call execute("proc ds2;");'
+
+            / '        call execute(''%include' " &_PackageFileref_.(_" folder +(-1) "." file +(-1) ') / nosource2;'');'
+
+            /*         footer for each DS2 packages or threads in PROC DS2 run */
+            / '        call execute("run; quit;");'
+            / '        call execute("options nonotes; proc datasets lib=' DS2lib 'noprint;");'
+            / "        call execute('modify " DS2ds "(label=""Package: &packageName. ; Type: " type "; Name: " fileshort """);');"
+            / '        call execute("run; quit;");'
+            / '      end;'
+            / '      else put "WARNING: Data set ' fileshort 'exist and is not a PROC DS2 package/thread!"' 
+            / '             / "WARNING- PROC DS2 package/thread ' fileshort 'will not be generated..."; '
+            / '      id = CLOSE(id);' 
+            / '    end;' 
+            / '  run;))),'
+            / '%sysfunc(dosubl(%str(options ps=min; title; options msglevel=n nodate notes source nomprint;' 
+            /*  header for each DS2 packages or threads in PROC DS2 run */
+            / ' proc ds2;'
+
+            / ' %include' " &_PackageFileref_.(_" folder +(-1) "." file +(-1) ') / nosource2;'
+
+            /*  footer for each DS2 packages or threads in PROC DS2 run */
+            / ' run; quit;'
+            / ' options nonotes; proc datasets lib=' DS2lib 'noprint;'
+            / "  modify " DS2ds "(label=""Package: &packageName. ; Type: " type "; Name: " fileshort """);"
+            / ' run; quit;'
+            / '))),'
+            / '));'
+            / " " 
+            / ; 
+
+          end;
+
+      end;
+    else 
+      do;
+        /* include the file with the code of the element, all other cases */
         put '  %include' " &_PackageFileref_.(_" folder +(-1) "." file +(-1) ') / nosource2;';
       end;
     
@@ -1436,13 +1572,19 @@ data _null_;
     if upcase(type)=:'FORMAT' then 
       put '  %let cherryPick_FORMAT = %eval(&cherryPick_FORMAT. + 1);';
 
+    if upcase(type)=:'DS2PCK' then 
+      put '  %let cherryPick_DS2PCK = %eval(&cherryPick_DS2PCK. + 1);';
+
+    if upcase(type)=:'DS2THR' then 
+      put '  %let cherryPick_DS2THR = %eval(&cherryPick_DS2THR. + 1);';
+
     put '%end; ' /; /* Cherry Pick test1 end */
 
 
-    /* FOOTERS for IML, FCMP, and PROTO - start */
+    /* FOOTERS for PROC IML, FCMP, and PROTO - start */
     if 1 = LAST.type and upcase(type) in ('FUNCTIONS' 'PROTO' 'FORMATS') then 
       do; /* footer, for multiple functions in one FCMP run, one PROTO run, or one FORMAT run */
-        put "run; " / ;
+        put "quit; " / ;
       end;
     if 1 = LAST.type and upcase(type)='IMLMODULE' then /* footer, for IML modules */
       do;
@@ -1453,7 +1595,7 @@ data _null_;
             '%end;                                  ' / 
             "quit;                                  " / ;
       end;
-    /* FOOTERS for IML, FCMP, and PROTO - end */
+    /* FOOTERS for PROC IML, FCMP, and PROTO - end */
 
     /* add the link to the functions dataset, only for the first occurrence */
     /*if 1 = isFunction and (upcase(type)=:'FUNCTION') then
@@ -1541,7 +1683,7 @@ data _null_;
             %end; 
       put +(-1) '`.;''' /
       ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' /
-      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20231111.;''' / 
+      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241014.;''' / 
       ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' /
       ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' / 
       ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -1685,11 +1827,11 @@ data _null_;
           '''      %put This is help for the `' "&packageName.IML" '` macro;                                '' !!' /
           '''      %put Parameters (optional) are the following:;                                           '' !!' /
 
-          '''      %put - `list` indicates if the list of loaded moduls should be displayed,;                 '' !!' /
+          '''      %put - `list` indicates if the list of loaded modules should be displayed,;                '' !!' /
           '''      %put %str(  )when set to the value of `1` (the default) runs `SHOW MODULES%str(;)`,;       '' !!' /
           '''      %put %str(  )when set to the value of `HELP` (upcase letters!) displays this help message.;'' !!' /
 
-          '''      %put - `resetIMLstorage` indicates if to reset default moduls storage,;                    '' !!' /
+          '''      %put - `resetIMLstorage` indicates if to reset default modules storage,;                   '' !!' /
           '''      %put %str(  )when set to `1` (the default) runs `RESET STORAGE = WORK.IMLSTOR%str(;)`.;    '' !!' /
 
           '''      %put - `err` [technical] indicates message type in case of missing modules catalog,;       '' !!' /
@@ -1706,7 +1848,7 @@ data _null_;
             %end; 
       put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
           '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !!' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20231111.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241014.;                                  '' !! ' / 
           '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' /
           '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
           '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
@@ -1860,7 +2002,7 @@ data _null_;
         / '  putlog / @7 "Should you have any problem with finding the file consider moving";'
         / '  putlog   @7 "it to a location of your choice with the help of the following snippet:";'
         / '  putlog / @7 "  filename KMFin " "''%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%lowcase(&packageName..kmf)''" " lrecl=1 recfm=n;";'
-        / '  putlog   @7 "  filename KMFout ""</directory/of/your/choice>/testpackageclean.kmf"" lrecl=1 recfm=n;";'
+        / '  putlog / @7 "  filename KMFout " "''</directory/of/your/choice>/%lowcase(&packageName..kmf)''" " lrecl=1 recfm=n;";'
         / '  putlog   @7 ''  %put *%sysfunc(fcopy(KMFin, KMFout))*(0=success)*;'';'
         / '  putlog / "0a"x / " ";'
 
@@ -2097,7 +2239,7 @@ data _null_;
     if not (upcase(type)=:'MACRO') then continue;
     put '   %put NOTE- Element of type ' type 'generated from the file "' file +(-1) '" will be deleted;';
     put '   %put NOTE- ;';
-    put '   ,"' fileshort upcase32. '"' /;
+    put '   ,"' fileshort upcase64. '"' /;
   end;
   /**/
   put '  )';
@@ -2115,7 +2257,7 @@ data _null_;
     if not (upcase(type)=:'FORMAT') then continue;
     put '   %put NOTE- Element of type ' type 'generated from the file "' file +(-1) '" will be deleted;';
     put '   %put NOTE- ;';
-    put '   ,"' fileshort upcase32. '"' /;
+    put '   ,"' fileshort upcase64. '"' /;
     isFormat + 1;
   end;
   put '  )';
@@ -2221,15 +2363,33 @@ data _null_;
     /* put 'remove module = ' fileshort ';'; */
   end;
  
-  /* delete datasets */
+  /* delete data sets */
-  put "proc sql noprint;";
+  put "proc fedsql noprint;";
   EOF = 0;
   do until(EOF);
     set &filesWithCodes. end = EOF;
-    if not (upcase(type)=:'DATA') then continue;
+    if not (upcase(type) in: ('DATA')) then continue;
     put '%put NOTE- Element of type ' type 'generated from the file "' file +(-1) '" will be deleted;';
     put '%put NOTE- ;';
-    put 'drop table ' fileshort ';' /;
+    put 'drop table ' fileshort ' FORCE;' /;
+  end;
+  put "quit;" /;
+
+  /* delete PROC DS2 packages or threads */
+  put 'data _null_; call symputx("_DS2_2_del_",0,"L"); run;';
+  put "proc fedsql noprint;";
+  EOF = 0;
+  do until(EOF);
+    set &filesWithCodes. end = EOF;
+    if not (upcase(type) in: ('DS2PCK' 'DS2THR')) then continue;
+    put '%put NOTE- Element of type ' type 'generated from the file "' file +(-1) '" will be deleted;'
+      / '%put NOTE- ;'
+      / '%let _DS2_2_del_ = %sysfunc(open(' fileshort '));'
+      / '%sysfunc(ifc(&_DS2_2_del_. AND %sysfunc(ATTRC(&_DS2_2_del_.,LABEL))='
+      / '%str(' "Package: &packageName. ; Type: " type "; Name: " fileshort +(-1) '),drop table ' fileshort ' FORCE,)) ;'
+      / '%let _DS2_2_del_ = %sysfunc(close(&_DS2_2_del_.));'
+      ;
+    put ';' /;
   end;
   put "quit;" /;
 
@@ -2355,13 +2515,15 @@ data _null_;
     set &filesWithCodes. end = EOFDS nobs = NOBS;
     if upcase(type) in: ('TEST') then continue; /* exclude tests */
 
+    length fileshort2 $ 256;
     select;
-      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "'" );
+      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "'"   );
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'");
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "FUNCTION"        ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "IMLMODULE"       ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "PROTO"           ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "FORMAT"          ) fileshort2 = cats("'$",  fileshort, ".'"  );
+      when (upcase(type) in ('DS2PCK' 'DS2THR')) fileshort2 = cats("'DS2",  fileshort, "'" );
       otherwise fileshort2 = fileshort;
     end;
     strX = catx('/', folder, order, type, file, fileshort, fileshort2);
@@ -2462,25 +2624,25 @@ data _null_;
     put 'put @5 "' CUROBS +(-1) '." @10 "' type '" @21 "' fileshort '";';
   end;
 
-  %if %bquote(&packageRequired.) ne %then
+  %if %superq(packageRequired) ne %then
   %do;
     length packageRequired $ 32767;
     packageRequired = symget('packageRequired');
-    put '  length req $ 64;                                                      ';
+    put '  length req $ 256;                                                     ';
     put '  put ; put "  Required SAS Components: ";                              ';
     put '  do req = ' / packageRequired / ' ;                                    ';
-    put '    put @5 req;                                                         ';
+    put '    put @3 "-" @5 req;                                                  ';
     put '  end ;                                                                 ';
   %end;
 
-  %if %bquote(&packageReqPackages.) ne %then
+  %if %superq(packageReqPackages) ne %then
   %do;
     length packageReqPackages $ 32767;
     packageReqPackages = symget('packageReqPackages');
-    put '  length req $ 64;                                                      ';
+    put '  length req $ 256;                                                     ';
     put '  put ; put "  Required SAS Packages: ";                                ';
     put '  do req = ' / packageReqPackages / ' ;                                 ';
-    put '    put @5 req;                                                         ';
+    put '    put @3 "-" @5 req;                                                  ';
     put '  end ;                                                                 ';
   %end;
 
@@ -2492,7 +2654,9 @@ data _null_;
     put "put @3 'localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation process).';" / "put ;";
   %end;
 
-  put 'put "***"; put "* SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20231111 *"; put "***";';
+  put 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241014`*";' 
+    / 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------";';
 
   put 'run;                                                                      ' /;
 
@@ -2528,13 +2692,16 @@ data _null_;
     set &filesWithCodes. end = EOFDS;
     if upcase(type) in: ('TEST') then continue; /* exclude tests */
 
+    length fileshort2 $ 256;
     select;
-      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "'" );
+      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "'"   );
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'");
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "FUNCTION"        ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "IMLMODULE"       ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "PROTO"           ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
       when (upcase(type) =:  "FORMAT"          ) fileshort2 = cats("'$",  fileshort, ".'"  );
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "CASLUDF"         ) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "()'" );
+      when (upcase(type) in ('DS2PCK' 'DS2THR')) fileshort2 = cats("'DS2",  fileshort, "'" );
       otherwise fileshort2 = fileshort;
     end;
     strX = catx('/', folder, order, type, file, fileshort, fileshort2);
@@ -2644,7 +2811,7 @@ data _null_;
 
   /* copy code file into the zip */
   call execute('data _null_;');
-  call execute('  put ;');
+  call execute('  put ; length pathname $ 8192;');
   call execute('  pathname = pathname("_SPFIN_");');
 
   call execute('  do until (ex OR Try>10) ;');
@@ -2841,20 +3008,22 @@ filename &zipReferrence. clear;
     set sashelp.vfunc(keep=fncname);
     where fncname = "HASHING_FILE";
     call execute('
-      data the_SHA256_hash_id;' !!
+      data work.the_SHA256_hash_id;' !!
         /* F - file */
         " SHA256 = 'F*' !! HASHING_FILE('SHA256', pathname('&zipReferrence.','F'), 0); " !!
         ' TYPE="F"; ' !!
         ' put / @7 SHA256= / " "; output; ' !!
+        ' call symputX("packageHashF",SHA256,"L");' !!
         /* C  - content */
         " SHA256 = 'C*' !! HASHING_FILE('SHA256', '&zipReferrence.', 4); " !!
         ' TYPE="C"; ' !!
         ' put / @7 SHA256= / " "; output; ' !!
+        ' call symputX("packageHashC",SHA256,"L");' !!
         ' label ' !! 
         '  SHA256 = "The SHA256 hash digest for package &packageName.:" ' !!
         '  TYPE= "Type of hash digest / F = file / C = content"; ' !!
       'run;');
-    call execute('proc print data = the_SHA256_hash_id noobs label split="/"; run;');
+    call execute('proc print data = work.the_SHA256_hash_id noobs label split="/"; run;');
     stop;
   run;
   options &notesSourceOptions.;
@@ -2863,7 +3032,7 @@ filename &zipReferrence. clear;
 /*-+++++++++++++++++++++++-*/
 
 /* verify if there were errors while package content creation */
-%if %bquote(&createPackageContentStatus.) ne 0 %then
+%if %superq(createPackageContentStatus) ne 0 %then
   %do;
     %put ERROR- ** [&sysmacroname.] **;
     %put ERROR: ** ERRORS IN PACKAGE CONTENT CREATION! **;
@@ -3418,6 +3587,290 @@ options &quotelenmax_tmp.;
 /* if you do not want any test to be executed */
 %NOTESTING:
 
+/* generate MarkDown documentation file */
+/* check param value */
+%if %superq(markdownDoc) NE 1 %then %let markdownDoc=0;
+/* if true then execute */
+%if %superq(markdownDoc)=1 %then
+%do;
+  %if %superq(createPackageContentStatus) NE 0 %then
+    %do;
+      %put ERROR- ** [&sysmacroname.] **;
+      %put ERROR: ** ERRORS IN PACKAGE CONTENT CREATION! **;
+      %put ERROR- ** NO MARKDOWN DOCUMMENTATION WILL BE GENERATED. **;
+      %GOTO NOmarkdownDoc;
+    %end;
+/*= generate MarkDown documentation START =================================================================================*/
+%put NOTE-;
+%put NOTE: Preparing markdown documentation file.;
+%put NOTE- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^;
+%put NOTE-;
+
+%local MarkDownOptionsTmp;
+%let MarkDownOptionsTmp = 
+ %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source)) msglevel=%sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
+options NOnotes NOsource msglevel=N;
+
+filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).md";
+filename &_PackageFileref_. ZIP "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip";
+
+data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
+  /* break if no data */
+  if NOBS = 0 then stop;
+
+  file &zipReferrence. encoding = &packageEncoding.;
+  put "# Documentation for the `&packageName.` package.";
+
+  length packageLicense packageGenerated $ 64
+         packageTitle packageAuthor packageMaintainer $ 4096 
+         packageHashF packageHashC $ 128 
+         ;
+  packageLicense=symget("packageLicense");
+  packageTitle=symget("packageTitle");
+  packageGenerated=symget("packageGenerated");
+  packageAuthor=symget("packageAuthor");
+  packageMaintainer=symget("packageMaintainer");
+  packageHashF=symget("packageHashF");
+  packageHashC=symget("packageHashC");
+  drop package:;
+
+  put "  " / 64*"-" / " "
+    / ' *' packageTitle +(-1)'* '
+    / "  " / 64*"-" / " "
+    / "### Version information:"
+    / "  "  
+    / "- Package: &packageName."
+    / "- Version: &packageVersion." 
+    / "- Generated: " packageGenerated
+    / "- Author(s): " packageAuthor
+    / "- Maintainer(s): " packageMaintainer
+    / "- License: " packageLicense
+    / "- File SHA256: `" packageHashF +(-1) "` for this version"
+    / "- Content SHA256: `" packageHashC  +(-1) "` for this version"
+    / "  " / "---" / " ";
+
+  put "# The `&packageName.` package, version: `&packageVersion.`;"
+    / "  " / "---" / " ";
+
+  do until (EOF);                                                        
+    infile &_PackageFileref_.(description.sas) end = EOF;                
+    input;                                                               
+    if upcase(strip(_infile_)) =: "DESCRIPTION END:"   then printer = 0; 
+    if printer then put _infile_;                                   
+    if upcase(strip(_infile_)) =: "DESCRIPTION START:" then printer = 1; 
+  end;                                                                   
+
+  put "  " / "---" / " ";
+
+  %if %superq(packageRequired) ne %then
+  %do;
+    put "  " / "---" / " ";
+    length req $ 256;                        
+    put "Required SAS Components: ";
+    do req = &packageRequired. ;      
+      put @3 "-" @5 req;                    
+    end ;                                   
+  %end;
+
+  %if %superq(packageReqPackages) ne %then
+  %do;
+    put "  " / "---" / " ";
+    length req2 $ 256;                     
+    put "Required SAS Packages: ";     
+    do req2 = &packageReqPackages.;
+      put @3 "-" @5 req2;                 
+    end ;                                
+  %end;
+
+  put "  " / "---" / " ";
+
+  %if %superq(additionalContent) NE %then
+  %do;
+    put "  " / "---" / " ";
+    put 'Package contains additional content, run:  `%loadPackageAddCnt(' "&packageName." ')`  to load it'
+      / "or look for the `%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent` directory in the `packages` fileref"
+      / "localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation process).";
+  %end;
+
+  put " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241014`*" 
+    / " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";
+
+  put "# The `&packageName.` package content";
+  put "The `&packageName.` package consists of the following content:" / " ";
+  EOFDS = 0;
+  do until(EOFDS);
+    /* content is created during package creation */
+    set &filesWithCodes. end = EOFDS nobs = NOBS curobs = CUROBS;
+    if upcase(type) in: ('TEST') then continue; /* exclude tests */
+    
+    /*
+      To exclude file from being added to the documentation 
+      insert the "excluding" text(see below) as a comment 
+      in the FIRST line of the file. 
+      Do not add spaces.
+      
+      For each file the first line is read in and checked.
+    */
+    length _FILEVARPATH_ $ 4096;
+    _FILEVARPATH_=catx("/",base,folder,file);
+    infile _dummy_ FILEVAR=_FILEVARPATH_;
+    input;
+    if strip(_infile_) IN (
+        '/*##DoNotUse4Documentation##*/'
+        '/*##ExcludeFromDocumentation##*/'
+        '/*##ExcludeFromMarkdownDoc##*/'
+      )
+    then continue; /* exclude file from documentation */
+    
+    type2=type;
+    length link $ 256;
+    link=catx("-",compress(fileshort,,"KAD"),type,CUROBS);
+    length fileshort $ 256;
+    select;
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"    ) do; fileshort2 = cats('`%', fileshort, "()`"); type2='macro';           end;
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "FORMAT"   ) do; fileshort2 = cats("`$", fileshort, ".`");  type2='format/informat'; end;
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "FUNCTION" ) do; fileshort2 = cats("`",  fileshort, "()`"); type2='function';        end; 
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "IMLMODULE") fileshort2 = cats("`", fileshort, "()`");
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "PROTO"    ) fileshort2 = cats("`", fileshort, "()`");
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "CASLUDF"  ) fileshort2 = cats("`", fileshort, "()`");
+      otherwise                           fileshort2 = cats("`", fileshort, "`");
+    end;
+
+    contentObs + 1;
+    put @1 contentObs +(-1) '. [' fileshort2 type2'](#' link ')';
+    output;
+  end;
+
+  put "  " / " ";
+  contentObs+1;
+  put @1 contentObs +(-1) '. [License note](#license)';
+  put "  " / "---" / " ";
+
+  putlog "Doc. note with general information ready.";
+  stop;
+run;
+
+/* loop through content and print info to the MD file */
+data _null_; 
+  if 0 = NOBS then stop; 
+  do until(EOFDS);                                                                                        
+   set &filesWithCodes.markdown end = EOFDS nobs = NOBS curobs=CUROBS;                                                               
+   length memberX $ 1024;                                                                                 
+   memberX = cats("_",folder,".",file);                                                                   
+   /* inner data step in call execute to read each embedded file */
+   call execute("data _null_;                                                          ");
+   call execute("  file &zipReferrence. encoding = &packageEncoding. MOD;              ");
+   call execute('  put ''## ' !! catx(" ",fileshort2,type2) !! ' <a name="' !! strip(link) !! '"></a> ######'';');
+   call execute('  infile &_PackageFileref_.(' || strip(memberX) || ') end = EOF;      ');
+   call execute("    printer = 0;                                                      ");
+   call execute("    do until(EOF);                                                    ");
+   call execute("      input; length _endhelpline_ _starthelpline_ $ 32767;            ");
+   call execute("      _endhelpline_ = upcase(reverse(strip(_infile_)));               ");
+   call execute("      if 18 <= lengthn(_endhelpline_) AND _endhelpline_                  
+                          =: '/*** DNE PLEH ***/' then printer = 0;                    "); /* ends with HELP END */  
+   call execute("      if printer then put _infile_;                                   ");
+   call execute("      _starthelpline_ = upcase(strip(_infile_));                      ");
+   call execute("      if 20 <= lengthn(_starthelpline_) AND _starthelpline_              
+                          =: '/*** HELP START ***/' then printer = 1  ;                "); /* starts with HELP START */  
+   call execute("    end;                                                              ");
+   call execute('  put "  " / "---" / " ";                                             ');
+   call execute('  putlog ''Doc. note ' !! cats(CUROBS) !! ' for ' !! catx(" ",fileshort2,type2) !! ' ready.'';');
+   call execute("  stop;                                                               ");
+   call execute("run;                                                                  ");
+
+  end;
+  stop;
+run;
+
+/* license info */
+data _null_;
+  file &zipReferrence. encoding = &packageEncoding. MOD;
+  putlog "Doc. note with license ready.";
+  put "  " / "---" / " "
+    / '# License <a name="license"></a> ######' / " "
+    ;
+  do until (EOF_L);                                            
+    infile &_PackageFileref_.(license.sas) end = EOF_L;        
+    input;                                                   
+    put _infile_;                                       
+  end;                  
+  put "  " / "---" / " ";
+  stop;
+run;
+
+options &MarkDownOptionsTmp.;
+%put NOTE: Markdown file generated.;
+filename &zipReferrence. list;
+%put NOTE- ;
+
+options NOnotes NOsource msglevel=N;
+
+filename &zipReferrence. clear;
+filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
+options &MarkDownOptionsTmp.;
+
+/* to make archiving easier a copy of the package zip file
+   with the version in the name is created */
+%if %superq(easyArch) NE 1 %then %let easyArch=0;
+
+%if %superq(easyArch) = 1 %then
+%do;
+  %put NOTE-;
+  %put NOTE: Creating files with version in the name.;
+  %put NOTE- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^;
+  %put NOTE-;
+
+  %local notesSourceOptions;
+  %let notesSourceOptions = %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source));
+  options NOnotes NOsource;
+
+  /* zip */
+  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrence. list;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.zip" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. list;
+  data _null_;
+    rc = fcopy("&zipReferrence.", "&zipReferrenceV.");
+    length rctxt $ 32767;
+    rctxt = sysmsg();
+    if rc then
+      do;
+        put "ERROR: An error " rc "occurred during creation of %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.zip file.";
+        put rctxt;
+      end;
+    else put "Creating %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.zip file.";
+  run;
+  filename &zipReferrence. clear;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. clear;
+
+  /* md */
+  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).md" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrence. list;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.md" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. list;
+  data _null_;
+    rc = fcopy("&zipReferrence.", "&zipReferrenceV.");
+    length rctxt $ 32767;
+    rctxt = sysmsg();
+    if rc then
+      do;
+        put "ERROR: An error " rc "occurred during creation of %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.md file.";
+        put rctxt;
+      end; 
+    else put "Creating %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.md file.";
+  run;
+  filename &zipReferrence. clear;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. clear;
+
+  options &notesSourceOptions.;
+%end;
+/*= generate MarkDown documentation  END  =================================================================================*/
+%NOmarkdownDoc:
+%end;
+
+
+/* clean temporary files */
 proc sql;
   drop table &filesWithCodes.;
 
@@ -3425,6 +3878,11 @@ proc sql;
     %do;
       drop table &filesWithCodes.addCnt;
     %end;
+
+  %if %sysfunc(exist(&filesWithCodes.markdown)) %then
+    %do;
+      drop table &filesWithCodes.markdown;
+    %end;
 quit;
 
 /* turn on the original value of the note about quoted string length */

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`                      #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -120,14 +120,15 @@ 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.); */
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ 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 +183,3 @@ 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).
-*/
-

SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 /*+installPackage+*/
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20241014  */
+/* 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 +18,12 @@
 , URLoptions =  /* options for the `sourcePath` URLs */
 , loadAddCnt=0  /* should the additional content be loaded?
                    default is 0 - means No, 1 means Yes */
+, SFRCVN =      /* name of a macro variable to store success-failure return code value */
 )
 /secure
 minoperator 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241014. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
   %do;
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ 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 `20241014`                                          #;
     %put #                                                                                            #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
     %put # - `version=`      Indicates which historical version of a package to install.              #;
     %put #                   Historical version are 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 version variable             #;
     %put #                   is scan sequentially.                                                    #;
     %put #                                                                                            #;
     %put # - `replace=`      With default value of `1` it causes existing package file                #;
@@ -95,6 +102,11 @@ 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 # - `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 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                                            #;
     %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`                #;
@@ -143,7 +155,7 @@ 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 +164,9 @@ 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:
@@ -227,6 +240,10 @@ 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;
@@ -260,7 +277,9 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
           %do;
             %let SPFinitMirror = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/&vers./SPF/SPFinit.sas;
           %end;
-        
+        %if %superq(mirror) > 1 %then
+          %put %str( )Mirror %superq(mirror) does not support versioning.;
+ 
         filename &in URL 
           "&SPFinitMirror." 
           recfm=N lrecl=1;
@@ -280,6 +299,12 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
                 %let packageSubDir = %lowcase(&packageName.)/raw/&vers./;
               %end;
           %end;
+        %else
+          %do;
+            %if %superq(mirror) > 0 %then
+              %put %str( )Mirror %superq(mirror) does not support versioning.;
+          %end;
+
         filename &in URL "&sourcePath.&packageSubDir.%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" 
         %if (%superq(URLuser) ne ) %then
           %do;
@@ -354,6 +379,21 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
     filename &in  clear;
     filename &out 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. 
         AND NOT (%upcase(&packageName.) in (SPFINIT SASPACKAGEFRAMEWORK SASPACKAGESFRAMEWORK)) 
@@ -369,14 +409,60 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20231111. Run %%installPackage() fo
     %put *** %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 +565,4 @@ 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 ***/
 

SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas

@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 /*+listPackages+*/
+/*** HELP START ***//* 
 
-%macro listPackages()/secure PARMBUFF
+  Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20231111.'
+
+  Version 20241014 
+
+  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 20241014.'
 ;
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
   %do;
@@ -16,14 +38,14 @@ 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 `20241014`                                #;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
     %put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and embedded inside the zip.                            #;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
     %put # The `%nrstr(%%listPackages())` macro lists packages available                                    #;
-    %put # in the packages folder. List is printed inthe SAS Log.                                  #;
+    %put # in the packages folder. List is printed in the SAS Log.                                 #;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
     %put #### Parameters:                                                                          #;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
@@ -162,19 +184,3 @@ 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 ***/
-

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`                              #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -110,6 +112,10 @@ 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`   #;
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ 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));
@@ -167,8 +173,9 @@ 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.); */
@@ -211,6 +218,11 @@ 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.)
@@ -278,7 +290,7 @@ 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;

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`      #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ 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));
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ 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.); */
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ minoperator
   options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. 
           &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
           &stimer_tmp. &fullstimer_tmp.
-          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp.;
+          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;
 
 %ENDofloadPackageAddCnt:
 %mend loadPackageAddCnt;

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`                   #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ 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 ;

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`                    #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -106,13 +106,15 @@ 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.); */
@@ -152,7 +154,8 @@ 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;

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`                              #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -102,14 +102,15 @@ 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.); */
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ 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;

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 20241014. 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 `20241014`           #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ 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));
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ 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.); */
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ 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;

SPF/SPFinit.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 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 **`20241014`**.  
 
 **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).
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ After assigning the directory do not change them when using the SPF since it may
 ##       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro <a name="installpackage"></a>                     
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             
- Macro to install SAS packages, version `20231111`                                          
+ Macro to install SAS packages, version `20241014`                                          
                                                                                             
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ After assigning the directory do not change them when using the SPF since it may
                    means "Yes". Content is extracted into the **packages** fileref          
                    directory in `<packageName>_AdditionalContent` folder.                   
                    For other locations use `%loadPackageAddCnt()` macro.                    
-
+                                                                                            
+ - `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.                
+                                                                                            
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             
  Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation` to learn more.
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ 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 `20241014`                      
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ 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 `20241014`                              
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -285,6 +290,10 @@ 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` 
@@ -377,7 +386,7 @@ 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 `20241014`                   
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -426,7 +435,7 @@ 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 `20241014`                              
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -491,7 +500,7 @@ 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 `20241014`                                
                                                                                          
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  
@@ -532,7 +541,7 @@ 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 `20241014`           
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -586,7 +595,7 @@ 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 `20241014`
 
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -653,7 +662,7 @@ 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 `20241014`                            
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -703,7 +712,18 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                      should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.   
                      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`.                         
+                                                                               
                                                                                
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
@@ -779,7 +799,7 @@ 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]
    |
@@ -821,7 +841,7 @@ 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 +877,7 @@ 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 `20241014`             
                                                                                          
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  
@@ -897,7 +917,7 @@ 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 `20241014`      
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        

SPF/license.sas

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2023 Bartosz Jablonski 
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2024 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

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**\[1.35.1\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as: 
+- **BasePlus**\[2.1.0\] 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);
+%put %date(yymmddn10.) %time(time5.) %datetime(e8601dt.);
-```
-SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*BCD89EDF856762EB8E441BC53933774483258453D1F7D74185F8A1861E414B0E
 
-[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*DFA83F8E0D7424DEB63D49620392068BC68D766552E2804CB6B01DE8E5A87769
+
+[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
 
 ---
 
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*BCD89EDF856762EB8E441BC53933774483258453D1F7D74185
 
 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")
 
 ---
 

packages/SHA256_for_packages.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,48 @@
+/* 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
 

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:* 

packages/macroarray.md

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 ---
 
-# 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 macro array facility:
+The **macroArray** package implements a macroarray facility:
 - `%array()`,
 - `%do_over()`,
 - `%make_do_over()`,
@@ -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 ############################################################################################
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ The code of a macro was inspired by
 
 The `%array()` macro version provided in the package 
 is designed to facilitate 
-the idea of macro array concept, i.e. *a list of 
+the idea of macroarray concept, i.e. *a list of 
 macrovariables with common prefix and numerical suffixes*.
 Usually such construction is then resolved by 
 double ampersand syntax, e.g. `&&perfix&i` or similar one.
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ What is new/extension to the `%array()` macro concept are:
 
 0. The syntax is closer to the data step one.
 1. It is a pure macro code (it can be executed in any place 
-   of 4GL code), this includes generating macro arrays out 
+   of 4GL code), this includes generating macroarrays out 
    of datasets. 
 2. When a macroarrray is created it allows also to generate
    a new macro (named the same as the array name) and replace 
@@ -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.
@@ -1867,7 +1868,7 @@ footnote;
 
 The zipArrays() and QzipArrays() macros
 allow to use a function on elements of pair of 
-macro arrays. 
+macroarrays. 
 
 For two macroarrays the corresponding 
 elements are taken and the macro applies a function, provided by user, 
@@ -1978,7 +1979,7 @@ See examples in `%zipArrays()` help for the details.
 
 The zipArrays() and QzipArrays() macros
 allow to use a function on elements of pair of 
-macro arrays. 
+macroarrays. 
 
 For two macroarrays the corresponding 
 elements are taken and the macro applies a function, provided by user, 
@@ -2177,7 +2178,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ## >>> `%sortMacroArray()` macro: <<< <a name="sortmacroarray-macro"></a> #######################  
 
 The sortMacroArray() macro
-allow to sort elements of a macro array. 
+allow to sort elements of a macroarray. 
 
 The **limitation** is that sorted values are limited to 32767 bytes of length.