SAS Packages Framework, version 20241129

SAS Packages Framework, version 20241129

Bug Fix in:
- `%generatePackage()` macro, and
- `%splitCodeForPackage()` macro.

---

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 **`20240529`**.  
+**The latest version** of SPF is **`20241129`**.  
 
 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**\[October 27th, 2024\]**:** `%splitCodeForPackage()` **utility macro is available. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20241027 "splitCodeForPackage"))**.
+
+**Update**\[October 14th, 2024\]**:** `DS2PCK` and `DS2THR` **types for `PROC DS2` *threads* and *packages* added to the framework. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20241014 "PROC DS2"))**.
+
 **Update**\[December 10th, 2023\]**:** `markdownDoc=` **parameter added to** `%generatePackage()` **macro, which allows to generate markdown file with documentation. Content is taken from the help information notes and the description. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20231210 "markdown documentation"))**.
 
 **Update**\[November 11th, 2023\]**:** `KMFSNIP` **type for *key macro abbreviations* snippets added to the framework. (see [here](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/releases/tag/20231111 "KMF-abbreviations"))**.
@@ -215,32 +219,32 @@ 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/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 20240529. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241129. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
 ;
 
 %if %QUPCASE(&packages.) = HELP %then
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20240529
     %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
     %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20240529`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20241129`             #;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;

SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
    Macro to generate SAS packages.
 
-   Version 20240529
+   Version 20241129
 
    A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
    of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                     file name be created */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20240529. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20241129. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
   %do;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20240529. Run %generatePackage()
     %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro         #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20240529`                            #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20241129`                            #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -527,6 +527,18 @@ DESCRIPTION END:
    |             |
    |             +-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,
@@ -609,6 +621,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.;
        'IMLMODULE' 'PROTO' 'EXEC' 'CLEAN' 
        'LAZYDATA' 'TEST' 'CASLUDF'
        'ADDCNT' 'KMFSNIP'
+       'DS2PCK' 'DS2THR'
       )) 
     then 
       do;
@@ -687,6 +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;
@@ -793,7 +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;
 
@@ -855,9 +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 20240529";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20241129";
 
-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;
 
@@ -876,7 +895,7 @@ title;
     title2 "Package additional content:";
     proc print 
       data=&filesWithCodes.addCnt(drop=root dir level)
-      label
+      label width=full
     ;
     run;
   %end;
@@ -1029,22 +1048,35 @@ data _null_;
   put '    filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;                                     ';
 
            /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-  put '    %local rV pV;                                                          ';
-  put '    %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));                   ';
-  put '    %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8                          ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4                          ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);                        ';
-  put '    %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));                  ';
-  put '    %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8                          ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4                          ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);                        ';
-  put '    %if %sysevalf(&requiredVersion. > &packageVersion.) %then              ';
-  put '      %do;                                                                 ';
-  put '        %put ERROR: Required version is &requiredVersion.;                 ';
-  put '        %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;                  ';
-  put '        %GOTO WrongVersionOFPackage; /*%RETURN;*/                          '; 
+  put '    %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;                                           ';
+  put '    %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));                  ';
+  put '    %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8                         ';
+  put '                      + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4                         ';
+  put '                      + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);                       ';
+  put '                                                                           ';
+  put '    %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));                 ';
+  put '    %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));             ';
+  put '    %if %superq(rVsign)= %then %let rVsign=<=;                             ';
+  put '    %else %if NOT (%superq(rVsign) IN (%str(=) %str(<=) %str(=<) %str(=>) %str(>=) %str(<) %str(>))) %then ';
+  put '      %do;                                                                                                 ';
+  put '        %put WARNING: Illegal operatopr "%superq(rVsign)"! Default(<=) will be used.;                      ';
+  put '        %put WARNING- Supported operators are: %str(= <= =< => >= < >);                                    ';
+  put '        %let rVsign=<=;                                                    ';
+  put '      %end;                                                                ';
+  put '    %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8                         ';
+  put '                      + (%scan(&rV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4                         ';
+  put '                      + (%scan(&rV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);                       ';
+  put '                                                                           ';
+  put '    %if NOT %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.) %then                            ';
+  put '      %do;                                                                 ';
+  put '        %put ERROR: Package &packageName. will not be loaded!;             ';
+  put '        %put ERROR- Required version is &rV0.;                             ';
+  put '        %put ERROR- Provided version is &pV0.;                             ';
+  put '        %put ERROR- Condition %bquote((&rV0. &rVsign. &pV0.)) evaluates to %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.);  ';
+  put '        %put ERROR- Verify installed version of the package.;              ';
+  put '        %put ERROR- ;                                                      ';
+  put '        %GOTO WrongVersionOFPackage; /*%RETURN;*/                          ';
   put '      %end;                                                                ';
-
 
   put '    filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP.                                      ';
   put '      "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)           ';
@@ -1111,6 +1143,8 @@ data _null_;
   isProto     = 0;
   isIMLmodule = 0;
   isCASLudf   = 0;
+  isDS2pck    = 0;
+  isDS2thr    = 0;
 
   %if (%superq(packageRequired) ne ) 
    or (%superq(packageReqPackages) ne ) 
@@ -1350,7 +1384,7 @@ 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.';
@@ -1361,8 +1395,11 @@ 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 */
@@ -1420,7 +1457,7 @@ 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 */
@@ -1431,6 +1468,8 @@ 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 */
@@ -1453,9 +1492,84 @@ 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;
     
@@ -1471,13 +1585,19 @@ 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;
@@ -1488,7 +1608,7 @@ 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
@@ -1576,7 +1696,7 @@ data _null_;
             %end; 
       put +(-1) '`.;''' /
       ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' /
-      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20240529.;''' / 
+      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241129.;''' / 
       ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' /
       ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' / 
       ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -1741,7 +1861,7 @@ data _null_;
             %end; 
       put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
           '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !!' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20240529.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241129.;                                  '' !! ' / 
           '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' /
           '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
           '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
@@ -2256,15 +2376,33 @@ data _null_;
     /* put 'remove module = ' fileshort ';'; */
   end;
  
-  /* delete datasets */
-  put "proc sql noprint;";
+  /* delete data sets */
+  put "proc SQL 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 '%sysfunc(ifc(%sysfunc(exist(' fileshort ')),drop table ' fileshort ',));' /;
+  end;
+  put "quit;" /;
+
+  /* delete PROC DS2 packages or threads */
+  put 'data _null_; call symputx("_DS2_2_del_",0,"L"); run;';
+  put "proc SQL 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 ',)) '
+      / '%let _DS2_2_del_ = %sysfunc(close(&_DS2_2_del_.));'
+      ;
+    put ';' /; /* this is semicolon closing drop table statement */
   end;
   put "quit;" /;
 
@@ -2392,12 +2530,13 @@ data _null_;
 
     length fileshort2 $ 256;
     select;
-      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "'" );
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'");
+      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) 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);
@@ -2529,7 +2668,7 @@ data _null_;
   %end;
 
   put 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
-    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20240529`*";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241129`*";' 
     / 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------";';
 
   put 'run;                                                                      ' /;
@@ -2568,13 +2707,14 @@ data _null_;
 
     length fileshort2 $ 256;
     select;
-      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) fileshort2 = cats("'",   fileshort, "'" );
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('''%', fileshort, "()'");
+      when (upcase(type) in ("DATA" "LAZYDATA")) 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);
@@ -3057,7 +3197,7 @@ run;
 
 %if %Qupcase(&sascfgFile.) = DEF %then /* the DEF value points to the sasv9.cfg file in the sasroot directory */
   %do;
-    %let SASCONFIG = -config ""&SASROOT./sasv9.cfg"";
+    %let SASCONFIG = -config "&SASROOT./sasv9.cfg";
     %put NOTE: The following SAS config file will be used:;
     %put NOTE- &=SASCONFIG.;
   %end;
@@ -3065,7 +3205,7 @@ run;
   %do;
     %if %sysfunc(fileexist(&sascfgFile.)) %then
       %do;
-        %let SASCONFIG = -config ""&SASCFGFILE."";
+        %let SASCONFIG = -config "&SASCFGFILE.";
         %put NOTE: The following SAS config file will be used:;
         %put NOTE- &=SASCONFIG.;
       %end;
@@ -3566,11 +3706,11 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
   %end;
 
   put " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
-          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20240529`*" 
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241129`*" 
     / " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";
 
   put "# The `&packageName.` package content";
-  put "The `&packageName.` package consists of the following content:";
+  put "The `&packageName.` package consists of the following content:" / " ";
   EOFDS = 0;
   do until(EOFDS);
     /* content is created during package creation */
@@ -3601,22 +3741,23 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
     link=catx("-",compress(fileshort,,"KAD"),type,CUROBS);
     length fileshort $ 256;
     select;
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"           ) fileshort2 = cats('`%', fileshort, "()`");
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "FORMAT"          ) do; fileshort2 = cats("`$", fileshort, ".`"); type2='format/informat'; end;
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "FUNCTION"        ) do; fileshort2 = cats("`",  fileshort, "()`"); type2='function'; end; 
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "IMLMODULE"       ) fileshort2 = cats("`",  fileshort, "()`");
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "PROTO"           ) fileshort2 = cats("`",  fileshort, "()`");
-      when (upcase(type) =:  "CASLUDF"         ) fileshort2 = cats("`",  fileshort, "()`");
-      otherwise fileshort2 = cats("`", fileshort, "`");
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "MACRO"    ) do; fileshort2 = cats('`%', fileshort, "()`"); type2='macro';           end;
+      when (upcase(type) =:  "FORMAT"   ) do; fileshort2 = cats("`$", 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;
 
-    put @1 CUROBS +(-1) '. [' fileshort2 type2'](#' link ')';
+    contentObs + 1;
+    put @1 contentObs +(-1) '. [' fileshort2 type2'](#' link ')';
     output;
   end;
 
   put "  " / " ";
-  CUROBS+1;
-  put @1 CUROBS +(-1) '. [License note](#license)';
+  contentObs+1;
+  put @1 contentObs +(-1) '. [License note](#license)';
   put "  " / "---" / " ";
 
   putlog "Doc. note with general information ready.";

SPF/Macros/helppackage.sas

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                         */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20240529. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241129. 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 20240529. Run %helpPackage()
     %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20240529`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20241129`                      #;
     %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 20240529. 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 20240529. 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;

SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*+installPackage+*/
-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20240529  */
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20241129  */
 /* 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
@@ -18,11 +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 20240529. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241129. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
   %do;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. Run %%installPackage() fo
     %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
     %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
     %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20240529`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20241129`                                          #;
     %put #                                                                                            #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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                #;
@@ -101,6 +102,11 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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`                #;
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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));
@@ -158,8 +164,9 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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:
@@ -233,6 +240,10 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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;
@@ -266,7 +277,9 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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;
@@ -286,6 +299,12 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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;
@@ -360,6 +379,21 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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)) 
@@ -375,14 +409,60 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20240529. 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;
 

SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 
 
-  Version 20240529 
+  Version 20241129 
 
   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 *//*** HELP END ***/
 
 
-%macro listPackages()/secure PARMBUFF
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20240529.'
+%macro listPackages()
+/secure PARMBUFF
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20241129.'
 ;
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
   %do;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HE
     %put ###       This is short help information for the `listPackages` macro                     #;
     %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20240529`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20241129`                                #;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;

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 20240529. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20241129. 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 `20240529`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20241129`                              #;
     %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.)
@@ -221,21 +233,31 @@ minoperator
       filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
 
       /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-      %local rV pV;
-      %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
-      %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                        + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                        + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
-      %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
-      %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                        + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                        + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+      %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;
+      %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
+      %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                        + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                        + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+
+      %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
+      %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));
+      %if %superq(rVsign)= %then %let rVsign=<=;
+      %else %if NOT (%superq(rVsign) IN (%str(=) %str(<=) %str(=<) %str(=>) %str(>=) %str(<) %str(>))) %then 
+        %do;
+          %put WARNING: Illegal operatopr "%superq(rVsign)"! Default(<=) will be used.;
+          %put WARNING- Supported operators are: %str(= <= =< => >= < >);
+          %let rVsign=<=;
+        %end;
+      %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                        + (%scan(&rV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                        + (%scan(&rV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
       
-      %if %sysevalf(&rV. > &pV.) %then
+      %if NOT %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.) %then
         %do;
           %put ERROR: Package &packageName. will not be loaded!;
-          %put ERROR- Required version is &requiredVersion.;
-          %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;
+          %put ERROR- Required version is &rV0.;
+          %put ERROR- Provided version is &pV0.;
+          %put ERROR- Condition %bquote((&rV0. &rVsign. &pV0.)) evaluates to %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.);
           %put ERROR- Verify installed version of the package.;
           %put ERROR- ;
           %GOTO WrongVersionOFPackage; /*%RETURN;*/
@@ -278,7 +300,7 @@ 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 20240529. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20241129. 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 `20240529`      #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20241129`      #;
     %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.); */
@@ -156,22 +157,33 @@ minoperator
           %include &_PackageFileref_.(packagemetadata.sas) / &source2.;
           filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
 
+
           /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-          %local rV pV;
-          %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
-          %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                            + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                            + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
-          %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
-          %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                            + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                            + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+          %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;
+          %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
+          %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                            + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                            + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+
+          %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
+          %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));
+          %if %superq(rVsign)= %then %let rVsign=<=;
+          %else %if NOT (%superq(rVsign) IN (%str(=) %str(<=) %str(=<) %str(=>) %str(>=) %str(<) %str(>))) %then 
+            %do;
+              %put WARNING: Illegal operatopr "%superq(rVsign)"! Default(<=) will be used.;
+              %put WARNING- Supported operators are: %str(= <= =< => >= < >);
+              %let rVsign=<=;
+            %end;
+          %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+                            + (%scan(&rV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                            + (%scan(&rV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
           
-          %if %sysevalf(&rV. > &pV.) %then
+          %if NOT %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.) %then
             %do;
               %put ERROR: Additional content for package &packageName. will not be loaded!;
-              %put ERROR- Required version is &requiredVersion.;
-              %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;
+              %put ERROR- Required version is &rV0.;
+              %put ERROR- Provided version is &pV0.;
+              %put ERROR- Condition %bquote((&rV0. &rVsign. &pV0.)) evaluates to %sysevalf(&rV. &rVsign. &pV.);
               %put ERROR- Verify installed version of the package.;
               %put ERROR- ;
               %GOTO WrongVersionOFPackageAddCnt; /*%RETURN;*/
@@ -364,12 +376,10 @@ minoperator
   options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. 
           &notes_tmp. &source_tmp. 
           &stimer_tmp. &fullstimer_tmp.
-          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp.;
+          msglevel=&msglevel_tmp. &mautocomploc_tmp.;
 
 %ENDofloadPackageAddCnt:
 %mend loadPackageAddCnt;
 
-
-
-
 /**/
+

SPF/Macros/loadpackages.sas

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                  */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20240529. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20241129. 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 `20240529`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20241129`                   #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ parmbuff
   %local lengthOfsyspbuff numberOfPackagesNames i packageElement packageName packageVersion str;
 
   %let lengthOfsyspbuff      = %qsysfunc(length(&syspbuff.));
-  %let packagesNames         = %qsysfunc(compress(%qsubstr(&syspbuff., 2, %eval(&lengthOfsyspbuff.-2)), {[(. _,)]}, KDA));
+  %let packagesNames         = %qsysfunc(compress(%qsubstr(&syspbuff., 2, %eval(&lengthOfsyspbuff.-2)), {[(. <=>_,)]}, KDA));
   
   %let str = %qsysfunc(translate(%superq(packagesNames),[[ ]],{(,)}));
   %let str = %qsysfunc(transtrn(%superq(str),],%str(] )));

SPF/Macros/previewpackage.sas

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                                        */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20240529. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241129. 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 20240529. Run %preview
     %put ###    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro            #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20240529`                    #;
+    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20241129`                    #;
     %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 20240529. 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 20240529. 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/splitcodeforpackage.sas

@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+/*+splitCodeForPackage+*/
+/*** HELP START ***/
+
+%macro splitCodeForPackage(
+ codeFile          /* a code file to split */
+,packagePath=      /* location for results */
+,debug=0           /* technical parameter  */
+,nobs=0            /* technical parameter  */
+)
+/*** HELP START ***/
+/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20241129. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
+;
+/*%macro _();%mend _;*/
+%if (%superq(codeFile) = ) OR (%qupcase(&codeFile.) = HELP) %then
+  %do;
+    %local options_tmp ;
+    %let options_tmp = ls=%sysfunc(getoption(ls))ps=%sysfunc(getoption(ps))
+     %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source))
+     msglevel=%sysfunc(getoption(msglevel))
+    ;
+    options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
+    %put ;
+    %put #################################################################################;
+    %put ###     This is short help information for the `splitCodeForPackage` macro      #;
+    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple      #;
+    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20241129`                              #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
+    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
+    %put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and included by                               #;
+    %put # a single `load.sas` file (also embedded inside the zip).                      #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # The `%nrstr(%%splitCodeForPackage())` macro takes a file with SAS code                 #;
+    %put # snippets surrounded by `%str(/)*##$##-code-block-start-##$## <tag spec> *%str(/)` and     #;
+    %put # `%str(/)*##$##-code-block-end-##$## <tag spec> *%str(/)` tags and split that file into    #;
+    %put # multiple files and directories according to a tag specification.              #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # The `<tag spec>` is a list of pairs of the form: `type(object)` that          #;
+    %put # indicates how the file should be split. See example 1 below for details.      #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #### Parameters:                                                                #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # 1. `codeFile=`        *Required.* Name of a file containing code              #;
+    %put #                        that will be split. Required and not null.             #;
+    %put #                        If empty displays this help information.               #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `packagePath=`      *Required.* Location for package files after            #;
+    %put #                        splitting into separate files and directories.         #;
+    %put #                        If missing or not exist then `WORK` is uded.           #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `debug=`            *Optional.* Turns on code printing for debugging.       #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # - `nobs=`             *Optional.* Technical parameter with value `0`.         #;
+    %put #                        Do not change.                                         #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
+    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put ### Example 1 ###################################################################;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #   Assume that the `myPackageCode.sas` file                                    #;
+    %put #   is located in the `C:/lazy/` folder and                                     #;
+    %put #   contain the following code and tags:                                        #;
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(abc) */                );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%macro abc();                                                         );
+    %put  %nrstr(   %%put I am "abc".;                                                   );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%mend abc;                                                            );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(abc) */                  );
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(efg) */                );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%macro efg();                                                         );
+    %put  %nrstr(   %%put I am "efg".;                                                   );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%mend efg;                                                            );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(efg) */                  );
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( proc FCMP outlib=work.f.p;                                             );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */            );
+    %put  %nrstr( function xyz(n);                                                       );
+    %put  %nrstr(   return(n**2 + n + 1)                                                 );
+    %put  %nrstr( endfunc;                                                               );
+    %put  %nrstr( /)%nrstr(*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */              );
+    %put  %nrstr( quit;                                                                  );
+    %put  ;
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put # and we want results in `C:/split/` folder, we run the following:              #;
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
+    %put  %nrstr( filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %%* setup a directory for packages;);
+    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);      %%* enable the framework;         );
+    %put  ;
+    %put  %nrstr( %%splitCodeForPackage%(                                                 );
+    %put  %nrstr(    codeFile=C:/lazy/myPackageCode.sas                                   );
+    %put  %nrstr(   ,packagePath=C:/split/ %)                                             );
+    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
+    %put #                                                                               #;
+    %put #################################################################################;
+    %put ;
+    options &options_tmp.;                        
+    %GOTO ENDofsplitCodeForPackage;
+  %end;
+
+
+%local options_tmp2 ;
+%let options_tmp2 = ls=%sysfunc(getoption(ls)) ps=%sysfunc(getoption(ps))
+%sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source))
+msglevel=%sysfunc(getoption(msglevel))
+;
+options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
+
+%let debug = %sysevalf(NOT(0=%superq(debug)));
+%if 1=&debug. %then
+  %do;
+    options mprint symbolgen mlogic source source2 msglevel=i;
+  %end;
+
+%put NOTE- --&SYSMACRONAME.-START--;
+%local rc;
+%let rc = %sysfunc(doSubL(%nrstr(
+  options
+  %sysfunc(ifc(1=&debug.
+  ,msglevel=I ls=max ps=64 notes mprint symbolgen mlogic source source2
+  ,msglevel=N ls=max ps=64 nonotes nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic nosource nosource2
+  ))
+  ;;;;
+
+  options DLcreateDir;
+  libname w "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/_splitCodeForPackage_";
+  filename d "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/_splitCodeForPackage_/dummy";
+  data _null_;
+    file d;
+    put "dummy";
+  run;
+
+  data _null_;
+    length codeFile $ 4096;
+    codeFile = symget('codeFile');
+    codeFile = dequote(codeFile);
+   
+    if fileexist(codeFile) then 
+      do;
+        codeFile = quote(strip(codeFile),"'");
+        call symputX("codeFile",codeFile,"L");
+      end;
+    else 
+      do;      
+        put "ERROR: [splitCodeForPackage] File " codeFile 'does not exist!';
+        call symputX("codeFile",quote(strip(pathname('d'))),"L");
+      end;
+  run;
+
+  options notes;
+  filename source &codeFile.;
+  filename source LIST;
+  options nonotes;
+
+  data _null_;
+    length packagePath work $ 4096;
+    work = pathname('WORK');
+    packagePath = coalescec(symget('packagePath'), work);
+    rc = fileexist(packagePath);
+    if NOT rc then packagePath = work;
+    if rc = 1 then put "INFO: " @;
+              else put "WARNING: " @;
+    put packagePath=; 
+    call symputX('packagePath',packagePath,"L");
+  run;
+
+
+  data w.files;
+    stop;
+  run;
+
+  data _null_;
+    if 1 = _N_ then
+      do;
+        declare hash H(ordered:"A");
+        H.defineKey('token');
+        H.defineData('token','start','end','lineNumber');
+        H.defineDone();
+      end;
+    if 1 = _E_ then
+      do;
+        H.output(dataset:'w.files');  
+      end;
+
+    infile source END=_E_;
+    lineNumberN+1;
+    input;
+
+    length line $ 4096 lineNumber $ 256;
+    line = left(lowcase(_infile_));
+    block=scan(line,1," ");
+
+    if block in (
+      '/*##$##-code-block-start-##$##' 
+      '/*##$##-code-block-end-##$##'
+    ); 
+
+    if substr(block,20,1) = 's' then 
+      do; s=1; e=0; end;
+    else
+      do; s=0; e=1; end;
+
+    i=1;
+    token=block;
+    do while(i);
+      i+1;
+      token=scan(line,i," ");
+      if token='*/' OR token=' ' then i=0;
+      else
+        do;
+          start=0; end=0;
+          if H.find() then
+            do;
+              start=s;
+              end  =e;
+              lineNumber = cats(lineNumberN);
+            end;
+          else
+            do;
+              start+s;
+              end  +e; 
+              lineNumber = catx(",",lineNumber,lineNumberN);
+            end;
+          H.replace();
+          /*putlog token= s= e= start= end=;*/
+        end;
+    end;
+  run;
+
+  title;
+  title1 "Attention!!! Not Matching Tags!";
+  title2 "Verify following tags in file:";
+  title3 &codeFile.;
+  proc print data=w.files(where=(start NE end));
+  run;
+  title;
+
+  data w.files;
+    set w.files end=_E_ nobs=nobs; 
+    where start=end;
+    length dir $ 128 code $ 32 path $ 160;
+    dir =coalescec(scan(token,1,'()'),'!BAD_DIRECTORY');
+    code=coalescec(scan(token,2,'()'),'!BAD_CODE_FILE');
+    if dir = '!BAD_DIRECTORY' or code = '!BAD_CODE_FILE' then
+      put "WARNING: Bad directory or code file name!" 
+        / "WARNING- Check tag: " token ;
+    path=cats('/',dir,'/',code,'.sas'); /* .sas */
+  run;
+
+  title;
+  title1 "List of tags with value _ALL_ for 'dir' or 'code' variable.";
+  title2 "Snippets tagged this way will be copied to multiple files.";
+  proc print data=w.files(where=(dir = '_all_' OR code = '_all_'));
+  run;
+  title;
+
+  data w.files;
+    if 0=nobs then
+      put "WARNING: No tags found in the file";
+    
+    set w.files end=_E_ nobs=nobs; 
+    where dir NE '_all_' AND code NE '_all_';
+    n+1;
+    if 1 = _E_ then 
+      call symputX('nobs',n,"L");
+  run;
+
+  title;
+  title "List of files";
+  proc print data=w.files;
+  run;
+  title;
+
+  data _null_;
+    set w.files;
+    rc = libname("_",catx("/",symget('packagePath'),dir));
+    rc = libname("_");
+  run;
+
+  filename f DUMMY;
+  data _null_;
+    if 1 =_N_ then
+      do;
+        array paths[0:&nobs.] $ 128 _temporary_;
+        array starts[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+        array ends[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+        array write[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+        array firstLine[0:&nobs.] _temporary_;
+
+        declare hash H();
+        H.defineKey('token');
+        H.defineData('n');
+        H.defineDone();
+
+        do until(_E_);
+          set w.files end=_E_;
+          paths[n]=path;
+          starts[n]=start;
+          ends[n]=end;
+          write[n]=0;
+          rc=H.add();
+          firstLine[n]=1;
+        end;
+        _E_=.;
+        length packagePath $ 4096;
+        retain packagePath " ";
+        packagePath=symget('packagePath');
+      end;
+
+    infile source END=_E_;
+    input;
+
+    length line /*lineToPrint*/ $ 4096;
+    line = left(lowcase(_infile_));
+    /*lineToPrint=_infile_;*/
+    block=scan(line,1," ");
+
+    if block in (
+      '/*##$##-code-block-start-##$##' 
+      '/*##$##-code-block-end-##$##'
+    ) then 
+      do;
+        /********************************************************/
+        if substr(block,20,1) = 's' then 
+          do; s=1; e=0; end;
+        else
+          do; s=0; e=1; end;
+
+        i=1;
+        token=block;
+        do while(i);
+          i+1;
+          token=scan(line,i," ");
+          if token='*/' OR token=' ' then i=0; /* if it is the end of list - stop */
+          else if token='_all_(_all_)' then /* if this is a snippet for ALL files in a package */
+            do k=1 to &nobs.;
+              starts[k]+ -s;
+              ends[k]  + -e;
+              write[k] + (s-e);
+            end;
+          else if scan(token,2,'()')='_all_' then /* if this is a snippet for ALL files in a type */
+            do k=1 to &nobs.;
+              if scan(token,1,'()')=scan(paths[k],1,'/\') then 
+                do;
+                  starts[k]+ -s;
+                  ends[k]  + -e;
+                  write[k] + (s-e);
+                end;
+            end;
+          else if scan(token,1,'()')='_all_' then /* if this is a snippet for ALL files with the same name */
+            do k=1 to &nobs.;
+              if (scan(token,2,'()')!!'.sas')=scan(paths[k],2,'/\') then 
+                do;
+                  starts[k]+ -s;
+                  ends[k]  + -e;
+                  write[k] + (s-e);
+                end;
+            end;
+          else /* all other "regular" cases */
+            do;
+              if 0=H.find() then
+                do;
+                  starts[n]+ -s;
+                  ends[n]  + -e;
+                  write[n] + (s-e);
+                  select;
+                    when(write[n]<0)
+                      putlog "ERROR: Wrong tags order for " token=;
+                    when(write[n]>1) 
+                      do;
+                        putlog "WARNING: Doubled value for tag" token=;
+                        putlog "WARNING- detected in line " _N_;
+                        putlog "WARNING- Check also counterpart block.";
+                      end;
+                    otherwise;
+                  end;
+                end;
+            end;
+        end;
+        /********************************************************/
+      end;
+    else
+      do j = 1 to hbound(write);
+        if write[j]>0 then
+          do;
+            length fvariable $ 4096;
+            fvariable=catx("/",packagePath,paths[j]);
+            file f FILEVAR=fvariable MOD;
+            /*
+            lineToPrintLen=(lengthn(lineToPrint));
+            if lineToPrintLen then
+              put @1 lineToPrint $varying4096. lineToPrintLen;
+            else put;
+            */
+            if firstLine[j] then
+              do;
+                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20241129. */';
+                firstLine[j]=0;
+              end; 
+            put _infile_;
+          end;    
+      end;
+  run;
+
+  filename f clear;
+  libname w clear;
+)));
+%put NOTE- --&sysmacroname.-END--;
+options &options_tmp2.;
+%ENDofsplitCodeForPackage:
+%mend splitCodeForPackage;
+
+
+/**/

SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                                        */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20240529. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241129. 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 20240529. Run %unloadPackage() for h
     %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20240529`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20241129`                              #;
     %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 20240529. 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 20240529. 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 20240529. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20241129. 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 20240529. Run %
     %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20240529`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20241129`           #;
     %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 20240529. 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 20240529. 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 20240529. 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

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   * [the `generatePackage` macro](#generatepackage)
   * [the `extendPackagesFileref` macro](#extendpackagesfileref)
   * [the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro](#loadpackageaddcnt)
+  * [the `splitCodeForPackage` macro](#splitcodeforpackage)
   * [Some more examples](#some-more-examples)
 
 ---
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ 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 **`20240529`**.  
+In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20241129`**.  
 
 **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 +41,7 @@ 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 `20240529`                                          
+ Macro to install SAS packages, version `20241129`                                          
                                                                                             
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     
@@ -102,7 +103,12 @@ 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 +155,7 @@ 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 `20240529`                      
+ Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20241129`                      
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -225,7 +231,7 @@ 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 `20240529`                              
+ Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20241129`                              
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -285,6 +291,10 @@ 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 +387,7 @@ 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 `20240529`                   
+ Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20241129`                   
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -426,7 +436,7 @@ 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 `20240529`                              
+ Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20241129`                              
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -491,7 +501,7 @@ 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 `20240529`                                
+ Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20241129`                                
                                                                                          
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  
@@ -532,7 +542,7 @@ 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 `20240529`           
+ Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20241129`           
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -586,7 +596,7 @@ 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 preview of a SAS packages, version `20240529`
+ Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20241129`
 
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -653,7 +663,7 @@ 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 `20240529`                            
+ Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20241129`                            
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -868,7 +878,7 @@ 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 `20240529`             
+ Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20241129`             
                                                                                          
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  
@@ -908,7 +918,7 @@ 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 `20240529`      
+ Macro to load *additional content* for a SAS package, version `20241129`      
                                                                                
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
@@ -994,6 +1004,89 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 %installPackage(SQLinDS)  %* install the package from the Internet;  
 %loadPackageAddCnt(SQLinDS) %* load additional content for the package;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                               
+                                                                               
+##     This is short help information for the `splitCodeForPackage` macro <a name="splitcodeforpackage"></a>     
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                                                               
+ Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple      
+ files with separate snippets, version `20241129`                              
+                                                                               
+ A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                
+ of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        
+ data, etc.) wrapped up together and included by                               
+ a single `load.sas` file (also embedded inside the zip).                      
+                                                                               
+ The `%splitCodeForPackage()` macro takes a file with SAS code                 
+ snippets surrounded by `/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## <tag spec> */` and     
+ `/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## <tag spec> */` tags and split that file into    
+ multiple files and directories according to a tag specification.              
+                                                                               
+ The `<tag spec>` is a list of pairs of the form: `type(object)` that          
+ indicates how the file should be split. See example 1 below for details.      
+                                                                               
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+### Parameters:                                                                
+                                                                               
+ 1. `codeFile=`        *Required.* Name of a file containing code              
+                        that will be split. Required and not null.             
+                        If empty displays this help information.               
+                                                                               
+ - `packagePath=`      *Required.* Location for package files after            
+                        splitting into separate files and directories.         
+                        If missing or not exist then `WORK` is uded.           
+                                                                               
+ - `debug=`            *Optional.* Turns on code printing for debugging.       
+                                                                               
+ - `nobs=`             *Optional.* Technical parameter with value `0`.         
+                        Do not change.                                         
+                                                                               
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                                                               
+ Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   
+ to learn more.                                                                
+                                                                               
+### Example 1 ##################################################################
+                                                                               
+   Assume that the `myPackageCode.sas` file                                    
+   is located in the `C:/lazy/` folder and                                     
+   contain the following code and tags:                                        
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+
+/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(abc) */
+%macro abc();
+  %put I am "abc".;
+%mend abc;
+/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(abc) */
+
+/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 01_macro(efg) */
+%macro efg();
+  %put I am "efg".;
+%mend efg;
+/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 01_macro(efg) */
+
+proc FCMP outlib=work.f.p;
+/*##$##-code-block-start-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */
+function xyz(n);
+  return(n**2 + n + 1)
+endfunc;
+/*##$##-code-block-end-##$## 02_functions(xyz) */
+quit;
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                                                                               
+ and we want results in `C:/split/` folder, we run the following:              
+                                                                               
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
+%include packages(SPFinit.sas);      %* enable the framework;
+
+%splitCodeForPackage(
+   codeFile=C:/lazy/myPackageCode.sas
+  ,packagePath=C:/split/ )
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                                                                               
+                                                                               
                                                                                
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Some more examples <a name="some-more-examples"></a> #############################################################

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")
 
 ---
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ 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")
 
 ---
 
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ SHA256 digest for DFA: F*012375D87F66EB3A7BF5DDD0CC5AEE28851733EE33CC63231DF9045
 ```
 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**\[1.41.0\] 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); 
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ format x bool.;
 %put %date(yymmddn10.) %time(time5.) %datetime(e8601dt.);
 
 %put %monthShift(2023,1,-5);
-```
-SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*6760DDF382E7CA9A1291F028FA7F2BACB68A3D31CEA3A85104E13EA08645AEF1
 
-[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
+%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")
 
 ---
 
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*6760DDF382E7CA9A1291F028FA7F2BACB68A3D31CEA3A85104
 
 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 +1,21 @@
+/* 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
 

packages/baseplus.md

@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@
 ### Version information:
   
 - Package: BasePlus
-- Version: 1.41.0
-- Generated: 2024-06-09T18:22:04
+- Version: 2.1.0
+- Generated: 2024-09-09T12:55:04
 - Author(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com), Quentin McMullen (qmcmullen@gmail.com)
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
-- File SHA256: `F*6760DDF382E7CA9A1291F028FA7F2BACB68A3D31CEA3A85104E13EA08645AEF1` for this version
-- Content SHA256: `C*850DEDF85E36C971713B7E3B29AC703C570A89479D47799F1482216E4F1F52FC` for this version
+- File SHA256: `F*DFA83F8E0D7424DEB63D49620392068BC68D766552E2804CB6B01DE8E5A87769` for this version
+- Content SHA256: `C*AB16F5B6538515607C3C254E401DC1ACA7293AB36990227F6E7792145CEEAB87` for this version
   
 ---
  
-# The `BasePlus` package, version: `1.41.0`;
+# The `BasePlus` package, version: `2.1.0`;
   
 ---
  
 
-# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.41.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The BasePlus package [ver. 2.1.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
 
 The **BasePlus** package implements useful
 functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.
@@ -368,6 +368,25 @@ run;
 %put &=y.;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+**EXAMPLE 28** Converting variables names to lowercases:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data a1 a2 a3 b_x b_y b_z;
+  set sashelp.class(obs=1);
+run;
+
+%put #%expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=a1-a3 b_:)#;
+
+proc print data=a1;
+proc print data=b_x;
+run;
+
+%unifyVarsCaseSize(work,a1-a3 b_:)
+
+proc print data=a1;
+proc print data=b_x;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 ---
   
 ---
@@ -384,12 +403,13 @@ localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation pr
  
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
  
-*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20240529`*
+*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20240711`*
  
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 # The `BasePlus` package content
 The `BasePlus` package consists of the following content:
+ 
 1. [`%bppipe()` macro ](#bppipe-macro-1 )
 2. [`%deduplistc()` macro ](#deduplistc-macro-2 )
 3. [`%deduplistp()` macro ](#deduplistp-macro-3 )
@@ -438,37 +458,42 @@ The `BasePlus` package consists of the following content:
 46. [`deldataset()` function ](#deldataset-functions-46 )
 47. [`semicolonc()` function ](#semicolonc-functions-47 )
 48. [`semicolonn()` function ](#semicolonn-functions-48 )
-49. [`$brackets.` format/informat ](#brackets-format-49 )
-50. [`$semicolon.` format/informat ](#semicolon-format-50 )
-51. [`qsortincbyprocproto()` proto ](#qsortincbyprocproto-proto-51 )
-52. [`frommissingtonumberbs()` function ](#frommissingtonumberbs-functions-52 )
-53. [`fromnumbertomissing()` function ](#fromnumbertomissing-functions-53 )
-54. [`quicksort4notmiss()` function ](#quicksort4notmiss-functions-54 )
-55. [`quicksorthash()` function ](#quicksorthash-functions-55 )
-56. [`quicksorthashsddv()` function ](#quicksorthashsddv-functions-56 )
-57. [`quicksortlight()` function ](#quicksortlight-functions-57 )
-58. [`%date()` macro ](#date-macro-58 )
-59. [`%datetime()` macro ](#datetime-macro-59 )
-60. [`%downloadfilesto()` macro ](#downloadfilesto-macro-60 )
-61. [`%filepath()` macro ](#filepath-macro-61 )
-62. [`%finddswithvarval()` macro ](#finddswithvarval-macro-62 )
-63. [`%fmt()` macro ](#fmt-macro-63 )
-64. [`%gettitle()` macro ](#gettitle-macro-64 )
-65. [`%iffunc()` macro ](#iffunc-macro-65 )
-66. [`%infmt()` macro ](#infmt-macro-66 )
-67. [`%letters()` macro ](#letters-macro-67 )
-68. [`%libpath()` macro ](#libpath-macro-68 )
-69. [`%minclude()` macro ](#minclude-macro-69 )
-70. [`%monthshift()` macro ](#monthshift-macro-70 )
-71. [`%replist()` macro ](#replist-macro-71 )
-72. [`%time()` macro ](#time-macro-72 )
-73. [`%today()` macro ](#today-macro-73 )
-74. [`%translate()` macro ](#translate-macro-74 )
-75. [`%tranwrd()` macro ](#tranwrd-macro-75 )
-76. [`%workpath()` macro ](#workpath-macro-76 )
+49. [`$bpklenght.` format/informat ](#bpklenght-formats-49 )
+50. [`$bplenght.` format/informat ](#bplenght-formats-50 )
+51. [`$brackets.` format/informat ](#brackets-formats-51 )
+52. [`$semicolon.` format/informat ](#semicolon-formats-52 )
+53. [`qsortincbyprocproto()` proto ](#qsortincbyprocproto-proto-53 )
+54. [`frommissingtonumberbs()` function ](#frommissingtonumberbs-functions-54 )
+55. [`fromnumbertomissing()` function ](#fromnumbertomissing-functions-55 )
+56. [`quicksort4notmiss()` function ](#quicksort4notmiss-functions-56 )
+57. [`quicksorthash()` function ](#quicksorthash-functions-57 )
+58. [`quicksorthashsddv()` function ](#quicksorthashsddv-functions-58 )
+59. [`quicksortlight()` function ](#quicksortlight-functions-59 )
+60. [`%date()` macro ](#date-macro-60 )
+61. [`%datetime()` macro ](#datetime-macro-61 )
+62. [`%downloadfilesto()` macro ](#downloadfilesto-macro-62 )
+63. [`%expanddatasetslist()` macro ](#expanddatasetslist-macro-63 )
+64. [`%filepath()` macro ](#filepath-macro-64 )
+65. [`%finddswithvarval()` macro ](#finddswithvarval-macro-65 )
+66. [`%fmt()` macro ](#fmt-macro-66 )
+67. [`%generateoneliners()` macro ](#generateoneliners-macro-67 )
+68. [`%gettitle()` macro ](#gettitle-macro-68 )
+69. [`%iffunc()` macro ](#iffunc-macro-69 )
+70. [`%infmt()` macro ](#infmt-macro-70 )
+71. [`%letters()` macro ](#letters-macro-71 )
+72. [`%libpath()` macro ](#libpath-macro-72 )
+73. [`%minclude()` macro ](#minclude-macro-73 )
+74. [`%monthshift()` macro ](#monthshift-macro-74 )
+75. [`%replist()` macro ](#replist-macro-75 )
+76. [`%time()` macro ](#time-macro-76 )
+77. [`%today()` macro ](#today-macro-77 )
+78. [`%translate()` macro ](#translate-macro-78 )
+79. [`%tranwrd()` macro ](#tranwrd-macro-79 )
+80. [`%unifyvarscasesize()` macro ](#unifyvarscasesize-macro-80 )
+81. [`%workpath()` macro ](#workpath-macro-81 )
   
  
-98. [License note](#license)
+82. [License note](#license)
   
 ---
  
@@ -977,6 +1002,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  <,varRange=>
  <,quote=>
  <,mcArray=> 
+ <,ignoreCases>
 )
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -989,7 +1015,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                        a variables separator on the created list. 
 
 * `pattern = .*`     - *Optional*, default value `.*` (i.e. any text), 
-                       a variable name regexp pattern, case INSENSITIVE! 
+                       a variable name regexp pattern, by default case INSENSITIVE! 
 
 * `varRange = _all_` - *Optional*, default value `_all_`, 
                        a named range list of variables. 
@@ -1010,6 +1036,8 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                            `%put %getVars(..., mcArray=XXX);` will result with  
                           an Explicit & Radical Refuse Of Run (aka ERROR).
 
+* `ignoreCases=`     - *Optional*, default value is 1.  
+                        Indicates if search should be case insensitive.
 
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
@@ -1876,7 +1904,8 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  <,sep=>
  <,pattern=>
  <,varRange=>
- <,quote=>          
+ <,quote=>
+ <,ignoreCases=> 
 )
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -1897,6 +1926,9 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 * `quote =`          - *Optional*, default value is blank, a quotation 
                        symbol to be used around values.
 
+* `ignoreCases=`     - *Optional*, default value is 1.  
+                        Indicates if search should be case insensitive.
+
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
 
@@ -2003,6 +2035,9 @@ plots of kernel density estimates, jitter data values, and box-and-whiskers plot
 
 See examples below for the details.
 
+The "Here Comes the Rain (Cloud Plot) Again" (B. Jablonski, 2024) article
+describing the macro is attached as an additional content to the package.
+
 ### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
 
 The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
@@ -2020,6 +2055,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  <,boxPlotSymbolSize=>
  <,boxPlotLineSize=>
  <,boxPlotFill=>
+ <,whiskerScale=>
  <,meanShiftLine=>
  <,meanShiftStep=>
  <,meanShiftColors=>
@@ -2115,6 +2151,12 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                          Transparency of the box plot.
                          Ranges from 0.0 (opaque) to 1.0 (full translucent).
 
+* `whiskerScale=`      - *Optional*, default value `1.5`.                         
+                         It provides `WS` parameter in the `Q1 - WS*IQR`
+                         formula and the `Q3 + WS*IQR` formula.
+                         Provided value should be a positive number. 
+                         Otherwise it is set to 0.
+
 * `meanShiftLine`      - *Optional*, default value `0`.
                          Indicates if a line connecting mean symbol 
                          on the Box Plot should be added.
@@ -2334,12 +2376,14 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 The box-and-whiskers plot has the following interpretation: 
 - left vertical bar indicates the *minimum*,
-- left whisker line starts at `max(Q1 - 1.5IQR, minimum)` and ends at lower quartile (Q1),
+- left whisker line starts at `max(Q1 - WS*IQR, minimum)` and ends at lower quartile (Q1),
 - diamond indicates mean,
 - vertical bar inside of the box indicates median,
-- right whisker line starts at upper quartile (Q3) and ends at `min(Q3 + 1.5IQR, maximum)`,
+- right whisker line starts at upper quartile (Q3) and ends at `min(Q3 + WS*IQR, maximum)`,
 - right vertical bar indicates the *maximum*.
 
+The `WS` value is provided through `whiskerScale=` parameter. Default value is `1.5`.
+
 With above setup it may happen that 
 there is a gap between the minimum marker and the beginning of the left whisker 
 or 
@@ -2501,6 +2545,7 @@ The output can be seen in the `md` file.
   , vertical = 1
   , title = %nrstr(title1 J=C HEIGHT=3 "The VERTICAL plotting is cool, ...";)
   , footnote = %nrstr(footnote1 J=L HEIGHT=2 "... isn't it?";)
+  , whiskerScale = 1.5
   )
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -4487,7 +4532,129 @@ semicolonN(X)
   
 ---
  
-## `$brackets.` format/informat <a name="brackets-format-49"></a> ######
+## `$bpklenght.` format/informat <a name="bpklenght-formats-49"></a> ######
+ 
+## >>> `bpklength` format/informat: <<< <a name="bpklength-format"></a> #######################
+
+The **bpklength** format and informats uses the `klength()` function
+to count the number of letters in a word. For empty string returns 0.
+
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: #################################################### 
+
+**Example 1.** Informats and format:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data work.count_letters;
+  input x $ 32.;
+  n = input (x, bpklength.);
+  c = input (x, $bpklength.);
+  format x $bpklength.;
+cards;
+ż
+żó
+żół
+żółć
+a 
+ab 
+abc 
+abcd
+空
+空手
+空手道
+1
+12
+123
+1234
+12345
+123456
+1234567
+12345678
+123456789
+1234567890
+;
+run;
+proc print data=work.count_letters;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Example 2.** Format:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data _null_;
+  length x $ 32767;
+  do i = 32767/3 to 0 by -1111, 10 to 0 by -1;
+    x=repeat("空",i);
+    put x $bpklength.;
+  end;
+run; 
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+--- 
+
+  
+---
+ 
+## `$bplenght.` format/informat <a name="bplenght-formats-50"></a> ######
+ 
+## >>> `bplength` format/informat: <<< <a name="bplength-format"></a> #######################
+
+The **bplength** format and informats use the `lengthn()` function
+to count the number of bytes in a word.
+
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: #################################################### 
+
+**Example 1.** Informats and format:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data work.count_bytes;
+  input x $ 32.;
+  n = input (x, bplength.);
+  c = input (x, $bplength.);
+  format x $bplength.;
+cards;
+ż
+żó
+żół
+żółć
+a 
+ab 
+abc 
+abcd
+空
+空手
+空手道
+1
+12
+123
+1234
+12345
+123456
+1234567
+12345678
+123456789
+1234567890
+;
+run;
+proc print data=work.count_bytes;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Example 2.** Format:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data _null_;
+  length x $ 32767;
+  do i = 32767/3 to 0 by -1111, 10 to 0 by -1;
+    x=repeat("空",i);
+    put x $bplength.;
+  end;
+run; 
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+--- 
+
+  
+---
+ 
+## `$brackets.` format/informat <a name="brackets-formats-51"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `brackets.` format: <<< <a name="brackets-format"></a> #######################
 
@@ -4518,7 +4685,7 @@ run;
   
 ---
  
-## `$semicolon.` format/informat <a name="semicolon-format-50"></a> ######
+## `$semicolon.` format/informat <a name="semicolon-formats-52"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `semicolon.` format: <<< <a name="semicolon-format"></a> #######################
 
@@ -4542,7 +4709,7 @@ run;
   
 ---
  
-## `qsortincbyprocproto()` proto <a name="qsortincbyprocproto-proto-51"></a> ######
+## `qsortincbyprocproto()` proto <a name="qsortincbyprocproto-proto-53"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `qsortInCbyProcProto()` proto function: <<< <a name="qsortincbyprocproto-proto-function"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -4604,7 +4771,7 @@ Based on the code from the following pages [2020.08.14]:
   
 ---
  
-## `frommissingtonumberbs()` function <a name="frommissingtonumberbs-functions-52"></a> ######
+## `frommissingtonumberbs()` function <a name="frommissingtonumberbs-functions-54"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `fromMissingToNumberBS()` function: <<< <a name="frommissingtonumberbs-function"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -4657,7 +4824,7 @@ fromMissingToNumberBS(x)
   
 ---
  
-## `fromnumbertomissing()` function <a name="fromnumbertomissing-functions-53"></a> ######
+## `fromnumbertomissing()` function <a name="fromnumbertomissing-functions-55"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `fromNumberToMissing()` function: <<< <a name="fromnumbertomissing-function"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -4709,7 +4876,7 @@ fromNumberToMissing(x)
   
 ---
  
-## `quicksort4notmiss()` function <a name="quicksort4notmiss-functions-54"></a> ######
+## `quicksort4notmiss()` function <a name="quicksort4notmiss-functions-56"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `quickSort4NotMiss()` subroutine: <<< <a name="quicksort4notmiss-subroutine"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -4803,7 +4970,7 @@ call quickSort4NotMiss(A)
   
 ---
  
-## `quicksorthash()` function <a name="quicksorthash-functions-55"></a> ######
+## `quicksorthash()` function <a name="quicksorthash-functions-57"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `quickSortHash()` subroutine: <<< <a name="quicksorthash-subroutine"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5044,7 +5211,7 @@ call quickSortHash(A)
   
 ---
  
-## `quicksorthashsddv()` function <a name="quicksorthashsddv-functions-56"></a> ######
+## `quicksorthashsddv()` function <a name="quicksorthashsddv-functions-58"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `quickSortHashSDDV()` subroutine: <<< <a name="quicksorthashsddv-subroutine"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5175,7 +5342,7 @@ call quickSortHashSDDV(A, SDDV)
   
 ---
  
-## `quicksortlight()` function <a name="quicksortlight-functions-57"></a> ######
+## `quicksortlight()` function <a name="quicksortlight-functions-59"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `quickSortLight()` subroutine: <<< <a name="quicksortlight-subroutine"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5384,7 +5551,7 @@ call quickSortLight(A)
   
 ---
  
-## `%date()` macro <a name="date-macro-58"></a> ######
+## `%date()` macro <a name="date-macro-60"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%date()` macro: <<< <a name="date-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5427,7 +5594,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%datetime()` macro <a name="datetime-macro-59"></a> ######
+## `%datetime()` macro <a name="datetime-macro-61"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%datetime()` macro: <<< <a name="datetime-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5484,7 +5651,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%downloadfilesto()` macro <a name="downloadfilesto-macro-60"></a> ######
+## `%downloadfilesto()` macro <a name="downloadfilesto-macro-62"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%downloadFilesTo()` macro: <<< <a name="downloadfilesto-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5616,7 +5783,111 @@ run;
   
 ---
  
-## `%filepath()` macro <a name="filepath-macro-61"></a> ######
+## `%expanddatasetslist()` macro <a name="expanddatasetslist-macro-63"></a> ######
+ 
+## >>> `%expandDataSetsList()` macro: <<< <a name="expanddatasetslist-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The `%expandDataSetsList()` macro is dedicated to "lazy typers".
+
+It allows to expand data set names provides in form of a SAS list for a given library.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%expandDataSetsList()` macro works as pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%expandDataSetsList(
+    lib
+   ,datasets
+  <,quote=>
+  <,views=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `lib`              - *Required*, is a name of a library
+                         where data sets are looked-up.  
+
+2. `datasets`         - *Required*, is a list of data sets or views 
+                         to be expanded. Can be named list (e.g. `x_:`),
+                         can be enumerated list (e.g. `y_1-y_5`), or both.
+                         Also the `_ALL_` value is accepted. 
+
+*. `quote`            - *Optional*, binary indicator (default `0` means "no").
+                         Tells if data set names should be quoted. 
+
+*. `views`            - *Optional*, binary indicator (default `1` means "yes").
+                         Tells if views names should be listed too. 
+
+---
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 0.** Create data sets for tests:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data x_a x_b x_c x_d x_e x_f;
+  x=17;
+run;
+data y1 y2 y3 y4 y9 y10 y11 y12; 
+  y=42;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Display names of listed datasets, handle not existing too:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%PUT #%expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=x_: y1-y4 y9)#;
+
+%PUT #%expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=x_: y1-y4 notExist_1-notExist_10)#;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Display one and all datasets from `WORK`, names quoted:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%PUT %expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=_ALL_, quote=1);
+
+%PUT %expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=x_a, quote=1);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** In tandem with the `resolve()` function:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data _null_;
+  test=resolve('%expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=x_:, quote=1)');
+  put test / test hex72.;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** Workaround for `proc delete` not working with colon operator,
+               observe a warning info for `x_:` list:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+proc delete lib=work data=%expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=x_:)
+;
+run;
+
+%PUT #%expandDataSetsList(lib=work,datasets=x_: y1-y4 y9)#;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 5.** Including and excluding views:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%PUT %expandDataSetsList(lib=sashelp,datasets=_ALL_);
+
+%PUT %expandDataSetsList(lib=sashelp,datasets=_ALL_,views=0);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+  
+---
+ 
+## `%filepath()` macro <a name="filepath-macro-64"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%filePath()` macro: <<< <a name="filepath-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5656,7 +5927,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%finddswithvarval()` macro <a name="finddswithvarval-macro-62"></a> ######
+## `%finddswithvarval()` macro <a name="finddswithvarval-macro-65"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%findDSwithVarVal()` macro: <<< <a name="finddswithvarval-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5784,7 +6055,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%fmt()` macro <a name="fmt-macro-63"></a> ######
+## `%fmt()` macro <a name="fmt-macro-66"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%fmt()` macro: <<< <a name="fmt-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5853,7 +6124,125 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%gettitle()` macro <a name="gettitle-macro-64"></a> ######
+## `%generateoneliners()` macro <a name="generateoneliners-macro-67"></a> ######
+ 
+## >>> `%GenerateOneLiners()` macro: <<< <a name="generateoneliners-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The `%GenerateOneLiners()` macro is a "macro-generator" dedicated 
+to "lazy typers".
+
+It allows to generate macro wrappers for functions 
+that have the following form:
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%macro FUNCTION()/parmbuff;
+%sysfunc(FUNCTION&syspbuff)
+%mend FUNCTION;
+
+%macro qFUNCTION()/parmbuff;
+%qsysfunc(FUNCTION&syspbuff)
+%mend qFUNCTION;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%GenerateOneLiners()` macro is not pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%GenerateOneLiners(
+  <,listOfFunctions=>
+  <,prefix=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `listOfFunctions`  - *Required*, is a space separated list of 
+                         valid SAS functions. Default value is:
+                         `CATX CATQ CATT CAT COMPRESS REVERSE REPEAT`.
+
+2. `prefix`           - *Optional*, a prefix added to the name 
+                         of a created macro.
+
+---
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Create list of macrofunctions for
+               `CATX CATQ CATT CAT COMPRESS REVERSE REPEAT`:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_)
+
+%let a = 1,2,3,4,5,6;
+%put %_CATX(%str( ),&a.);
+%put %_CATQ(2A,&a.);
+%put %_QCATQ(1AMD,%str(,),&a.);
+
+%let x=a 1 b 2 c 3 d 4 e 5 f 6 g;
+%put %_COMPRESS(&x.);
+%put %_COMPRESS(&x.,,ka);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Create list of macrofunctions for
+               `SUM MEAN MEDIAN VAR STD USS CSS RANGE IQR MAD SUMABS`:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%GenerateOneLiners(
+  listOfFunctions=SUM MEAN MEDIAN VAR STD USS CSS RANGE IQR MAD SUMABS
+, prefix=_)
+
+%put 
+%_SUM(1,2,3,4,5,6) 
+%_MEAN(1,2,3,4,5,6)
+%_MEDIAN(1,2,3,4,5,6)
+%_VAR(1,2,3,4,5,6)
+;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Some other lists:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=CDF PDF RAND QUANTILE SQUANTILE SDF logCDF logPDF logSDF RMS
+)
+
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=YEAR QTR MONTH WEEK DAY HOUR MINUTE SECOND
+)
+
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=PCTL1 PCTL2 PCTL3 PCTL4 PCTL5 PCTL
+)
+
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=YYQ MDY HMS INTCK INTNX SLEEP
+)
+
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=WHICHC WHICHN 
+)
+
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=SYMEXIST SYMGLOBL SYMLOCAL 
+)
+ 
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=PRXCHANGE PRXMATCH PRXPAREN PRXPARSE
+)
+ 
+%GenerateOneLiners(prefix=_
+, listOfFunctions=MD5 SHA256 HASHING
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+  
+---
+ 
+## `%gettitle()` macro <a name="gettitle-macro-68"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%getTitle()` macro: <<< <a name="gettitle-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -5939,7 +6328,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%iffunc()` macro <a name="iffunc-macro-65"></a> ######
+## `%iffunc()` macro <a name="iffunc-macro-69"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%iffunc()` macro: <<< <a name="iffunc-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6140,7 +6529,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%infmt()` macro <a name="infmt-macro-66"></a> ######
+## `%infmt()` macro <a name="infmt-macro-70"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%infmt()` macro: <<< <a name="infmt-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6197,7 +6586,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%letters()` macro <a name="letters-macro-67"></a> ######
+## `%letters()` macro <a name="letters-macro-71"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%letters()` macro: <<< <a name="letters-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6315,7 +6704,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%libpath()` macro <a name="libpath-macro-68"></a> ######
+## `%libpath()` macro <a name="libpath-macro-72"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%libPath()` macro: <<< <a name="libpath-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6360,7 +6749,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%minclude()` macro <a name="minclude-macro-69"></a> ######
+## `%minclude()` macro <a name="minclude-macro-73"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%mInclude()` macro: <<< <a name="minclude-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6573,7 +6962,7 @@ quit;
   
 ---
  
-## `%monthshift()` macro <a name="monthshift-macro-70"></a> ######
+## `%monthshift()` macro <a name="monthshift-macro-74"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%monthShift()` macro: <<< <a name="monthshift-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6722,7 +7111,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%replist()` macro <a name="replist-macro-71"></a> ######
+## `%replist()` macro <a name="replist-macro-75"></a> ######
 
 ## >>> `%repList()` macro: <<< <a name="replist-macro"></a> #######################
 
@@ -6838,7 +7227,7 @@ run;
   
 ---
  
-## `%time()` macro <a name="time-macro-72"></a> ######
+## `%time()` macro <a name="time-macro-76"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%time()` macro: <<< <a name="time-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6881,7 +7270,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%today()` macro <a name="today-macro-73"></a> ######
+## `%today()` macro <a name="today-macro-77"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%today()` macro: <<< <a name="today-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6924,7 +7313,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%translate()` macro <a name="translate-macro-74"></a> ######
+## `%translate()` macro <a name="translate-macro-78"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%translate()` macro: <<< <a name="translate-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -6988,7 +7377,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%tranwrd()` macro <a name="tranwrd-macro-75"></a> ######
+## `%tranwrd()` macro <a name="tranwrd-macro-79"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%tranwrd()` macro: <<< <a name="tranwrd-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -7055,7 +7444,118 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   
 ---
  
-## `%workpath()` macro <a name="workpath-macro-76"></a> ######
+## `%unifyvarscasesize()` macro <a name="unifyvarscasesize-macro-80"></a> ######
+ 
+## >>> `%unifyVarsCaseSize()` macro: <<< <a name="unifyvarscasesize-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The `%unifyVarsCaseSize()` macro converts *all* variables names into low-case or
+upcase letters for given library and list of datasets. Only necessary conversion is
+done, i.e., variable `abc` will not be converted to low-case letters. 
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%unifyVarsCaseSize()` macro works as pure macro code.
+
+[NOTE:] The macro internally uses the `%expandDataSetsList()` macro.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%unifyVarsCaseSize(
+    lib
+   ,ds
+  <,case=>
+  <,debug=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `lib`              - *Required*, is a name of a library
+                         where data sets are looked-up.  
+
+2. `ds`               - *Required*, is a list of data sets 
+                         to be expanded. Can be named list (e.g. `x_:`),
+                         can be enumerated list (e.g. `y_1-y_5`), or both.
+                         Also the `_ALL_` value is accepted. 
+
+*. `case`             - *Optional*, single letter indicator (default `L` means "low-case").
+                         Tells if variables names should low-cased (`l`,`L`) or upcased ("u", "U"). 
+
+*. `debug`            - *Optional*, binary indicator (default `0` means "no").
+                         Tells if processing notes should be printed. 
+---
+
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 0.** Create data sets for tests:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data aclass1 aclass2 aclass3 bclass4 bclass5 bclass6;
+  set sashelp.class(obs=6);
+  Nn=_N_;
+  if 1=_N_ then output aclass1;
+  if 2=_N_ then output aclass2;
+  if 3=_N_ then output aclass3;
+  if 4=_N_ then output bclass4;
+  if 5=_N_ then output bclass5;
+  if 6=_N_ then output bclass6;
+run;
+proc print data=aclass1;
+run;
+proc print data=bclass6;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Convert all variables names to low-case:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%unifyVarsCaseSize(work,aclass:)
+
+proc print data=aclass1;
+proc print data=aclass2;
+proc print data=aclass3;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Convert all variables names to upcase:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%unifyVarsCaseSize(work,bclass4-bclass6,case=U) 
+
+proc print data=bclass4;
+proc print data=bclass5;
+proc print data=bclass6;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** No conversion done:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data work.abc;
+  abc=42;
+run;
+
+%unifyVarsCaseSize(work,abc,debug=1)
+
+proc print data=abc;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** Variables in all data sets in `WORK` converted to upcase:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%unifyVarsCaseSize(work,_ALL_,case=L) 
+%unifyVarsCaseSize(work,_ALL_,case=U) 
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+  
+---
+ 
+## `%workpath()` macro <a name="workpath-macro-81"></a> ######
  
 ## >>> `%workPath()` macro: <<< <a name="workpath-macro"></a> #######################  
 
@@ -7098,7 +7598,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  
 # License <a name="license"></a> ######
  
-Copyright (c) 2020 - 2023 Bartosz Jablonski
+Copyright (c) 2020 - 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