SAS Packages Framework, version 20250729

SAS Packages Framework, version 20250729 Changes: - New parameter `github=` added to the `%installPackage()` macro. - Documentation updated.
SAS Packages Framework, version 20250728
2026-01-05 06:10:05 +00:00 · 2025-07-29 11:51:56 +02:00 · 2025-07-28 10:39:12 +02:00 · 2025-07-10 13:56:45 +02:00 · 2025-04-22 13:06:18 +02:00 · 2025-04-03 13:40:06 +02:00
19 changed files with 1627 additions and 1217 deletions
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2024 Bartosz Jablonski   
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2025 Bartosz Jablonski   
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,21 +2,25 @@
 ---
 ## Intro:
 A **SAS package** is an automatically generated, single, stand alone *zip* file containing organised and ordered code structures, created by the developer and extended with additional automatically generated "driving" files (i.e. description, metadata, load, unload, and help files). 
 The *purpose of a package* is to be a simple, and easy to access, code sharing medium, which will allow: on the one hand, to separate the code complex dependencies created by the developer from the user experience with the final product and, on the other hand, reduce developer's and user's unnecessary frustration related to a remote deployment process.
 In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. 
-Don't forget to **STAR** (:star:) the repository! :-)
+Don't forget to give the repository a **STAR** and become [stargazer](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/stargazers)! :-)
 ---
 ---
 ### Current version:
-**The latest version** of SPF is **`20241027`**.  
+**The latest version** of the **SAS Packages Framework** is **`20250729`**.  
 ---
 ## Intro: 
 To get started with SAS Packages try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
@@ -51,24 +55,30 @@ Letter "D" indicates tutorial dedicated for developers and "U" materials for use
 3) (D) Article and all required materials for ["My first SAS Package"](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation/Paper_1079-2021) tutorial.
-4) (DU) Materials from Hands-on-Workshop (4+ hours) tutorial: [Share your code with SAS Packages](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages).
+4) (DU) Materials from Hands-on-Workshop (4+ hours) tutorial: [Share your code with SAS Packages](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages). 
   It is a "zero to hero" tutorial that explains all the "bells and whistles" of using, and all the "nuts and bolts" of developing SAS packages.
 ---
 ---
 ### Initiative to add SAS Packages Framework to SAS Base/Viya:
-A **SASware Ballot Idea** for adding *SAS Packages Framework* macros into Base SAS and Viya was submitted Friday, May 27th 2022. If you would like to support the idea visit this [communities.sas.com post](https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/Add-SAS-Packages-Framework-to-the-SAS-Base-Viya/idi-p/815508) and up vote the idea!
+A **SASware Ballot Idea** for adding *SAS Packages Framework* macros into Base SAS and Viya was submitted Friday, May 27th 2022. If you would like to support the idea visit this [**communities.sas.com post**](https://communities.sas.com/t5/SASware-Ballot-Ideas/Add-SAS-Packages-Framework-to-the-SAS-Base-Viya/idi-p/815508) and up vote the idea! We have 46 likes from 44 supporters up to today (as of April 22, 2025)!
 ---
-### The User:
+### A Brief User Manual:
 This is a brief intro. See below to find a link to detailed workshop materials.
 #### Create directory 
 The first step to use a package with the SAS Packages Framework:
- Create a folder for your packages, under Windows OS family e.g., `C:/SAS_PACKAGES` or under Linux/UNIX OS family e.g., `/home/<username>/SAS_PACKAGES`.
+- Create a folder for your packages, under Windows OS family e.g., `C:/SAS_PACKAGES` or under Linux/UNIX OS family e.g., `/home/<username>/SAS_PACKAGES`. The path selected is totally up to you.
-Then either:
+#### Manual installation 
 - Manually download the `SPFinit.sas` file (the SAS Packages Framework) into the local packages folder.
 - \[Optional\] Manually download the `<packageName>.zip` file into the local packages folder.
@@ -84,7 +94,11 @@ filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";         /* setup directory
 %loadPackage(packageName)                                     /* load the package content into the SAS session */
 ```
-or if you need it just for "one time" only:
+---
 #### Automatic (one-time-only) installation 
 If you need it just for "one time" only, e.g., for test if you like it:
 - Execute: 
@@ -98,9 +112,13 @@ filename SPFinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main
 %loadPackage(packageName)    /* load the package content into the SAS session */
 ```
-or do it pragmatically:
+---
- Enable the framework [first time only]:
+#### Automatic (permanent) installation
 To install SPF pragmatically:
 - Enable the framework [do this first and one time only!]:
 ```sas
 filename SPFinit url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas";
@@ -121,7 +139,7 @@ filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";
 %installPackage(SPFinit) /* install the framework */
 ```
- From now on run it like this:
+- From now on, just like you would assign libraries, run the SPF and use packages like this:
 ```sas
 filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";
@@ -134,16 +152,20 @@ filename packages "<directory/containing/packages/>";
 ---
-The "Workshop video for the User" got outdated (in general). Newer version is coming soon, in the mean time see some of the videos from the "Recordings and Presentations" section above. 
+[**Detailed workshop materials**](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages) (i.e. "from 0 to hero" instruction).
 The youtube "Workshop video for the User" got outdated (in general). Newer version is coming soon, in the mean time see some of the videos from the "Recordings and Presentations" section above. 
 (You can watch the workshop if you wish, link is working and some parts are still valid source of information e.g., "`ICE` loading" or "`disk` loading")
 <s>[**Workshop video for the User**](https://youtu.be/qX_-HJ76g8Y) \[May 6th, 2020\] [~86 minutes, outdated (installPackage macro was not there yet) but gives the idea how it works especially load, help, unload, ICEload, and other details]</s>
 ---
-### The Developer:
+---
-To create your own package:
+### For The Developer:
 In brief, to create your own package:
 - Download (and use) the `SPFinit.sas` file (the SAS Packages Framework), the part of the framework required for *testing* is there too.
@@ -155,6 +177,8 @@ To create your own package:
 The SAS Packages Framework [(short) documentation](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/SPFinit.md) to quickly see macros options and parameters.
 [**Detailed workshop materials**](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages) (i.e. "from 0 to hero" detailed instruction with a bunch of examples).
 ---
 ### If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas do not hesitate to contact me!
@@ -196,6 +220,7 @@ The SAS Packages Framework [(short) documentation](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS
 ## Where the SAS Packages Framework is used:
 This is a list of locations where the SAS Packages Framework is used:
 - Warsaw (Poland)
 - Osaka (Japan)
 If you want to share that you are using the SPF let me know and I'll update the list.
--- a/SPF/Documentation/Paper_SM01-PHUSEEU2024.pdf
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/Paper_SM01-PHUSEEU2024.pdf
--- a/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
--- a/SPF/Macros/extendpackagesfileref.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/extendpackagesfileref.sas
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             when empty the "packages" value is used */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241027. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20250729. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
 ;
 %if %QUPCASE(&packages.) = HELP %then
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241027
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20241027`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20250729`             #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241027
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`             #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                          #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`                     #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #### Example ##############################################################################;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241027
    %put #   Run the following code in your SAS session:                                           #;
    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
    %put  %nrstr( filename packages ("C:/SAS_PK1" "C:/SAS_PK2"); %%* setup a directory for packages;        );
-    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);               %%* enable the framework;                  );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);                %%* enable the framework;                  );
    %put  ;
    %put  %nrstr( filename packages ("D:/NEW_DIR" %%extendPackagesFileref()); %%* add new directory;        );
    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
--- a/SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   Macro to generate SAS packages.
-   Version 20241027
+   Version 20250729
   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 %macro generatePackage(
 filesLocation   /* location of package files 
-                    e.g. %sysfunc(pathname(work))/%lowcase(&packageName.) */
+                    e.g. /path/to/package/files/locatiion or C:\my\package\files */
 /* testing options: */
 ,testPackage=Y   /* indicator if tests should be executed, 
                    default value Y means "execute tests" */
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                    file name be created */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20241027. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20250729. 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 20241027. Run %generatePackage()
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro         #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20241027`                            #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20250729`                            #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20241027. Run %generatePackage()
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to read about the details of package generation process.                      #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Parameters:                                                                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -375,8 +376,9 @@ options NOquotelenmax NOstimer NOfullstimer;
   different file reference for each package 
   while loading package with %loadPackage() macro
  */
-/* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
+data _null_; 
-data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+  call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
 run;
 /* test if version is a number */
 data _null_;
@@ -397,17 +399,17 @@ data _null_;
 run;
 /* create or replace the ZIP file for package  */
-filename &zipReferrence. ZIP "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip";
+filename &zipReferrence. ZIP "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip";
 %if %sysfunc(fexist(&zipReferrence.)) %then 
  %do;
-    %put NOTE: Deleting file "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip";
+    %put NOTE: Deleting file "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip";
    %let _RC_ = %sysfunc(fdelete(&zipReferrence.));
    %put NOTE: &=_RC_;
  %end;
 %if %sysfunc(fexist(&zipReferrence.)) %then 
  %do;
-    %put ERROR: File "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" cannot be deleted.;
+    %put ERROR: File "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip" cannot be deleted.;
    %put ERROR- Check if the file is not blocked by another process.; 
    %put ERROR- Aborting.;
    %abort;
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ Maintainer: Firstname Lastname (xxxxxx@yyyyy.com)
 License: MIT
 Encoding: UTF8
-Required: "Base SAS Software"                    :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required SAS products, values must be like from proc setinit;run; output *;
+Required: "Base SAS Software"                    :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required SAS products, values must be like from "proc setinit" output *;
 ReqPackages: "macroArray (0.1)", "DFA (0.1)"     :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required packages *;
 >> **DESCRIPTION** <<
@@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ DESCRIPTION END:
   |                       it will be created only if user request it by using:
   |                       %loadPackage(packagename, lazyData=klm)
   |                       multiple elements separated by space are allowed
-   |                       an asterisk(*) means "load all data"] 
+   |                       an asterisk("*") means "load all data"] 
   |
   +-010_imlmodule [one file one IML module,
   |             |  only plain code of the module, without "Proc IML" header]
@@ -871,7 +873,7 @@ title6 "MD5 hashed fileref of package lowcase name: &_PackageFileref_.";
    title8 "Required SAS packages: %qsysfunc(compress(%superq(packageReqPackages),%str(%'%")))" ;   /* " */
  %end;
-footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20241027";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20250729";
 proc print 
  data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent)
@@ -940,26 +942,26 @@ run;
      length packageAuthor $ 1024;
      packageAuthor = symget('packageAuthor');
      put " ";
-      put "  Copyright (c) since %sysfunc(today(),year4.) " packageAuthor                   ;
+      put "Copyright (c) since %sysfunc(today(),year4.) " packageAuthor                   ;
-      put "                                                                                ";
+      put "                                                                               ";
-      put "  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy  ";
+      put "Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy  ";
-      put '  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal ';
+      put 'of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal ';
-      put "  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights  ";
+      put "in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights  ";
-      put "  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell     ";
+      put "to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell     ";
-      put "  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is         ";
+      put "copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is         ";
-      put "  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                      ";
+      put "furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                      ";
-      put "                                                                                ";
+      put "                                                                              ";
-      put "  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included       ";
+      put "The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included       ";
-      put "  in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        ";
+      put "in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        ";
-      put "                                                                                ";
+      put "                                                                              ";
-      put '  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR    ';
+      put 'THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR    ';
-      put "  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,      ";
+      put "IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,      ";
-      put "  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE   ";
+      put "FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE   ";
-      put "  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER        ";
+      put "AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER        ";
-      put "  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, ";
+      put "LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, ";
-      put "  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE ";
+      put "OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE ";
-      put "  SOFTWARE.                                                                     ";
+      put "SOFTWARE.                                                                     ";
-      put " ";
+      put "                                                                              ";
    run;
  %end;
@@ -1036,37 +1038,49 @@ data _null_;
  put '  )/secure;                                                                ';
  put '    %PUT ** NOTE: Package ' "&packageName." ' loaded in ICE mode **;       ';
  put '    %local _PackageFileref_;                                               ';
-  put '    /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */                  ';
+  put '    data _null_;                                                                                 ';
-  put '    data _null_;                                                                                  ';
+  put '     call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); ';
-  put '     call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); ';
+  put '    run;                                                                                         ';
  put '    run;                                                                                          ';
  put '    filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP.                                      ';
-  put '      "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)           ';
+  put '      "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)  ';
  put '    ;                                                                      ';
  put '    %include &_PackageFileref_.(packagemetadata.sas) / &source2.;          ';
  put '    filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;                                     ';
           /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-  put '    %local rV pV;                                                          ';
+  put '    %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;                                           ';
-  put '    %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));                   ';
+  put '    %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));                  ';
-  put '    %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8                          ';
+  put '    %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8                         ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4                          ';
+  put '                      + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4                         ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);                        ';
+  put '                      + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);                       ';
-  put '    %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));                  ';
+  put '                                                                           ';
-  put '    %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8                          ';
+  put '    %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));                 ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4                          ';
+  put '    %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));             ';
-  put '                      + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);                        ';
+  put '    %if %superq(rVsign)= %then %let rVsign=<=;                             ';
-  put '    %if %sysevalf(&requiredVersion. > &packageVersion.) %then              ';
+  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: Required version is &requiredVersion.;                 ';
+  put '        %put ERROR: Package &packageName. will not be loaded!;             ';
-  put '        %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;                  ';
+  put '        %put ERROR- Required version is &rV0.;                             ';
-  put '        %GOTO WrongVersionOFPackage; /*%RETURN;*/                          '; 
+  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.)           ';
+  put '      "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)  ';
  put '      ENCODING =                                                           ';
  put '        %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;        ';
  put '                                          %else utf8 ;                     ';
@@ -1390,21 +1404,21 @@ data _null_;
    if 1 = isFunction and upcase(type)=:'FUNCTION' then 
      do;
        /* macro variable for test if cherry picking used FCMP */
-        put 'data _null_;                                ';
+        put 'data _null_; ';
-        put "  call symputX('cherryPick_FCMP', exist('work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp)'), 'L'); ";
+        put "  call symputX('cherryPick_FCMP', exist('work.&packageName.fcmp'), 'L'); ";
-        put 'run;                                        ';
+        put 'run; ';
      end;
    if 1 = FIRST.type and upcase(type)='FUNCTIONS' then 
      do;
        /* header for multiple functions in one FCMP run */
-        put "proc fcmp outlib = work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp).package ; ";
+        put "proc fcmp outlib = work.&packageName.fcmp.package ; ";
      end;
    if 1 = isProto and upcase(type)='PROTO' then 
      do;
        /* macro variable for test if cherry picking used PROTO */
-        put 'data _null_;                                ';
+        put 'data _null_; ';
-        put "  call symputX('cherryPick_PROTO', exist('work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto)'), 'L'); ";
+        put "  call symputX('cherryPick_PROTO', exist('work.&packageName.proto'), 'L'); ";
-        put 'run;                                        ';
+        put 'run; ';
      end;
    if 1 = FIRST.type and upcase(type)='PROTO' then 
      do;
@@ -1413,20 +1427,20 @@ data _null_;
                          value of "package=" overwrites previously created content
                        */
        /* header for multiple functions in one PROTO run */
-        put "proc proto package = work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto).package" ProtoGrpNum /
+        put "proc proto package = work.&packageName.proto.package" ProtoGrpNum /
            " LABEL='Proc Proto C functions for &packageName. package, part" ProtoGrpNum "' ; ";
      end;
    if 1 = isFormat and upcase(type)=:'FORMAT' then 
      do;
        /* macro variable for test if cherry picking used FORMAT */
-        put 'data _null_;                                  ';
+        put 'data _null_; ';
-        put "  call symputX('cherryPick_FORMAT', cexist('work.%lowcase(&packageName.format)'), 'L'); ";
+        put "  call symputX('cherryPick_FORMAT', cexist('work.&packageName.format'), 'L'); ";
-        put 'run;                                          ';
+        put 'run; ';
      end;
    if 1 = FIRST.type and upcase(type)='FORMATS' then 
      do;
        /* header, for FORMATS */
-        put "proc format lib = work.%lowcase(&packageName.format) ; ";
+        put "proc format lib = work.&packageName.format ; ";
      end;
    if 1 = isIMLmodule and upcase(type)='IMLMODULE' then 
      do;
@@ -1600,42 +1614,42 @@ data _null_;
    /* add the link to the functions dataset, only for the first occurrence */
    /*if 1 = isFunction and (upcase(type)=:'FUNCTION') then
      do;
-        put "options APPEND=(cmplib = work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp));"/;
+        put "options APPEND=(cmplib = work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.fcmp)));"/;
      end;*/
    if 1 = FIRST.type and (upcase(type)=:'FUNCTION') then
      do;
        put '%sysfunc(ifc(0<' /
            '  %sysfunc(findw((%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib)))' /
-            "                ,work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp),""'( )'"",RIO))" /
+            "                ,work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.fcmp)),""'( )'"",RIO))" /
-            ',,%str(options' " APPEND=(cmplib = work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp));)" /
+            ',,%str(options' " APPEND=(cmplib = work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.fcmp)));)" /
            '))' ;
      end;
    /* add the link to the proto functions dataset, only for the first occurrence */
    /*if 1 = isProto and (upcase(type)=:'PROTO') then
      do;
-        put "options APPEND=(cmplib = work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto));"/;
+        put "options APPEND=(cmplib = work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.proto)));"/;
      end;*/
    if 1 = FIRST.type and (upcase(type)=:'PROTO') then
      do;
        put '%sysfunc(ifc(0<' /
            '  %sysfunc(findw((%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib)))' /
-            "                ,work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto),""'( )'"",RIO))" /
+            "                ,work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.proto)),""'( )'"",RIO))" /
-            ',,%str(options' " APPEND=(cmplib = work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto));)" /
+            ',,%str(options' " APPEND=(cmplib = work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.proto)));)" /
            '))' ;
      end;
    /* add the link to the formats catalog, only for the first occurrence  */
    /*if 1 = isFormat and (upcase(type)=:'FORMAT') then
      do;
-        put "options INSERT=(fmtsearch = work.%lowcase(&packageName.format));"/;
+        put "options INSERT=(fmtsearch = work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.format)));"/;
      end;*/
    if 1 = FIRST.type and (upcase(type)=:'FORMAT') then
      do;
        put '%sysfunc(ifc(0<' /
            '  %sysfunc(findw((%sysfunc(getoption(fmtsearch)))' /
-            "                ,work.%lowcase(&packageName.format),""'( )'"",RIO))" /
+            "                ,work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.format)),""'( )'"",RIO))" /
-            ',,%str(options' " INSERT=(fmtsearch = work.%lowcase(&packageName.format));)" /
+            ',,%str(options' " INSERT=(fmtsearch = work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.format)));)" /
            '))' ;
      end;
@@ -1683,7 +1697,7 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.;''' /
      ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' /
-      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241027.;''' / 
+      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20250729.;''' / 
      ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' /
      ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' / 
      ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -1703,7 +1717,7 @@ data _null_;
  put ' !! ''  %local tmp_NOTES;''                                                                     ';
  put ' !! ''  %let tmp_NOTES = %sysfunc(getoption(NOTES));''                                          ';
  /* the PATH macrovariable will be resolved when the load.sas file is executed */
-  put ' !! "  filename ' "&_PackageFileref_." ' &ZIP. ''&path./' "%lowcase(&packageName.)" '.&zip.'';"';
+  put ' !! "  filename ' "&_PackageFileref_." ' &ZIP. ''&path./' "%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))" '.&zip.'';"';
  /* this loop lists includes for CASLUDFs in the macro definition */
  do until(eof1); /* loopOverTypes1 - start */
@@ -1765,8 +1779,8 @@ data _null_;
    do;
      put '%if 0 = &cherryPick_FCMP. %then %do;';
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(tranwrd(' /
-          '%lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib)))' /
+          '%sysfunc(lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))))' /
-          ',%str(' "work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp)" '), %str() ))));';
+          ',%str(' "work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.fcmp))" '), %str() ))));';
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(compress(' /
          '%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))' /
          ',%str(()) ))));';
@@ -1777,13 +1791,13 @@ data _null_;
    do; 
      put '%if 0 = &cherryPick_PROTO. %then %do;';
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(tranwrd(' /
-          '%lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib)))' /
+          '%sysfunc(lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))))' /
-          ',%str(' "work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto)" '), %str() ))));';
+          ',%str(' "work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.proto))" '), %str() ))));';
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(compress(' /
          '%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))' /
          ',%str(()) ))));';
      /* proc delete is adde because "empty" PROTO creates dataset too */
-      put "proc delete data=work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto); run;";
+      put "proc delete data=work.&packageName.proto; run;";
      put '%end;';
    end;
@@ -1793,8 +1807,8 @@ data _null_;
    do;
      put '%if 0 = &cherryPick_FORMAT. %then %do;';
      put 'options fmtsearch = (%unquote(%sysfunc(tranwrd(' /
-          '%lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(fmtsearch)))' /
+          '%sysfunc(lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(fmtsearch))))' /
-          ',%str(' "work.%lowcase(&packageName.)format" '), %str() ))));';
+          ',%str(' "work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))format" '), %str() ))));';
      put 'options fmtsearch = (%unquote(%sysfunc(compress(' /
          '%sysfunc(getoption(fmtsearch))' /
          ', %str(()) ))));';
@@ -1848,14 +1862,14 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
          '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !!' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241027.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20250729.;                                  '' !! ' / 
          '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' /
          '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
          '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
          '''  %local localSYSmacroName localPackageName i depListNm;                                       '' !! ' / 
          '''  %let localSYSmacroName = &sysmacroname.;                                                     '' !! ' / 
-          '''  %let localSYSmacroName = %LOWCASE(&localSYSmacroName.);                                      '' !! ' / 
+          '''  %let localSYSmacroName = %sysfunc(lowcase(&localSYSmacroName.));                             '' !! ' / 
          '''  %let localPackageName = %substr(&localSYSmacroName.,1,%eval(%length(&localSYSmacroName.)-3));'' !!' / 
          '''  %if %superq(depList) ne %then                                                                '' !!' / 
@@ -1932,12 +1946,12 @@ data _null_;
    isKMF + 1;
    if 1=isKMF then
      do; 
-        put 'data _null_;                                   '
+        put 'data _null_;                               '
-          / '  call symputX("cherryPick_KMF",      0, "L"); '
+          / '  call symputX("cherryPick_KMF", 0, "L");  '
-          / 'run;                                           '
+          / 'run;                                       '
-          / "data work.%lowcase(&packageName.kmf);          "
+          / "data work.&packageName.kmf;                "
-          / "length member $ 128; call missing(member);     "
+          / "length member $ 128; call missing(member); "
-          / "if 0 then output;                              ";
+          / "if 0 then output;                          ";
      end;
    put ' '
@@ -1958,7 +1972,7 @@ data _null_;
      put '%if &cherryPick_KMF. %then %do;';
      put 'filename __KMFgen temp;'
        / 'data _null_;'
-        / "  set work.%lowcase(&packageName.kmf) nobs=nobs;"
+        / "  set work.&packageName.kmf nobs=nobs;"
        / '  call symputX("numberKMF",nobs,"L");'
        / '  file __KMFgen;'
@@ -1990,10 +2004,10 @@ data _null_;
        ;
      put 'data _nulL_;'
-        / '  file "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%lowcase(&packageName..kmf)" termstr=NL lrecl=32767;'
+        / '  file "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName..kmf))" termstr=NL lrecl=32767;'
        / '  putlog "INFO: The &packageName. package provides KMF-abbreviations."; '
        / '  putlog   @7 "By default the file with abbreviations is located in:";'
-        / '  putlog / @9 "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%lowcase(&packageName..kmf)";'
+        / '  putlog / @9 "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName..kmf))";'
        / '  putlog / @7 "To import code abbreviations to your SAS session:";'
        / '  putlog   @7 "- in SAS DMS go to: Tools -> Keyboard Macros -> Macros... -> Import... ";'
        / '  putlog   @7 "- in SAS EG go to: Program -> Manage Macros and Snippets -> Import... ";'
@@ -2001,8 +2015,8 @@ data _null_;
        / '  putlog / @7 "Should you have any problem with finding the file consider moving";'
        / '  putlog   @7 "it to a location of your choice with the help of the following snippet:";'
-        / '  putlog / @7 "  filename KMFin " "''%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%lowcase(&packageName..kmf)''" " lrecl=1 recfm=n;";'
+        / '  putlog / @7 "  filename KMFin " "''%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName..kmf))''" " lrecl=1 recfm=n;";'
-        / '  putlog / @7 "  filename KMFout " "''</directory/of/your/choice>/%lowcase(&packageName..kmf)''" " lrecl=1 recfm=n;";'
+        / '  putlog / @7 "  filename KMFout " "''</directory/of/your/choice>/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName..kmf))''" " lrecl=1 recfm=n;";'
        / '  putlog   @7 ''  %put *%sysfunc(fcopy(KMFin, KMFout))*(0=success)*;'';'
        / '  putlog / "0a"x / " ";'
@@ -2057,7 +2071,7 @@ data _null_;
        / 'filename __KMFgen clear;'
        ;
      put '%end;';
-      put "proc delete data=work.%lowcase(&packageName.kmf); run;";
+      put "proc delete data=work.&packageName.kmf; run;";
      put 'options &temp_noNotes_etc.;';
    end;
  put 'data _null_;';
@@ -2089,7 +2103,7 @@ data _null_;
  put '      end;                                                                                                  ';
  put '      SYSloadedPackages = cats("#", translate(strip(SYSloadedPackages), "#", " "), "#");                    ';
-  put "      indexPCKG = INDEX(lowcase(SYSloadedPackages), '#%lowcase(&packageName.)(');                           ";
+  put "      indexPCKG = INDEX(lowcase(SYSloadedPackages), '#%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))(');                  ";
  put "      if indexPCKG = 0 then                                                                                 ";
  put '         do;                                                                                                ';
  put "          SYSloadedPackages = catx('#', SYSloadedPackages, '&packageName.(&packageVersion.)');              ";
@@ -2285,11 +2299,11 @@ data _null_;
  /* delete the link to the formats catalog */
  if isFormat then
    do;
-      put "proc delete data = work.%lowcase(&packageName.format)(mtype = catalog);";
+      put "proc delete data = work.&packageName.format(mtype = catalog);";
      put 'run;';
      put 'options fmtsearch = (%unquote(%sysfunc(tranwrd(' /
-          '%lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(fmtsearch)))' /
+          '%sysfunc(lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(fmtsearch))))' /
-          ',%str(' "work.%lowcase(&packageName.)format" '), %str() ))));';
+          ',%str(' "work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))format" '), %str() ))));';
      put 'options fmtsearch = (%unquote(%sysfunc(compress(' /
          '%sysfunc(getoption(fmtsearch))' /
          ', %str(()) ))));';
@@ -2309,11 +2323,11 @@ data _null_;
  /* delete the link to the proto functions dataset */
  if isProto then
    do;
-      put "proc delete data = work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto);";
+      put "proc delete data = work.&packageName.proto;";
      put "run;" /;
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(tranwrd(' /
-          '%lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib)))' /
+          '%sysfunc(lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))))' /
-          ',%str(' "work.%lowcase(&packageName.proto)" '), %str() ))));';
+          ',%str(' "work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.proto))" '), %str() ))));';
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(compress(' /
          '%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))' /
          ',%str(()) ))));';
@@ -2322,7 +2336,7 @@ data _null_;
  /* delete functions */
-  put "proc fcmp outlib = work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp).package;";
+  put "proc fcmp outlib = work.&packageName.fcmp.package;";
  isFunction = 0;
  EOF = 0;
  do until(EOF);
@@ -2339,8 +2353,8 @@ data _null_;
  if isFunction then
    do;
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(tranwrd(' /
-          '%lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib)))' /
+          '%sysfunc(lowcase(%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))))' /
-          ',%str(' "work.%lowcase(&packageName.fcmp)" '), %str() ))));';
+          ',%str(' "work.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.fcmp))" '), %str() ))));';
      put 'options cmplib = (%unquote(%sysfunc(compress(' /
          '%sysfunc(getoption(cmplib))' /
          ',%str(()) ))));';
@@ -2364,20 +2378,20 @@ data _null_;
  end;
  /* delete data sets */
-  put "proc fedsql noprint;";
+  put "proc SQL noprint;";
  EOF = 0;
  do until(EOF);
    set &filesWithCodes. end = EOF;
    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 ' FORCE;' /;
+    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 fedsql noprint;";
+  put "proc SQL noprint;";
  EOF = 0;
  do until(EOF);
    set &filesWithCodes. end = EOF;
@@ -2386,10 +2400,10 @@ data _null_;
      / '%put NOTE- ;'
      / '%let _DS2_2_del_ = %sysfunc(open(' fileshort '));'
      / '%sysfunc(ifc(&_DS2_2_del_. AND %sysfunc(ATTRC(&_DS2_2_del_.,LABEL))='
-      / '%str(' "Package: &packageName. ; Type: " type "; Name: " fileshort +(-1) '),drop table ' fileshort ' FORCE,)) ;'
+      / '%str(' "Package: &packageName. ; Type: " type "; Name: " fileshort +(-1) '),drop table ' fileshort ',)) '
      / '%let _DS2_2_del_ = %sysfunc(close(&_DS2_2_del_.));'
      ;
-    put ';' /;
+    put ';' /; /* this is semicolon closing drop table statement */
  end;
  put "quit;" /;
@@ -2432,7 +2446,7 @@ data _null_;
  put '      end;                                                                                            ';
  put '      SYSloadedPackages = cats("#", translate(strip(SYSloadedPackages), "#", " "), "#");              ';
-  put "      if INDEX(lowcase(SYSloadedPackages), '#%lowcase(&packageName.(&packageVersion.))#') > 0 then    ";
+  put "      if INDEX(lowcase(SYSloadedPackages),'#%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.(&packageVersion.)))#')>0 then ";
  put '         do;                                                                                          ';
  put "          SYSloadedPackages = tranwrd(SYSloadedPackages, '#&packageName.(&packageVersion.)#', '##');  ";
  put '          SYSloadedPackages = compbl(translate(SYSloadedPackages, " ", "#"));                         ';
@@ -2650,12 +2664,12 @@ data _null_;
  %if %superq(additionalContent) NE %then
  %do;
    put 'put ;' / 'put @3 ''Package contains additional content, run:  %loadPackageAddCnt(' "&packageName." ')  to load it'';';
-    put "put @3 'or look for the %lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent directory in the Packages fileref';";
+    put "put @3 'or look for the %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent directory in the Packages fileref';";
    put "put @3 'localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation process).';" / "put ;";
  %end;
  put 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
-    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241027`*";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20250729`*";' 
    / 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------";';
  put 'run;                                                                      ' /;
@@ -2807,7 +2821,7 @@ data _null_;
  if (upcase(type) not in: ('TEST' 'ADDCNT')); /* test files and additional content are not to be copied */
  call execute(cat ('filename _SPFIN_ "', catx('/', base, folder, file), '";'));
-  call execute(cats("filename _SPFOUT_ ZIP '", base, "/%lowcase(&packageName.).zip' member='_", folder, ".", file, "';") );
+  call execute(cats("filename _SPFOUT_ ZIP '", base, "/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip' member='_", folder, ".", file, "';") );
  /* copy code file into the zip */
  call execute('data _null_;');
@@ -2862,7 +2876,7 @@ data _null_;
      "help           "
    ;
      /* test if "driving" files exist */
-      call execute(cats("filename _SPFOUT_ ZIP '", base, "/%lowcase(&packageName.).zip' member='", drivFile, ".sas';") );
+      call execute(cats("filename _SPFOUT_ ZIP '", base, "/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip' member='", drivFile, ".sas';") );
      call execute('data _null_;');
      call execute('  pathname = pathname("_SPFIN_");');
      call execute('  ex = fexist("_SPFOUT_");');
@@ -2999,7 +3013,7 @@ filename &zipReferrence. clear;
  %put NOTE- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^;
  %put NOTE-;
-  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip";
+  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip";
  filename &zipReferrence. list;
  %local notesSourceOptions;
  %let notesSourceOptions = %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source));
@@ -3184,7 +3198,7 @@ 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;
@@ -3192,7 +3206,7 @@ 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;
@@ -3209,7 +3223,7 @@ run;
 options DLCREATEDIR; /* turns-on creation of subdirectories by libname */
 /* temporary location for tests results is WORK unless developer provide &testResults. */
 %local testPackageTimesamp;
-%let testPackageTimesamp = %lowcase(&packageName._%sysfunc(datetime(),b8601dt15.));
+%let testPackageTimesamp = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName._%sysfunc(datetime(),b8601dt15.)));
 %if %qsysfunc(fileexist(%bquote(&testResults.))) %then
  %do;
    libname TEST "&testResults./test_&testPackageTimesamp.";
@@ -3611,8 +3625,8 @@ options &quotelenmax_tmp.;
 %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source)) msglevel=%sysfunc(getoption(msglevel));
 options NOnotes NOsource msglevel=N;
-filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).md";
+filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).md";
-filename &_PackageFileref_. ZIP "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip";
+filename &_PackageFileref_. ZIP "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip";
 data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
  /* break if no data */
@@ -3688,12 +3702,12 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
  %do;
    put "  " / "---" / " ";
    put 'Package contains additional content, run:  `%loadPackageAddCnt(' "&packageName." ')`  to load it'
-      / "or look for the `%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent` directory in the `packages` fileref"
+      / "or look for the `%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent` directory in the `packages` fileref"
      / "localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation process).";
  %end;
  put " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
-          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241027`*" 
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20250729`*" 
    / " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";
  put "# The `&packageName.` package content";
@@ -3826,9 +3840,9 @@ options &MarkDownOptionsTmp.;
  options NOnotes NOsource;
  /* zip */
-  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
  filename &zipReferrence. list;
-  filename &zipReferrenceV. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.zip" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_&packageVersion._.zip" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
  filename &zipReferrenceV. list;
  data _null_;
    rc = fcopy("&zipReferrence.", "&zipReferrenceV.");
@@ -3836,18 +3850,18 @@ options &MarkDownOptionsTmp.;
    rctxt = sysmsg();
    if rc then
      do;
-        put "ERROR: An error " rc "occurred during creation of %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.zip file.";
+        put "ERROR: An error " rc "occurred during creation of %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_&packageVersion._.zip file.";
        put rctxt;
      end;
-    else put "Creating %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.zip file.";
+    else put "Creating %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_&packageVersion._.zip file.";
  run;
  filename &zipReferrence. clear;
  filename &zipReferrenceV. clear;
  /* md */
-  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.).md" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrence. "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).md" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
  filename &zipReferrence. list;
-  filename &zipReferrenceV. "&filesLocation./%lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.md" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+  filename &zipReferrenceV. "&filesLocation./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_&packageVersion._.md" lrecl=1 recfm=n;
  filename &zipReferrenceV. list;
  data _null_;
    rc = fcopy("&zipReferrence.", "&zipReferrenceV.");
@@ -3855,10 +3869,10 @@ options &MarkDownOptionsTmp.;
    rctxt = sysmsg();
    if rc then
      do;
-        put "ERROR: An error " rc "occurred during creation of %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.md file.";
+        put "ERROR: An error " rc "occurred during creation of %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_&packageVersion._.md file.";
        put rctxt;
      end; 
-    else put "Creating %lowcase(&packageName.)_&packageVersion._.md file.";
+    else put "Creating %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_&packageVersion._.md file.";
  run;
  filename &zipReferrence. clear;
  filename &zipReferrenceV. clear;
@@ -3928,7 +3942,7 @@ TODO: (in Polish)
 - weryfikacja srodowiska [ ]
- dodac typ "ds2" [ ]
+- dodac typ "ds2" [v]
 - dodac mozliwosc szyfrowania pliku z pakietem (haslo do zip, sprawdzic istnienie funkcjonalnosci) [ ]
--- a/SPF/Macros/helppackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/helppackage.sas
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                        */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241027. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20250729. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241027. Run %helpPackage()
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20241027`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20250729`                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241027. Run %helpPackage()
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -131,8 +132,9 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241027. Run %helpPackage()
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
+  data _null_; 
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
  run;
  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241027. Run %helpPackage()
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241027. Run %helpPackage()
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241027. Run %helpPackage()
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
--- a/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*+installPackage+*/
-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20241027  */
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20250729  */
 /* A SAS package is a zip file containing a group of files
   with SAS code (macros, functions, data steps generating 
   data, etc.) wrapped up together and %INCLUDEed by
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 , URLoptions =  /* options for the `sourcePath` URLs */
 , loadAddCnt=0  /* should the additional content be loaded?
                   default is 0 - means No, 1 means Yes */
 , instDoc=0     /* should the markdown file with documentation be installed?
                   default is 0 - means No, 1 means Yes */
 , SFRCVN =      /* name of a macro variable to store success-failure return code value */
 , github =      /* name of a user or an organization in GitHub, all characters except [A-z0-9_.-] are compressed */
 )
 /secure
 minoperator 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20241027`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20250729`                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
@@ -71,21 +74,23 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put #                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/`        #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `mirror=`       Indicates which web location for packages installation is used.          #;
-    %put #                   Value `0` indicates:                                                     #;
+    %put #                   Value `0` or `SASPAC` indicates:                                         #;
-    %put #                   `https://github.com/SASPAC/`                                             #;
+    %put #                    `https://github.com/SASPAC/`                                            #;
    %put #                   Value `1` indicates:                                                     #;
-    %put #                   `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main`             #;
+    %put #                    `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main`            #;
    %put #                   Value `2` indicates:                                                     #;
-    %put #                   `https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES`        #;
+    %put #                    `https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES`       #;
    %put #                   Value `3` or `PharmaForest` indicates:                                   #;
    %put #                    `https://github.com/PharmaForest/`                                      #;
    %put #                   Default value is `0`.                                                    #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `version=`      Indicates which historical version of a package to install.              #;
-    %put #                   Historical version are available only if `mirror=0` is set.              #;
+    %put #                   Historical version are currently available only if `mirror=0` is set.    #;
    %put #                   Default value is null which means "install the latest".                  #;
-    %put #                   When there are multiple packages to install version variable             #;
+    %put #                   When there are multiple packages to install the `version` variable       #;
    %put #                   is scan sequentially.                                                    #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # - `replace=`      With default value of `1` it causes existing package file                #;
+    %put # - `replace=`      With default value of `1`, it causes existing package file 0             #;
    %put #                   to be replaced by new downloaded file.                                   #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `URLuser=`      A user name for the password protected URLs, no quotes needed.           #;
@@ -102,15 +107,26 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. 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 # - `instDoc=`      *Optional.* A package may be provided with a markdown file               #;
-    %put #                  *success-failure return code* of the installation process. Return value   #;
+    %put #                   containing combined documentation of the package. The option             #;
-    %put #                  has the following form: `<number of successes>.<number of failures>`      #;
+    %put #                   indicates if the `.md` file should be also downloaded.                   #;
-    %put #                  The macro variable is created as a *global* macro variable.               #;
+    %put #                   Default value of zero (`0`) means "No", one (`1`) means "Yes".           #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # - `SFRCVN=`       *Optional.* Provides a NAME for a macro variable to store value of the   #;
    %put #                   *success-failure return code* of the installation process. Return value  #;
    %put #                   has the following form: `<number of successes>.<number of failures>`     #;
    %put #                   The macro variable is created as a *global* macro variable.              #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #  - `github=`      *Optional.* A name of a user or an organization in GitHub.               #;
    %put #                   Allows an easy set of the search path for packages available on GitHub:  #;
    %put #                    `https://github.com/<github>/<packagename>/raw/.../`                    #;
    %put #                   All characters except `[A-z0-9_.-]` are compressed.                      #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`                #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                             #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`                        #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #### Example #################################################################################;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
@@ -135,7 +151,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #   Enabling the SAS Package Framework                                                       #;
    %put #   from the local directory and installing & loading                                        #;
-    %put #   the multiple packages from the Internet.                                                 #; 
+    %put #   multiple packages with versions from the Internet.                                       #; 
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put #   Assume that the `SPFinit.sas` file                                                       #;
    %put #   is located in the "C:/SAS_PACKAGES/" folder.                                             #;
@@ -182,40 +198,83 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
      call symputX("firstPackagesPath", pathname("packages"), "L");
  run;
  %let loadAddCnt = %sysevalf(NOT(0=%superq(loadAddCnt)));
  %let instDoc    = %sysevalf(NOT(0=%superq(instDoc)));
  %let replace    = %sysevalf(1=%superq(replace));
  %if %superq(sourcePath)= %then
    %do;
-      %local SPFinitMirror;
+      %local SPFinitMirror SPFinitMirrorMD;
      /* the defaults are: */
-      %let SPFinitMirror = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+      %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
      %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
      %let sourcePath = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/packages/;
      %if %qupcase(%superq(mirror))=SASPAC       %then %let mirror = 0;
      %if %qupcase(%superq(mirror))=PHARMAFOREST %then %let mirror = 3;
      %if %superq(github) NE                     %then %let mirror = 4;
      %if NOT (%superq(mirror) IN (0 1 2 3 4)) %then 
        %do;
          %put WARNING: Unknown mirror: %superq(mirror)!;
          %put WARNING- Default will be used.;
          %let mirror = 0;
        %end;
      %if 0 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
-          %let SPFinitMirror = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
-          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/SASPAC/; /*usercontent*/
+          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/SASPAC/; /*users content*/
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;
      %if 1 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
-          %let SPFinitMirror = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
          %let sourcePath = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/packages/;
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;
      %if 2 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
-          %let SPFinitMirror = https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES/SPF/SPFinit.md;
          %let sourcePath = https://pages.mini.pw.edu.pl/~jablonskib/SASpublic/SAS_PACKAGES/packages/;
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;
      %if 3 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
          /* ingnore version support for pharmaForest for now */
          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/PharmaForest/; /*users content*/
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;
      %if 4 = %superq(mirror) %then
        %do;
          %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.sas;
          %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/main/SPF/SPFinit.md;
          /* ingnore version support for pharmaForest for now */
          %let github = %sysfunc(compress(%superq(github),%str(,.-),KAD));
          %put INFO: GitHub location used is: %superq(github).;
          %let sourcePath = https://github.com/&github./; /*users content*/
          %goto mirrorEnd;
        %end;
      %mirrorEnd:
      %put INFO: Source path is &sourcePath.;
    %end;
  %else
    %do;
      %let sourcePath = %sysfunc(dequote(%superq(sourcePath)))/;
      %let mirror=-1;
-      %let SPFinitMirror = &sourcePath.SPFinit.sas;
+      %let SPFinitMirror   = &sourcePath.SPFinit.sas;
      %let SPFinitMirrorMD = &sourcePath.SPFinit.md;
    %end;
  %local i str;
@@ -232,7 +291,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
  %if %length("%sysfunc(compress(%superq(str),[,k))") NE %length("%sysfunc(compress(%superq(str),],k))") %then
    %do;
-      %put ERROR: Syntax error in list of packages!;
+      %put ERROR: Syntax error in the provided list of packages!;
      %put ERROR- %superq(packagesNames);
      %goto packagesListError;
    %end;
@@ -255,17 +314,20 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %let vers=;
    %if %superq(versB) ne %then %let vers = &versB.;
    %if %superq(versA) ne %then %let vers = &versA.;
-    %if -1 = &mirror %then /* ignore version when direct path is provided */
+    %if %eval(-1 = &mirror) OR %eval(3 = &mirror) %then /* ignore version when direct path or PharmaForest is provided */
      %do;
        %let vers=;
      %end;
    %put ### &packageName.(&vers.) ###;
-    %put *** %lowcase(&packageName.) start *****************************************;
+    %put *** %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)) start *****************************************;
-    %local in out _IOFileref_;
+    %local in out inMD outMD _IOFileref_;
-    data _null_; call symputX("_IOFileref_", put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+    data _null_; call symputX("_IOFileref_", put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
    %let  in = i&_IOFileref_.;
    %let out = o&_IOFileref_.;
    %let  inMD = j&_IOFileref_.;
    %let outMD = u&_IOFileref_.;
    /* %let  in = i%sysfunc(md5(&packageName.),hex7.); */
    /* %let out = o%sysfunc(md5(&packageName.),hex7.); */
@@ -275,37 +337,48 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
        /* allows to install/download the framework file like any other package */
        %if %superq(mirror) in (0 1) AND (%superq(vers) ne) %then
          %do;
-            %let SPFinitMirror = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/&vers./SPF/SPFinit.sas;
+            %let SPFinitMirror   = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/&vers./SPF/SPFinit.sas;
            %let SPFinitMirrorMD = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/&vers./SPF/SPFinit.md;
          %end;
        %if %superq(mirror) > 1 %then
          %put %str( )Mirror %superq(mirror) does not support versioning.;
-        filename &in URL 
+        /* source code file */
        filename &in. URL 
          "&SPFinitMirror." 
          recfm=N lrecl=1;
-        filename &out    
+        filename &out.    
          "&firstPackagesPath./SPFinit.sas" 
          recfm=N lrecl=1;
        /* documentation MD file */ 
        filename &inMD. URL 
          "&SPFinitMirrorMD." 
          recfm=N lrecl=1;
        filename &outMD.    
          "&firstPackagesPath./SPFinit.md" 
          recfm=N lrecl=1;
      %end;
    %else
      %do;
-        %if 0 = %superq(mirror) %then
+        %if %superq(mirror) IN (0 3 4) %then /* SASPAC or PharmaForest or an arbitrary GitHub repo */
          %do;
-            %let packageSubDir = %lowcase(&packageName.)/raw/main/;
+            %let packageSubDir = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))/raw/main/;
            %if %superq(vers) ne %then
              %do;
-                /*%let packageSubDir = %lowcase(&packageName.)/main/hist/&version./;*/
+                /*%let packageSubDir = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))/main/hist/&version./;*/
-                %let packageSubDir = %lowcase(&packageName.)/raw/&vers./;
+                %let packageSubDir = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))/raw/&vers./;
              %end;
          %end;
        %else
          %do;
-            %if %superq(mirror) > 0 %then
+            %if %superq(mirror) NE 0 %then
              %put %str( )Mirror %superq(mirror) does not support versioning.;
          %end;
-        filename &in URL "&sourcePath.&packageSubDir.%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" 
+        /* zip */
        filename &in. URL "&sourcePath.&packageSubDir.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip" 
        %if (%superq(URLuser) ne ) %then
          %do;
            user = "&URLuser."
@@ -313,7 +386,17 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
          %end;
        &URLoptions.
        recfm=N lrecl=1;
-        filename &out    "&firstPackagesPath./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip" recfm=N lrecl=1;
+        filename &out. "&firstPackagesPath./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip" recfm=N lrecl=1;
        /* markdown */
        filename &inMD. URL "&sourcePath.&packageSubDir.%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).md" 
        %if (%superq(URLuser) ne ) %then
          %do;
            user = "&URLuser."
            pass = "&URLuser."
          %end;
        &URLoptions.
        recfm=N lrecl=1;
        filename &outMD. "&firstPackagesPath./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).md" recfm=N lrecl=1;
      %end;
    /*
    filename in  list;
@@ -323,12 +406,21 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %local installationRC;
    %let installationRC=1;
    data _null_;
-      length filein 8 out_path in_path $ 4096;
+      length filein fileinMD 8 
        out_path in_path out_pathMD in_pathMD rcTXT $ 4096
        out_ref in_ref out_refMD in_refMD $ 8
      ;
      out_path = pathname ("&out");
       in_path = pathname ("&in" );
      out_pathMD = pathname ("&outMD");
       in_pathMD = pathname ("&inMD" );
      out_ref = symget ("out");
       in_ref = symget ("in" );
      out_refMD = symget ("outMD");
       in_refMD = symget ("inMD" );
      rcTXT=' ';
-
+      filein = fopen(in_ref, 'S', 1, 'B');
      filein = fopen( "&in", 'S', 1, 'B');
      if filein = 0 then
        put "ERROR: Source file:" / 
            "ERROR- " in_path /
@@ -348,21 +440,23 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
      rc = FCLOSE(filein);
      put;
-      if FEXIST("&out") = 0 then 
+      if FEXIST(out_ref) = 0 then 
        do;
          put @2 "Installing the &packageName. package" 
            / @2 "in the &firstPackagesPath. directory.";
-          rc = FCOPY("&in", "&out");
+          rc = FCOPY(in_ref, out_ref);
          rcTXT=sysmsg();
        end;
-      else if FEXIST("&out") = 1 then 
+      else if FEXIST(out_ref) = 1 then 
        do;
          if symgetn("replace")=1 then
            do;
              put @2 "The following file will be replaced during "
                / @2 "installation of the &packageName. package: " 
                / @5 out_path;
-              rc = FDELETE("&out");
+              rc = FDELETE(out_ref);
-              rc = FCOPY("&in", "&out");
+              rc = FCOPY(in_ref, out_ref);
              rcTXT=sysmsg();
            end;
          else
            do;
@@ -371,13 +465,41 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
              rc = 1;
            end;
        end;
-        
+      put @2 "Done with return code " rc= "(zero = success)" / rcTXT;
      put @2 "Done with return code " rc= "(zero = success)";
      call symputX("installationRC", rc, "L");
      /* try to install documentation file */
      if 1=symgetn("instDoc") then
        do;
          fileinMD = fopen(in_refMD, 'S', 1, 'B');
          rcMD = FCLOSE(fileinMD);
          if fileinMD then 
            do;
              if 0=FEXIST(out_refMD) then 
                do;
                  rcMD = FCOPY(in_refMD, out_refMD);
                  if rcMD=0 then
                    put @2 "Package documentation installed on request." ; /* / out_pathMD / in_pathMD; */
                end;
              else if 1=FEXIST(out_refMD) and 1=symgetn("replace") then
                do;
                  rcMD = FDELETE(out_refMD);
                  if rcMD=0 then
                    rcMD2 = FCOPY(in_refMD, out_refMD);
                  if rcMD=0 AND rcMD2=0 then
                    put @2 "Package documentation installed on demand." ; /* / out_pathMD / in_pathMD; */
                end;
            end;
          else 
            put @2 "Package documentation in markdown format not available." ; /* / out_pathMD / in_pathMD;*/
        end;
    run;
-    filename &in  clear;
+    filename &in.  clear;
-    filename &out clear;
+    filename &out. clear;
    filename &inMD.  clear;
    filename &outMD. clear;
    %if 0 = &installationRC. %then
      %do;
@@ -406,7 +528,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20241027. Run %%installPackage() fo
                           )
        %put - Additional content loading - End -;
      %end;
-    %put *** %lowcase(&packageName.) end *******************************************;
+    %put *** %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)) end *******************************************;
  /*-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-*/
  %end;
--- a/SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 
-  Version 20241027 
+  Version 20250729 
  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 %macro listPackages()
 /secure PARMBUFF
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20241027.'
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20250729.'
 ;
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
  %do;
@@ -38,7 +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 `20241027`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20250729`                                #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HE
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`             #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                          #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`                     #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put #### Example ##############################################################################;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20241027. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20250729. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackage` macro             #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20241027`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20250729`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ minoperator
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example 1 ###################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -178,8 +179,9 @@ minoperator
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
+  data _null_; 
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
  run;
  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ minoperator
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ minoperator
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -233,21 +235,31 @@ minoperator
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
      /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-      %local rV pV;
+      %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;
-      %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
+      %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
-      %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+      %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                        + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                        + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                        + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+                        + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
-      %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
+
-      %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+      %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
-                        + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+      %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));
-                        + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+      %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- Required version is &rV0.;
-          %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;
+          %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;*/
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ minoperator
      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackageaddcnt.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackageaddcnt.sas
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                                         is provided in required version */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro       #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20241027`      #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20250729`      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ minoperator
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example 1 ###################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -115,10 +116,9 @@ minoperator
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  %local _PackageFileref_;
  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
  run;
  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ minoperator
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ minoperator
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
      /* check existence of addcnt.zip inside package */
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
        member='addcnt.zip'
      ;
      %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
@@ -152,27 +152,38 @@ minoperator
          /* get metadata */
          filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-            "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+            "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
          ;
          %include &_PackageFileref_.(packagemetadata.sas) / &source2.;
          filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
          /* test if required version of package is "good enough" */
-          %local rV pV;
+          %local rV pV rV0 pV0 rVsign;
-          %let pV = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
+          %let pV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&packageVersion.,.,kd));
-          %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+          %let pV = %sysevalf((%scan(&pV0.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
-                            + (%scan(&pV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+                            + (%scan(&pV0.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
-                            + (%scan(&pV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+                            + (%scan(&pV0.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
-          %let rV = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
+
-          %let rV = %sysevalf((%scan(&rV.,1,.,M)+0)*1e8
+          %let rV0 = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,.,kd));
-                            + (%scan(&rV.,2,.,M)+0)*1e4
+          %let rVsign = %sysfunc(compress(&requiredVersion.,<=>,k));
-                            + (%scan(&rV.,3,.,M)+0)*1e0);
+          %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- Required version is &rV0.;
-              %put ERROR- Provided version is &packageVersion.;
+              %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;*/
@@ -180,7 +191,7 @@ minoperator
          /*options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;*/
          filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-            "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."
+            "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip."
            member='addcnt.zip'
          ;
          /*********************/
@@ -188,10 +199,10 @@ minoperator
          %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_TargetFileref_.)) %then
            %do;
-              %if %sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent)) %then
+              %if %sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent)) %then
                %do; /* dir for AC already exists */
                  %put WARNING: Target location:;
-                  %put WARNING- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent;
+                  %put WARNING- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent;
                  %put WARNING- already exist. Please remove it manually to upload additional contents.;
                  %put WARNING- Additional Content will not be loaded.;
                  %put WARNING- ;
@@ -202,12 +213,12 @@ minoperator
                  /* create target location */
                  %put INFO:;
                  %put Additional content will be located in:;
-                  %put %sysfunc(dcreate(%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent,%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))));
+                  %put %sysfunc(dcreate(%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent,%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))));
-                  %if NOT (%sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent))) %then
+                  %if NOT (%sysfunc(fileexist(%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent))) %then
                    %do; /* dir for AC cannot be generated */
                      %put ERROR: Cannot create target location:;
-                      %put ERROR- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent;
+                      %put ERROR- %sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent;
                      %put ERROR- Additional Content will not be loaded.;
                      %put ERROR- ;
                    %end;
@@ -226,7 +237,7 @@ minoperator
                        if fexist("in") then
                          do;
-                            rc2=filename("out", pathname("WORK")!!"/%lowcase(&packageName.)addcnt.zip", "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
+                            rc2=filename("out", pathname("WORK")!!"/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))addcnt.zip", "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
                            length rc2txt $ 8192;
                            rc2txt=sysmsg();
@@ -255,9 +266,9 @@ minoperator
                      %if &AdditionalContent. %then 
                        %do;
                          filename f DUMMY;
-                          filename f ZIP "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%lowcase(&packageName.)addcnt.zip";
+                          filename f ZIP "%sysfunc(pathname(WORK))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))addcnt.zip";
                          options dlCreateDir;
-                          libname outData "%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%lowcase(&packageName.)_AdditionalContent";
+                          libname outData "%sysfunc(pathname(&_TargetFileref_.))/%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.))_AdditionalContent";
                          data WORK.__&_TargetFileref_._zip___;
                            did = dopen("f");
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackages.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackages.sas
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20241027. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20250729. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
 parmbuff
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20241027`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20250729`                   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ parmbuff
  %local lengthOfsyspbuff numberOfPackagesNames i packageElement packageName packageVersion str;
  %let lengthOfsyspbuff      = %qsysfunc(length(&syspbuff.));
-  %let packagesNames         = %qsysfunc(compress(%qsubstr(&syspbuff., 2, %eval(&lengthOfsyspbuff.-2)), {[(. _,)]}, KDA));
+  %let packagesNames         = %qsysfunc(compress(%qsubstr(&syspbuff., 2, %eval(&lengthOfsyspbuff.-2)), {[(. <=>_,)]}, KDA));
  %let str = %qsysfunc(translate(%superq(packagesNames),[[ ]],{(,)}));
  %let str = %qsysfunc(transtrn(%superq(str),],%str(] )));
--- a/SPF/Macros/previewpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/previewpackage.sas
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %preview
    %put ###    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20241027`                    #;
+    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20250729`                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %preview
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -117,8 +118,9 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %preview
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
+  data _null_; 
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
  run;
  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %preview
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %preview
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %preview
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
--- a/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ,nobs=0            /* technical parameter  */
 )
 /*** HELP START ***/
-/ des = 'Macro to split single code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20241027. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
+/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 /*%macro _();%mend _;*/
 %if (%superq(codeFile) = ) OR (%qupcase(&codeFile.) = HELP) %then
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple      #;
-    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20241027`                              #;
+    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20250729`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example 1 ###################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -150,8 +151,8 @@ options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
      end;
    else 
      do;      
-        put 'ERROR: File ' codeFile 'does not exist!';
+        put "ERROR: [splitCodeForPackage] File " codeFile 'does not exist!';
-        call symputX("codeFile",pathname('d'),"L");
+        call symputX("codeFile",quote(strip(pathname('d'))),"L");
      end;
  run;
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
            */
            if firstLine[j] then
              do;
-                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20241027. */';
+                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20250729. */';
                firstLine[j]=0;
              end; 
            put _infile_;
--- a/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241027. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20250729. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241027. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20241027`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20250729`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241027. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put ### Example #####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -113,8 +114,9 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241027. Run %unloadPackage() for h
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
+  data _null_; 
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
  run;
  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241027. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241027. Run %unloadPackage() for h
  filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20241027. Run %unloadPackage() for h
      filename &_PackageFileref_. clear;
      options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
      filename &_PackageFileref_. &ZIP. 
-        "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
+        "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).&zip." %unquote(&options.)
        ENCODING =
          %if %bquote(&packageEncoding.) NE %then &packageEncoding. ;
                                            %else utf8 ;
--- a/SPF/Macros/verifypackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/verifypackage.sas
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                                         hashing_file() function, SAS 9.4M6 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20241027. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20250729. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20241027. Run %
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20241027`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20250729`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20241027. Run %
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Visit: `https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation`   #;
    %put # to learn more.                                                                #;
    %put # Tutorials available at: `https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put #### Example ####################################################################;
    %put #                                                                               #;
@@ -96,8 +97,9 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20241027. Run %
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  /* %let _PackageFileref_ = P%sysfunc(MD5(%lowcase(&packageName.)),hex7.); */
+  data _null_; 
-  data _null_; call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5("%lowcase(&packageName.)"), hex7. -L), "L"); run;
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
  run;
  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
  data _null_;
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20241027. Run %
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, "%lowcase(&packageName.).zip"));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! "zip")); /* check on zip files only! */
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20241027. Run %
  filename &_PackageFileref_. 
  /* put location of package myPackageFile.zip here */
-    "&path./%lowcase(&packageName.).zip"
+    "&path./%sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName.)).zip"
  ;
  %if %sysfunc(fexist(&_PackageFileref_.)) %then
    %do;
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.md
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.md
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.sas
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.sas
--- a/SPF/license.sas
+++ b/SPF/license.sas
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2024 Bartosz Jablonski 
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2025 Bartosz Jablonski 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Bart Jablonski	f63ff497ee	SAS Packages Framework, version `20250729` SAS Packages Framework, version `20250729` Changes: - New parameter `github=` added to the `%installPackage()` macro. - Documentation updated.	2025-07-29 11:51:56 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	030a0932a8	SAS Packages Framework, version `20250728` SAS Packages Framework, version `20250728` Changes: - The `mirror=3` parameter in the `%installPackage()` macro allows access `https://github.com/PharmaForest/`. - Values `SASPAC` and `PharmaForest` are accepted by the `mirror=` parameter in the `%installPackage()` macro. - Documentation updated.	2025-07-28 10:39:12 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	cc25b76144	SAS Packages Framework, version `20250710` SAS Packages Framework, version `20250710` Changes: - Framework's code cleanup: all uses of the autocall `%lowcase()` macro were removed or replaced by `%sysfunc(lowcase(...))` call. - Formatting of the default MIT license text in the `%generatePackage()` macro was changed. - The `sourcePath=` parameter in the `%installPackage()` macro now allows both quoted and un-quoted address. - Documentation updated.	2025-07-10 13:56:45 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	628641a6cf	Update README.md	2025-04-22 13:06:18 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	191d07c2c8	Update README.md A bit of polishing.	2025-04-03 13:40:06 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	2e47ab5e37	SAS Packages Framework, version `20241207` SAS Packages Framework, version `20241207` Changes: - New parameter `instDoc=` in the `%installPackage()` macro allows to download (if one is available) the `.md` documentation file for a package.	2024-12-07 23:08:14 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	c4e21e86b6	SAS Packages Framework, version `20241129` SAS Packages Framework, version `20241129` Bug Fix in: - `%generatePackage()` macro, and - `%splitCodeForPackage()` macro. ---	2024-11-29 17:01:10 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	006377b255	PHUSE EU 2024 conference article on SAS packages PHUSE EU 2024 conference article on SAS packages	2024-11-11 10:43:30 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	4b640e8ce1	SAS Packages Framework, version `20241102` SAS Packages Framework, version `20241102` Changes: In the `%loadPackage()`, the `%ICEloadPackage()`, and the `%loadPackageAddCnt()` macros version of a package can be provided with a comparison condition. If the required version is provided with a comparison operator, e.g., `<=`, `=`, or `>`, then the operator is used to compare `required` and `provided` versions. The following example: ```sas %loadPackage(myPackage ,requiredVersion=1.2.2= ) ``` will force to load the package only if the required version is exactly equal to the provided one. Comparison is done in form "`req. comparison prov.`". Documentation and HoW-materials updated.	2024-11-02 22:18:23 +01:00