Merge pull request #116 from yabwon/main

SAS Packages Framework, version 20251017
2026-01-03 21:30:06 +00:00 · 2025-10-19 21:54:35 +02:00 · 2025-10-19 21:36:03 +02:00 · 2025-09-09 22:46:31 +02:00 · 2025-08-05 14:19:19 -04:00 · 2025-07-29 05:52:46 -04:00
16 changed files with 667 additions and 451 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Don't forget to give the repository a **STAR** and become [stargazer](https://gi

 ### Current version:

-**The latest version** of the **SAS Packages Framework** is **`20250729`**.  
+**The latest version** of the **SAS Packages Framework** is **`20251017`**.

 ---

--- 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 20250729. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20251017. 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 20250729
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20250729`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20251017`             #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

   Macro to generate SAS packages.

-   Version 20250729
+   Version 20251017

   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -20,30 +20,36 @@
 filesLocation   /* location of package files 
                    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" */
-,packages=       /* location of other packages if there are
-                    dependencies in loading, must be a single directory
-                    if more than one are provided only the first is used */
-,testResults=    /* location where tests results should be stored,
-                    if null (the default) the WORK is used */
-,sasexe=         /* a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
-                    if null (the default) then the !SASROOT is used */
-,sascfgFile=     /* a FILE with testing session configuration parameters
-                    if null (the default) then no config file is pointed
-                    during the SAS invocation,
-                    if set to DEF then the !SASROOT/sasv9.cfg is used */
-,delTestWork=1   /* indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests
-                    should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set,
-                    default value 1 means "delete tests work" */
-,markdownDoc=0   /* indicates if a markdown file with documentation 
-                    be generated from help info blocks */
-,easyArch=0      /* when creating documentation file indicates if a copy of 
-                    the zip and markdown files with the version number in the 
-                    file name be created */
+,testPackage=Y        /* indicator if tests should be executed, 
+                         default value Y means "execute tests" */
+,packages=            /* location of other packages if there are
+                         dependencies in loading, must be a single directory
+                         if more than one are provided only the first is used */
+,testResults=         /* location where tests results should be stored,
+                         if null (the default) the WORK is used */
+,workInTestResults=0  /* indicates if WORK directories for tests should located 
+                         in the same place as results  */
+,testWorkPath=        /* location where tests SAS sessions' work directories 
+                         should be stored, if null (the default) the main SAS 
+                         session WORK is used. Takes precedence over workInTestResults= */
+,sasexe=              /* a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
+                         if null (the default) then the !SASROOT is used */
+,sascfgFile=          /* a FILE with testing session configuration parameters
+                         if null (the default) then no config file is pointed
+                         during the SAS invocation,
+                         if set to DEF then the !SASROOT/sasv9.cfg is used */
+,delTestWork=1        /* indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests
+                         should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set,
+                         default value 1 means "delete tests work" */
+/* documentation options: */
+,markdownDoc=0        /* indicates if a markdown file with documentation 
+                         be generated from help info blocks */
+,easyArch=0           /* when creating documentation file indicates if a copy of 
+                         the zip and markdown files with the version number in the 
+                         file name be created */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20250729. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20251017. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -54,75 +60,87 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20250729. Run %generatePackage()
    ;
    options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
    %put ;
-    %put #################################################################################;
-    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro         #;
-    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %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                        #;
-    %put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and embedded inside the zip.                  #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # The `%nrstr(%%generatePackage())` macro generates SAS packages.                        #;
-    %put # It wraps-up the package content, i.e. macros, functions, formats, etc.,       #;
-    %put # into the zip file and generate all metadata content required by other         #;
-    %put # macros from the SAS Packages Framework.                                       #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
-    %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 #                                                                               #;
-    %put # 1. `filesLocation=` Location of package files, example value:                 #;
-    %put #                      `%nrstr(%%sysfunc(pathname(work))/packagename)`.                  #;
-    %put #                     Default use case:                                         #;
-    %put #                      `%nrstr(%%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename))`   #;
-    %put #                     If empty displays this help information.                  #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Testing parameters:                                                           #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `testPackage=`    Indicator if tests should be executed.                    #;
-    %put #                     Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"                 #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `packages=`       Location of other packages for testing                    #;
-    %put #                     if there are dependencies in loading the package.         #;
-    %put #                     Has to be a single directory, if more than one are        #;
-    %put #                     provided than only the first is used.                     #;
-    %put #                     If path to location contains spaces it should be quoted!  #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `testResults=`    Location where tests results should be stored,            #;
-    %put #                     if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.      #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `sasexe=`         Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,  #;
-    %put #                     if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.        #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `sascfgFile=`     Location of a FILE with testing session configuration     #;
-    %put #                     parameters, if null (the default) then no config file     #;
-    %put #                     is pointed during the SAS invocation,                     #;
-    %put #                     if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.    #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `delTestWork=`    Indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests   #;
-    %put #                     should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.   #;
-    %put #                     The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".         #;
-    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `markdownDoc=`    Indicates if a markdown file with documentation           #;
-    %put #                     be generated from help information blocks.                #;
-    %put #                     The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".  #;
-    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `easyArch=`       When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)        #;
-    %put #                     indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files         #;
-    %put #                     with the version number in the file name be created       #;
-    %put #                     The default value: `0` means "do not create files".       #;
-    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
-    %put #################################################################################;
+    %put ######################################################################################;
+    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro              #;
+    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20251017`                                 #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                     #;
+    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                             #;
+    %put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and embedded inside the zip.                       #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # The `%nrstr(%%generatePackage())` macro generates SAS packages.                             #;
+    %put # It wraps-up the package content, i.e. macros, functions, formats, etc.,            #;
+    %put # into the zip file and generate all metadata content required by other              #;
+    %put # macros from the SAS Packages Framework.                                            #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %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 #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # 1. `filesLocation=`      Location of package files, example value:                 #;
+    %put #                           `%nrstr(%%sysfunc(pathname(work))/packagename)`.                  #;
+    %put #                          Default use case:                                         #;
+    %put #                           `%nrstr(%%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename))`   #;
+    %put #                          If empty displays this help information.                  #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # Testing parameters:                                                                #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `testPackage=`         Indicator if tests should be executed.                    #;
+    %put #                          Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"                 #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `packages=`            Location of other packages for testing                    #;
+    %put #                          if there are dependencies in loading the package.         #;
+    %put #                          Has to be a single directory, if more than one are        #;
+    %put #                          provided than only the first is used.                     #;
+    %put #                          If path to location contains spaces it should be quoted!  #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `testResults=`         Location where tests results should be stored,            #;
+    %put #                          if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.      #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `workInTestResults=`   Indicates if WORK directories for test sessions should    #;
+    %put #                          be located in the same place as results.                  #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `0` means "do not do this".            #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `testWorkPath=`        Points a location where tests sessions work directories   #;
+    %put #                          should be stored. By default it is null what means that   #;
+    %put #                          a sub-directory of the main SAS session WORK is used.     #;
+    %put #                          Takes precedence over `workInTestResults=`.               #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `sasexe=`              Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,  #;
+    %put #                          if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.        #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `sascfgFile=`          Location of a FILE with testing session configuration     #;
+    %put #                          parameters, if null (the default) then no config file     #;
+    %put #                          is pointed during the SAS invocation,                     #;
+    %put #                          if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.    #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `delTestWork=`         Indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests   #;
+    %put #                          should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.   #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".         #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # Documentation parameters:                                                          #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `markdownDoc=`         Indicates if a markdown file with documentation           #;
+    %put #                          be generated from help information blocks.                #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".  #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `easyArch=`            When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)        #;
+    %put #                          indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files         #;
+    %put #                          with the version number in the file name be created       #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `0` means "do not create files".       #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put ######################################################################################;
    %put ;
    options &options_tmp.;
    %GOTO ENDofgeneratePackage;
@@ -873,7 +891,7 @@ title6 "MD5 hashed fileref of package lowcase name: &_PackageFileref_.";
    title8 "Required SAS packages: %qsysfunc(compress(%superq(packageReqPackages),%str(%'%")))" ;   /* " */
  %end;

-footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20250729";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20251017";

 proc print 
  data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent)
@@ -941,27 +959,27 @@ run;
      file &zipReferrence.(license.sas) encoding = &packageEncoding.;
      length packageAuthor $ 1024;
      packageAuthor = symget('packageAuthor');
-      put " ";
-      put "Copyright (c) since %sysfunc(today(),year4.) " packageAuthor                   ;
-      put "                                                                               ";
-      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 "in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights  ";
-      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 "furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                      ";
-      put "                                                                              ";
-      put "The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included       ";
-      put "in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        ";
-      put "                                                                              ";
-      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 "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 "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 "SOFTWARE.                                                                     ";
-      put "                                                                              ";
+      put "  ";
+      put "Copyright (c) since %sysfunc(today(),year4.) " packageAuthor ;
+      put "  ";
+      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 "in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights";
+      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 "furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:";
+      put "  ";
+      put "The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included";
+      put "in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.";
+      put "  ";
+      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 "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 "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 "SOFTWARE.";
+      put "  ";
    run;
  %end;

@@ -1697,7 +1715,7 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.;''' /
      ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' /
-      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20250729.;''' / 
+      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20251017.;''' / 
      ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' /
      ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' / 
      ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -1862,7 +1880,7 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
          '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !!' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20250729.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20251017.;                                  '' !! ' / 
          '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' /
          '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
          '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
@@ -2669,7 +2687,7 @@ data _null_;
  %end;

  put 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
-    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20250729`*";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20251017`*";' 
    / 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------";';

  put 'run;                                                                      ' /;
@@ -3224,16 +3242,57 @@ options DLCREATEDIR; /* turns-on creation of subdirectories by libname */
 /* temporary location for tests results is WORK unless developer provide &testResults. */
 %local testPackageTimesamp;
 %let testPackageTimesamp = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName._%sysfunc(datetime(),b8601dt15.)));
-%if %qsysfunc(fileexist(%bquote(&testResults.))) %then
+%if %qsysfunc(fileexist(%superq(testResults))) %then
  %do;
    libname TEST "&testResults./test_&testPackageTimesamp.";
  %end;
 %else
  %do;
+    %if NOT %sysevalf(%superq(testResults)=,boolean) %then
+      %do;
+        %put WARNING: The testResults path:;
+        %put WARNING- %superq(testResults);
+        %put WARNING- does not exist. WORK will be used.;
+        %put WARNING- ;
+      %end;
    libname TEST "&SASWORK./test_&testPackageTimesamp.";
  %end;
-/* test work points to the SAS session work */
-libname TESTWORK "&SASWORK./testwork_&testPackageTimesamp.";
+
+/* test WORK points to the SAS session WORK or to directory pointed by the developer */
+%if %qsysfunc(fileexist(%superq(testWorkPath))) %then
+  %do;
+    libname TESTWORK "&testWorkPath./testwork_&testPackageTimesamp.";
+    %put NOTE- ;
+    %PUT NOTE: WORK libname directories from test SAS sessions will not be deleted.;
+    %if %sysevalf(1=%superq(workInTestResults),boolean) %then
+      %do;
+        %put NOTE- Parameter workInTestResults is ignored;
+      %end;
+    %put NOTE- ;
+
+    %let delTestWork=0;
+  %end;
+%else %if %sysevalf(1=%superq(workInTestResults),boolean) %then
+  %do;
+    libname TESTWORK "%sysfunc(pathname(TEST))";
+    %put NOTE- ;
+    %PUT NOTE: WORK libname directories from test SAS sessions will be located in the;
+    %PUT NOTE- same directory where test resulrs are stored, and will not be deleted.;
+    %put NOTE- ;
+    %let delTestWork=0;
+  %end;
+%else
+  %do;
+    %if NOT %sysevalf(%superq(testWorkPath)=,boolean) %then
+      %do;
+        %put WARNING: The testWorkPath path:;
+        %put WARNING- %superq(testWorkPath);
+        %put WARNING- does not exist. WORK will be used.;
+        %put WARNING- ;
+      %end;
+    libname TESTWORK "&SASWORK./testwork_&testPackageTimesamp."; 
+  %end;
+
 %local dirForTest dirForTestWork;
  %let dirForTest     = %sysfunc(pathname(TEST));
  %let dirForTestWork = %sysfunc(pathname(TESTWORK));
@@ -3247,7 +3306,7 @@ filename currdir ".";
 filename currdir list;

 /* if your package uses any other packages this points to their location */
-/* test if packages fileref exists and, if do, use it */
+/* test if packages fileref exists and, if it does, use it */
 /* if no one is provided the filesLocation is used as a replacement */
 %if %bquote(&packages.)= %then %let packages=%sysfunc(pathname(packages));
 %if %bquote(&packages.)= %then %let packages=&filesLocation.;
@@ -3273,9 +3332,9 @@ options NOquotelenmax;
 data _null_;
  file "./loading.sas";

-  put "proc printto";
-  put "log = '&dirForTest./loading.log0'";
-  put "; run;";
+  put "proc printto"
+    / "log = '&dirForTest./loading.log0'"
+    / "; run;";

  put "filename packages '&packages.';" /;

@@ -3285,18 +3344,18 @@ data _null_;
    put '%include packages(loadpackage.sas);' / ; /* for older versions when the SPFinit.sas did not exist */

  /* load */
-  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
-  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation., lazyData=*)" /;
+  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation., lazyData=*)" /;

  /* help */
-  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
-  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,*,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
-  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,License,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,*,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,License,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;

  /* preview */
  put '%previewPackage'"(&packageName.,";
@@ -3316,10 +3375,9 @@ data _null_;
      when (upcase(type) in ("LAZYDATA")) /* the "DATA" type will pop-up during deletion */
        do;
          if 1 = FIRST.type then
-            put "data _null_; " ;
-            put " if not exist('" fileshortUP "') then " /
-                "   put 'WARNING: Dataset " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; "
-                ;
+            put "data _null_; " 
+              / " if not exist('" fileshortUP "') then " 
+              / "   put 'WARNING: Dataset " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; " ;
          if 1 = LAST.type then
            put "run; ";
        end;
@@ -3327,10 +3385,9 @@ data _null_;
      when (upcase(type) =: "MACRO")
        do;
          if 1 = FIRST.type then
-            put "data _null_; " ;
-            put ' if not input(resolve(''%SYSMACEXIST(' fileshortUP ')''), best.) then ' /
-                "   put 'WARNING: Macro " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; "
-                ;
+            put "data _null_; " 
+              / ' if not input(resolve(''%SYSMACEXIST(' fileshortUP ')''), best.) then ' 
+              / "   put 'WARNING: Macro " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; " ;
          if 1 = LAST.type then
            put "run; ";

@@ -3348,19 +3405,23 @@ data _null_;
  end;

  /* unload */
-  put '%unloadPackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;
+  put '%unloadPackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;

  /* additional content */
-  put '%loadPackageAddCnt'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;
+  put '%loadPackageAddCnt'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;

-  put "filename packages '&filesLocation.';" /
-      '%listPackages()                     ' /;
+  put "filename packages '&filesLocation.';" 
+    / '%listPackages()                     ' /;

+  /* check if work should be deleted after test is done */
+  delTestWork = input(symget('delTestWork'), ?? best32.);
+  if 0 = delTestWork then
+    put "options NOWORKTERM;"/;

-  put "proc printto";
-  put "; run;";
+  put "proc printto"
+    / "; run;";

  stop;
 run;
@@ -3471,6 +3532,28 @@ data _null_;

  file "./autoexec.sas";

+  /* check if work should be deleted after test is done */
+  delTestWork = input(symget('delTestWork'), ?? best32.);
+  if not(delTestWork in (0 1)) then
+    do;
+      putlog "WARNING: [&sysmacroname.] The `delTestWork` parameter is invalid.";
+      putlog "WARNING- [&sysmacroname.] Default value (1) is set.";
+      delTestWork = 1;
+    end;
+
+  if 0 = delTestWork then
+    do;
+      put "libname _ '&dirForTest.';" /
+          "data TESTWORK_&t.;" /
+          "  length testName $ 128 testWork $ 2048;" /
+          "  testNumber=&t.; testName='&&TEST_&t..';" /
+          "  testWork = pathname('WORK');" /
+          "run;" /
+          "proc append base=_.TESTWORK data=TESTWORK_&t.; run;" /
+          "proc delete data=TESTWORK_&t.; run;" /
+          "libname _ clear;" ;
+    end; 
+
  put "proc printto";
  put "log = '&dirForTest./&&TEST_&t...log0'";
  put "; run;";
@@ -3487,15 +3570,6 @@ data _null_;
  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,";
  put " path=&filesLocation., lazyData=*)" /;

-  /* check if work should be deleted after test is done */
-  delTestWork = input(symget('delTestWork'), ?? best32.);
-  if not(delTestWork in (0 1)) then
-    do;
-      putlog "WARNING: [&sysmacroname.] The `delTestWork` parameter is invalid.";
-      putlog "WARNING- [&sysmacroname.] Default value (1) is set.";
-      delTestWork = 1;
-    end;
-
  if 0 = delTestWork then
    put "options NOWORKTERM;"/;

@@ -3572,12 +3646,13 @@ options &notesSourceOptions.;

 data test.tests_summary;
  length testName $ 128;
-  do _N_ = 0 to &numberOfTests.;
-    testName = symget(cats("TEST_", _N_));
-    systask  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("SASSTAT", _N_)), ?? best32.), -1);
-    sysrc    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTRC_", _N_)), ?? best32.), -1);
-    error    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTE_", _N_)),  ?? best32.), -1);
-    warning  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTW_", _N_)),  ?? best32.), -1);
+  do testNumber = 0 to &numberOfTests.;
+    testName = symget(cats("TEST_", testNumber));
+    systask  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("SASSTAT", testNumber)), ?? best32.), -1);
+    sysrc    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTRC_", testNumber)), ?? best32.), -1);
+    error    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTE_", testNumber)),  ?? best32.), -1);
+    warning  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTW_", testNumber)),  ?? best32.), -1);
+    
    output;
  end;
 run;
@@ -3585,10 +3660,29 @@ title1 "Summary of tests.";
 title2 "details can be found in:";
 title3 "%sysfunc(pathname(TEST))";
 footnote;
-proc print data = test.tests_summary;
+proc print data = test.tests_summary(drop=testNumber);
 run;
 title;

+%if 0=&delTestWork. %then
+  %do;
+    data test.tests_summary;
+      merge 
+        test.tests_summary 
+        %if %sysfunc(EXIST(test.testwork)) %then 
+          %do; test.testwork %end;
+        %else 
+          %do; %PUT INFO: Cannot add work path location info.; %end;
+      ;
+      by testNumber;
+    run;
+    %if %sysfunc(EXIST(test.testwork)) %then 
+      %do; 
+        proc delete data=test.testwork; 
+        run; 
+      %end;
+  %end;
+
 /*%put _local_;*/

 %put NOTE: Changing current folder to:;
@@ -3707,7 +3801,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
  %end;

  put " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
-          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20250729`*" 
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20251017`*" 
    / " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";

  put "# The `&packageName.` package content";
--- 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 20250729. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20251017. 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 20250729. Run %helpPackage()
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20250729`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20251017`                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*+installPackage+*/
-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20250729  */
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20251017  */
 /* 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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 /secure
 minoperator 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20251017. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20250729`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20251017`                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/listpackages.sas
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

  Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 

-  Version 20250729 
+  Version 20251017 

  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 20250729.'
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20251017.'
 ;
 %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 `20250729`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20251017`                                #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20250729. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20251017. 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 `20250729`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20251017`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- 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 20250729. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20251017. 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 `20250729`      #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20251017`      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ minoperator
                          	set WORK.__&_TargetFileref_._zip___ end = EOF;
                            wc = countw(file,"/\");
                          
+                            put wc= file=;
+
                            length libText pathname_f $ 8192;
                            libText = pathname("outData", "L");
                         
@@ -309,15 +311,24 @@ minoperator
                                end;

                                pathname_f = pathname("f");
-                                rc1 = filename("in", strip(pathname_f), "zip", "member='" !! strip(file) !! "' lrecl=1 recfm=n");
+
                                length rc1msg $ 8192;
+                                rc1 = filename("in", strip(pathname_f), "zip", "member='" !! strip(file) !! "' lrecl=1 recfm=n");
                                rc1msg = sysmsg();
-                                rc2 = filename("out", catx("/", libText, scan(file, j , "/\")), "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
+
+                                length fileNameOutPath $ 8192;
+                                fileNameOutPath = catx("/", libText, scan(file, j , "/\"));
+                                /* check for Windows */
+                                if lengthn(fileNameOutPath)>260 then 
+                                  if symget('SYSSCP')='WIN' then 
+                                    put "INFO: Pathname plus filename length exceeds 260. Under Windows family OS it may cause problems.";
+
                                length rc2msg $ 8192;
+                                rc2 = filename("out", fileNameOutPath, "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
                                rc2msg = sysmsg();
                              
-                                rc3 = fcopy("in", "out");
                                length rc3msg $ 8192;
+                                rc3 = fcopy("in", "out");
                                rc3msg = sysmsg();
                          
                                loadingProblem + (rc3 & 1);
@@ -325,7 +336,7 @@ minoperator
                                if rc3 then
                                  do;
                                    put "ERROR: Cannot extract: " file;
-                                    put (rc1 rc2 rc3) (=); 
+                                    put "ERROR-" (rc1 rc2 rc3) (=); 
                                    put (rc1msg rc2msg rc3msg) (/);
                                    put "ERROR-"; 
                                  end;
--- 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 20250729. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20251017. 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 `20250729`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20251017`                   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- 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 20250729. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20251017. 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 20250729. Run %preview
    %put ###    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20250729`                    #;
+    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20251017`                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ,nobs=0            /* technical parameter  */
 )
 /*** HELP START ***/
-/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
+/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20251017. 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 `20250729`                              #;
+    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20251017`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
    %GOTO ENDofsplitCodeForPackage;
  %end;

-
 %local options_tmp2 ;
 %let options_tmp2 = ls=%sysfunc(getoption(ls)) ps=%sysfunc(getoption(ps))
 %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source))
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
    call symputX('packagePath',packagePath,"L");
  run;

-
  data w.files;
    stop;
  run;
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
    line = left(lowcase(_infile_));
    block=scan(line,1," ");

-    if block in (
+    if block in ( 
      '/*##$##-code-block-start-##$##' 
      '/*##$##-code-block-end-##$##'
    ); 
@@ -403,7 +401,7 @@ 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 20250729. */';
+                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20251017. */';
                firstLine[j]=0;
              end; 
            put _infile_;
@@ -419,5 +417,4 @@ options &options_tmp2.;
 %ENDofsplitCodeForPackage:
 %mend splitCodeForPackage;

-
 /**/
--- a/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20250729. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20251017. 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 20250729. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20250729`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20251017`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- 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 20250729. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20251017. 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 20250729. Run %
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20250729`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20251017`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.md
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

 ---

-# SAS Packages Framework, version `20250729`
+# SAS Packages Framework, version `20251017`

 ---

@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@

 ##      This is short SAS Packages Framework help information <a name="helpinfo"></a>

-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).
+A **SAS package** is an automatically generated, single, stand alone *zip* file containing organized 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. The latest version of SPF is **`20250729`**.
+In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20251017`**.

-**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).
+**To get started with SAS Packages** try this [**`Introduction to SAS Packages`**](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeMzGEImIT5eV13IGXQIgWmTFCJt_cLZG&si=ElQm0_ifq76mvUbq "Introduction to SAS Packages video series") video series or [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).

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

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ them using the SPF can be found [**HERE**](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPack
 ##       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro <a name="installpackage"></a>
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to install SAS packages, version `20250729`
+ Macro to install SAS packages, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES";
 ##       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro <a name="helppackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20250729`
+ Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `loadPackage` macro <a name="loadpackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20250729`
+ Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ If created, those macros are automatically deleted when the `%unloadPackage()` m
 ##      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro <a name="loadpackages"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20250729`
+ Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro <a name="unloadpackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20250729`
+ Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##       This is short help information for the `listPackages` macro <a name="listpackages"></a>
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20250729`
+ Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro <a name="verifypackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20250729`
+ Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20251017`

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

- Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20250729`
+ Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro <a name="generatepackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20250729`
+ Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -718,49 +718,61 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;

 ### Parameters:

- 1. `filesLocation=` Location of package files, example value:
-                      `%sysfunc(pathname(work))/packagename`.
-                     Default use case:
-                      `%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename)`
-                     If empty displays this help information.
+ 1. `filesLocation=`      Location of package files, example value:
+                           `%sysfunc(pathname(work))/packagename`.
+                          Default use case:
+                           `%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename)`
+                          If empty displays this help information.

 Testing parameters:

- - `testPackage=`    Indicator if tests should be executed.
-                     Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"
+ - `testPackage=`         Indicator if tests should be executed.
+                          Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"

- - `packages=`       Location of other packages for testing
-                     if there are dependencies in loading the package.
-                     Has to be a single directory, if more than one are
-                     provided than only the first is used.
-                     If path to location contains spaces it should be quoted!
+ - `packages=`            Location of other packages for testing
+                          if there are dependencies in loading the package.
+                          Has to be a single directory, if more than one are
+                          provided than only the first is used.
+                          If path to location contains spaces it should be quoted!

- - `testResults=`     Location where tests results should be stored,
-                      if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.
+ - `testResults=`         Location where tests results should be stored,
+                          if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.

- - `sasexe=`         Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
-                     if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.
+ - `workInTestResults=`   Indicates if WORK directories for test sessions should
+                          be located in the same place as results.
+                          The default value: `0` means "do not do this".
+                          Available values are `0` and `1`.

- - `sascfgFile=`     Location of a FILE with testing session configuration
-                     parameters, if null (the default) then no config file
-                     is pointed during the SAS invocation,
-                     if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.
+ - `testWorkPath=`        Points a location where tests sessions work directories
+                          should be stored. By default it is null what means that
+                          a sub-directory of the main SAS session WORK is used.
+                          Takes precedence over `workInTestResults=`.

- - `delTestWork=`    Indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests
-                     should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.
-                     The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".
-                     Available values are `0` and `1`.
+ - `sasexe=`              Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
+                          if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.

- - `markdownDoc=`    Indicates if a markdown file with documentation
-                     be generated from help information blocks.
-                     The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".
-                     Available values are `0` and `1`.
+ - `sascfgFile=`          Location of a FILE with testing session configuration
+                          parameters, if null (the default) then no config file
+                          is pointed during the SAS invocation,
+                          if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.

- - `easyArch=`       When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)
-                     indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files
-                     with the version number in the file name be created
-                     The default value: `0` means "do not create files".
-                     Available values are `0` and `1`.
+ - `delTestWork=`         Indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests
+                          should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.
+                          The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".
+                          Available values are `0` and `1`.
+
+ Documentation parameters:
+
+ - `markdownDoc=`         Indicates if a markdown file with documentation
+                          be generated from help information blocks.
+                          The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".
+                          Available values are `0` and `1`.
+
+ - `easyArch=`            When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)
+                          indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files
+                          with the version number in the file name be created
+                          The default value: `0` means "do not create files".
+                          Available values are `0` and `1`.


 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -915,7 +927,7 @@ All files have to have `.sas` extension. Other files are ignored.
 ##      This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro <a name="extendpackagesfileref"></a>
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20250729`
+ Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -957,7 +969,7 @@ filename packages ("D:/NEW_DIR" %extendPackagesFileref()); %* add new directory;
 ##      This is short help information for the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro <a name="loadpackageaddcnt"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to load *additional content* for a SAS package, version `20250729`
+ Macro to load *additional content* for a SAS package, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -1051,7 +1063,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple
- files with separate snippets, version `20250729`
+ files with separate snippets, version `20251017`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.sas
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.sas
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   - to unload, or
   - to generate SAS packages.

-  Version 20250729.
+  Version 20251017.
  See examples below.

  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group of files
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20250729. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20251017. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackage` macro             #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20250729`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20251017`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ minoperator
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20250729. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20251017. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20250729. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20250729`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20251017`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20250729. Run %unloadPackage() for h
                                        */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20250729. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20251017. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20250729. Run %helpPackage()
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20250729`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20251017`                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ TODO:
 */

 /*+installPackage+*/
-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20250729  */
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20251017  */
 /* 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
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ TODO:
 /secure
 minoperator 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20251017. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20250729`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20251017`                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() fo

  Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 

-  Version 20250729 
+  Version 20251017 

  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20250729. Run %%installPackage() fo

 %macro listPackages()
 /secure PARMBUFF
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20250729.'
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20251017.'
 ;
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
  %do;
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ 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 `20250729`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20251017`                                #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;

   Macro to generate SAS packages.

-   Version 20250729
+   Version 20251017

   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -1608,30 +1608,36 @@ options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
 filesLocation   /* location of package files 
                    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" */
-,packages=       /* location of other packages if there are
-                    dependencies in loading, must be a single directory
-                    if more than one are provided only the first is used */
-,testResults=    /* location where tests results should be stored,
-                    if null (the default) the WORK is used */
-,sasexe=         /* a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
-                    if null (the default) then the !SASROOT is used */
-,sascfgFile=     /* a FILE with testing session configuration parameters
-                    if null (the default) then no config file is pointed
-                    during the SAS invocation,
-                    if set to DEF then the !SASROOT/sasv9.cfg is used */
-,delTestWork=1   /* indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests
-                    should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set,
-                    default value 1 means "delete tests work" */
-,markdownDoc=0   /* indicates if a markdown file with documentation 
-                    be generated from help info blocks */
-,easyArch=0      /* when creating documentation file indicates if a copy of 
-                    the zip and markdown files with the version number in the 
-                    file name be created */
+,testPackage=Y        /* indicator if tests should be executed, 
+                         default value Y means "execute tests" */
+,packages=            /* location of other packages if there are
+                         dependencies in loading, must be a single directory
+                         if more than one are provided only the first is used */
+,testResults=         /* location where tests results should be stored,
+                         if null (the default) the WORK is used */
+,workInTestResults=0  /* indicates if WORK directories for tests should located 
+                         in the same place as results  */
+,testWorkPath=        /* location where tests SAS sessions' work directories 
+                         should be stored, if null (the default) the main SAS 
+                         session WORK is used. Takes precedence over workInTestResults= */
+,sasexe=              /* a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,
+                         if null (the default) then the !SASROOT is used */
+,sascfgFile=          /* a FILE with testing session configuration parameters
+                         if null (the default) then no config file is pointed
+                         during the SAS invocation,
+                         if set to DEF then the !SASROOT/sasv9.cfg is used */
+,delTestWork=1        /* indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests
+                         should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set,
+                         default value 1 means "delete tests work" */
+/* documentation options: */
+,markdownDoc=0        /* indicates if a markdown file with documentation 
+                         be generated from help info blocks */
+,easyArch=0           /* when creating documentation file indicates if a copy of 
+                         the zip and markdown files with the version number in the 
+                         file name be created */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20250729. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20251017. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -1642,75 +1648,87 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20250729. Run %generatePackage()
    ;
    options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N;
    %put ;
-    %put #################################################################################;
-    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro         #;
-    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %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                        #;
-    %put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and embedded inside the zip.                  #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # The `%nrstr(%%generatePackage())` macro generates SAS packages.                        #;
-    %put # It wraps-up the package content, i.e. macros, functions, formats, etc.,       #;
-    %put # into the zip file and generate all metadata content required by other         #;
-    %put # macros from the SAS Packages Framework.                                       #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
-    %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 #                                                                               #;
-    %put # 1. `filesLocation=` Location of package files, example value:                 #;
-    %put #                      `%nrstr(%%sysfunc(pathname(work))/packagename)`.                  #;
-    %put #                     Default use case:                                         #;
-    %put #                      `%nrstr(%%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename))`   #;
-    %put #                     If empty displays this help information.                  #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Testing parameters:                                                           #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `testPackage=`    Indicator if tests should be executed.                    #;
-    %put #                     Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"                 #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `packages=`       Location of other packages for testing                    #;
-    %put #                     if there are dependencies in loading the package.         #;
-    %put #                     Has to be a single directory, if more than one are        #;
-    %put #                     provided than only the first is used.                     #;
-    %put #                     If path to location contains spaces it should be quoted!  #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `testResults=`    Location where tests results should be stored,            #;
-    %put #                     if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.      #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `sasexe=`         Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,  #;
-    %put #                     if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.        #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `sascfgFile=`     Location of a FILE with testing session configuration     #;
-    %put #                     parameters, if null (the default) then no config file     #;
-    %put #                     is pointed during the SAS invocation,                     #;
-    %put #                     if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.    #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `delTestWork=`    Indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests   #;
-    %put #                     should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.   #;
-    %put #                     The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".         #;
-    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `markdownDoc=`    Indicates if a markdown file with documentation           #;
-    %put #                     be generated from help information blocks.                #;
-    %put #                     The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".  #;
-    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # - `easyArch=`       When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)        #;
-    %put #                     indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files         #;
-    %put #                     with the version number in the file name be created       #;
-    %put #                     The default value: `0` means "do not create files".       #;
-    %put #                     Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
-    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
-    %put #################################################################################;
+    %put ######################################################################################;
+    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro              #;
+    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20251017`                                 #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                     #;
+    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                             #;
+    %put # data, etc.) wrapped up together and embedded inside the zip.                       #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # The `%nrstr(%%generatePackage())` macro generates SAS packages.                             #;
+    %put # It wraps-up the package content, i.e. macros, functions, formats, etc.,            #;
+    %put # into the zip file and generate all metadata content required by other              #;
+    %put # macros from the SAS Packages Framework.                                            #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %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 #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # 1. `filesLocation=`      Location of package files, example value:                 #;
+    %put #                           `%nrstr(%%sysfunc(pathname(work))/packagename)`.                  #;
+    %put #                          Default use case:                                         #;
+    %put #                           `%nrstr(%%generatePackage(filesLocation=/path/to/packagename))`   #;
+    %put #                          If empty displays this help information.                  #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # Testing parameters:                                                                #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `testPackage=`         Indicator if tests should be executed.                    #;
+    %put #                          Default value: `Y`, means "execute tests"                 #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `packages=`            Location of other packages for testing                    #;
+    %put #                          if there are dependencies in loading the package.         #;
+    %put #                          Has to be a single directory, if more than one are        #;
+    %put #                          provided than only the first is used.                     #;
+    %put #                          If path to location contains spaces it should be quoted!  #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `testResults=`         Location where tests results should be stored,            #;
+    %put #                          if null (the default) then the session WORK is used.      #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `workInTestResults=`   Indicates if WORK directories for test sessions should    #;
+    %put #                          be located in the same place as results.                  #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `0` means "do not do this".            #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `testWorkPath=`        Points a location where tests sessions work directories   #;
+    %put #                          should be stored. By default it is null what means that   #;
+    %put #                          a sub-directory of the main SAS session WORK is used.     #;
+    %put #                          Takes precedence over `workInTestResults=`.               #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `sasexe=`              Location of a DIRECTORY where the SAS binary is located,  #;
+    %put #                          if null (the default) then the `!SASROOT` is used.        #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `sascfgFile=`          Location of a FILE with testing session configuration     #;
+    %put #                          parameters, if null (the default) then no config file     #;
+    %put #                          is pointed during the SAS invocation,                     #;
+    %put #                          if set to `DEF` then the `!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg` is used.    #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `delTestWork=`         Indicates if `WORK` directories generated by user tests   #;
+    %put #                          should be deleted, i.e. the (NO)WORKTERM option is set.   #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `1` means "delete tests work".         #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # Documentation parameters:                                                          #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `markdownDoc=`         Indicates if a markdown file with documentation           #;
+    %put #                          be generated from help information blocks.                #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `0` means "do not generate the file".  #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put # - `easyArch=`            When creating documentation file (`markdownDoc=1`)        #;
+    %put #                          indicates if a copy of the zip and markdown files         #;
+    %put #                          with the version number in the file name be created       #;
+    %put #                          The default value: `0` means "do not create files".       #;
+    %put #                          Available values are `0` and `1`.                         #;
+    %put #                                                                                    #;
+    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
+    %put ######################################################################################;
    %put ;
    options &options_tmp.;
    %GOTO ENDofgeneratePackage;
@@ -2461,7 +2479,7 @@ title6 "MD5 hashed fileref of package lowcase name: &_PackageFileref_.";
    title8 "Required SAS packages: %qsysfunc(compress(%superq(packageReqPackages),%str(%'%")))" ;   /* " */
  %end;

-footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20250729";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20251017";

 proc print 
  data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent)
@@ -2529,27 +2547,27 @@ run;
      file &zipReferrence.(license.sas) encoding = &packageEncoding.;
      length packageAuthor $ 1024;
      packageAuthor = symget('packageAuthor');
-      put " ";
-      put "Copyright (c) since %sysfunc(today(),year4.) " packageAuthor                   ;
-      put "                                                                               ";
-      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 "in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights  ";
-      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 "furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                      ";
-      put "                                                                              ";
-      put "The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included       ";
-      put "in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                        ";
-      put "                                                                              ";
-      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 "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 "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 "SOFTWARE.                                                                     ";
-      put "                                                                              ";
+      put "  ";
+      put "Copyright (c) since %sysfunc(today(),year4.) " packageAuthor ;
+      put "  ";
+      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 "in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights";
+      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 "furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:";
+      put "  ";
+      put "The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included";
+      put "in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.";
+      put "  ";
+      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 "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 "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 "SOFTWARE.";
+      put "  ";
    run;
  %end;

@@ -3285,7 +3303,7 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.;''' /
      ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' /
-      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20250729.;''' / 
+      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20251017.;''' / 
      ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' /
      ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' / 
      ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -3450,7 +3468,7 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
          '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !!' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20250729.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20251017.;                                  '' !! ' / 
          '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' /
          '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
          '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
@@ -4257,7 +4275,7 @@ data _null_;
  %end;

  put 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
-    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20250729`*";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20251017`*";' 
    / 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------";';

  put 'run;                                                                      ' /;
@@ -4812,16 +4830,57 @@ options DLCREATEDIR; /* turns-on creation of subdirectories by libname */
 /* temporary location for tests results is WORK unless developer provide &testResults. */
 %local testPackageTimesamp;
 %let testPackageTimesamp = %sysfunc(lowcase(&packageName._%sysfunc(datetime(),b8601dt15.)));
-%if %qsysfunc(fileexist(%bquote(&testResults.))) %then
+%if %qsysfunc(fileexist(%superq(testResults))) %then
  %do;
    libname TEST "&testResults./test_&testPackageTimesamp.";
  %end;
 %else
  %do;
+    %if NOT %sysevalf(%superq(testResults)=,boolean) %then
+      %do;
+        %put WARNING: The testResults path:;
+        %put WARNING- %superq(testResults);
+        %put WARNING- does not exist. WORK will be used.;
+        %put WARNING- ;
+      %end;
    libname TEST "&SASWORK./test_&testPackageTimesamp.";
  %end;
-/* test work points to the SAS session work */
-libname TESTWORK "&SASWORK./testwork_&testPackageTimesamp.";
+
+/* test WORK points to the SAS session WORK or to directory pointed by the developer */
+%if %qsysfunc(fileexist(%superq(testWorkPath))) %then
+  %do;
+    libname TESTWORK "&testWorkPath./testwork_&testPackageTimesamp.";
+    %put NOTE- ;
+    %PUT NOTE: WORK libname directories from test SAS sessions will not be deleted.;
+    %if %sysevalf(1=%superq(workInTestResults),boolean) %then
+      %do;
+        %put NOTE- Parameter workInTestResults is ignored;
+      %end;
+    %put NOTE- ;
+
+    %let delTestWork=0;
+  %end;
+%else %if %sysevalf(1=%superq(workInTestResults),boolean) %then
+  %do;
+    libname TESTWORK "%sysfunc(pathname(TEST))";
+    %put NOTE- ;
+    %PUT NOTE: WORK libname directories from test SAS sessions will be located in the;
+    %PUT NOTE- same directory where test resulrs are stored, and will not be deleted.;
+    %put NOTE- ;
+    %let delTestWork=0;
+  %end;
+%else
+  %do;
+    %if NOT %sysevalf(%superq(testWorkPath)=,boolean) %then
+      %do;
+        %put WARNING: The testWorkPath path:;
+        %put WARNING- %superq(testWorkPath);
+        %put WARNING- does not exist. WORK will be used.;
+        %put WARNING- ;
+      %end;
+    libname TESTWORK "&SASWORK./testwork_&testPackageTimesamp."; 
+  %end;
+
 %local dirForTest dirForTestWork;
  %let dirForTest     = %sysfunc(pathname(TEST));
  %let dirForTestWork = %sysfunc(pathname(TESTWORK));
@@ -4835,7 +4894,7 @@ filename currdir ".";
 filename currdir list;

 /* if your package uses any other packages this points to their location */
-/* test if packages fileref exists and, if do, use it */
+/* test if packages fileref exists and, if it does, use it */
 /* if no one is provided the filesLocation is used as a replacement */
 %if %bquote(&packages.)= %then %let packages=%sysfunc(pathname(packages));
 %if %bquote(&packages.)= %then %let packages=&filesLocation.;
@@ -4861,9 +4920,9 @@ options NOquotelenmax;
 data _null_;
  file "./loading.sas";

-  put "proc printto";
-  put "log = '&dirForTest./loading.log0'";
-  put "; run;";
+  put "proc printto"
+    / "log = '&dirForTest./loading.log0'"
+    / "; run;";

  put "filename packages '&packages.';" /;

@@ -4873,18 +4932,18 @@ data _null_;
    put '%include packages(loadpackage.sas);' / ; /* for older versions when the SPFinit.sas did not exist */

  /* load */
-  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
-  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation., lazyData=*)" /;
+  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation., lazyData=*)" /;

  /* help */
-  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
-  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,*,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
-  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,License,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,*,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;
+  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,License,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)" /;

  /* preview */
  put '%previewPackage'"(&packageName.,";
@@ -4904,10 +4963,9 @@ data _null_;
      when (upcase(type) in ("LAZYDATA")) /* the "DATA" type will pop-up during deletion */
        do;
          if 1 = FIRST.type then
-            put "data _null_; " ;
-            put " if not exist('" fileshortUP "') then " /
-                "   put 'WARNING: Dataset " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; "
-                ;
+            put "data _null_; " 
+              / " if not exist('" fileshortUP "') then " 
+              / "   put 'WARNING: Dataset " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; " ;
          if 1 = LAST.type then
            put "run; ";
        end;
@@ -4915,10 +4973,9 @@ data _null_;
      when (upcase(type) =: "MACRO")
        do;
          if 1 = FIRST.type then
-            put "data _null_; " ;
-            put ' if not input(resolve(''%SYSMACEXIST(' fileshortUP ')''), best.) then ' /
-                "   put 'WARNING: Macro " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; "
-                ;
+            put "data _null_; " 
+              / ' if not input(resolve(''%SYSMACEXIST(' fileshortUP ')''), best.) then ' 
+              / "   put 'WARNING: Macro " fileshortUP "does not exist!'; " ;
          if 1 = LAST.type then
            put "run; ";

@@ -4936,19 +4993,23 @@ data _null_;
  end;

  /* unload */
-  put '%unloadPackage'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;
+  put '%unloadPackage'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;

  /* additional content */
-  put '%loadPackageAddCnt'"(&packageName.,";
-  put " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;
+  put '%loadPackageAddCnt'"(&packageName.,"
+    / " path=&filesLocation.)         " /;

-  put "filename packages '&filesLocation.';" /
-      '%listPackages()                     ' /;
+  put "filename packages '&filesLocation.';" 
+    / '%listPackages()                     ' /;

+  /* check if work should be deleted after test is done */
+  delTestWork = input(symget('delTestWork'), ?? best32.);
+  if 0 = delTestWork then
+    put "options NOWORKTERM;"/;

-  put "proc printto";
-  put "; run;";
+  put "proc printto"
+    / "; run;";

  stop;
 run;
@@ -5059,6 +5120,28 @@ data _null_;

  file "./autoexec.sas";

+  /* check if work should be deleted after test is done */
+  delTestWork = input(symget('delTestWork'), ?? best32.);
+  if not(delTestWork in (0 1)) then
+    do;
+      putlog "WARNING: [&sysmacroname.] The `delTestWork` parameter is invalid.";
+      putlog "WARNING- [&sysmacroname.] Default value (1) is set.";
+      delTestWork = 1;
+    end;
+
+  if 0 = delTestWork then
+    do;
+      put "libname _ '&dirForTest.';" /
+          "data TESTWORK_&t.;" /
+          "  length testName $ 128 testWork $ 2048;" /
+          "  testNumber=&t.; testName='&&TEST_&t..';" /
+          "  testWork = pathname('WORK');" /
+          "run;" /
+          "proc append base=_.TESTWORK data=TESTWORK_&t.; run;" /
+          "proc delete data=TESTWORK_&t.; run;" /
+          "libname _ clear;" ;
+    end; 
+
  put "proc printto";
  put "log = '&dirForTest./&&TEST_&t...log0'";
  put "; run;";
@@ -5075,15 +5158,6 @@ data _null_;
  put '%loadpackage'"(&packageName.,";
  put " path=&filesLocation., lazyData=*)" /;

-  /* check if work should be deleted after test is done */
-  delTestWork = input(symget('delTestWork'), ?? best32.);
-  if not(delTestWork in (0 1)) then
-    do;
-      putlog "WARNING: [&sysmacroname.] The `delTestWork` parameter is invalid.";
-      putlog "WARNING- [&sysmacroname.] Default value (1) is set.";
-      delTestWork = 1;
-    end;
-
  if 0 = delTestWork then
    put "options NOWORKTERM;"/;

@@ -5160,12 +5234,13 @@ options &notesSourceOptions.;

 data test.tests_summary;
  length testName $ 128;
-  do _N_ = 0 to &numberOfTests.;
-    testName = symget(cats("TEST_", _N_));
-    systask  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("SASSTAT", _N_)), ?? best32.), -1);
-    sysrc    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTRC_", _N_)), ?? best32.), -1);
-    error    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTE_", _N_)),  ?? best32.), -1);
-    warning  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTW_", _N_)),  ?? best32.), -1);
+  do testNumber = 0 to &numberOfTests.;
+    testName = symget(cats("TEST_", testNumber));
+    systask  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("SASSTAT", testNumber)), ?? best32.), -1);
+    sysrc    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTRC_", testNumber)), ?? best32.), -1);
+    error    = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTE_", testNumber)),  ?? best32.), -1);
+    warning  = coalesce(input(symget(cats("TESTW_", testNumber)),  ?? best32.), -1);
+    
    output;
  end;
 run;
@@ -5173,10 +5248,29 @@ title1 "Summary of tests.";
 title2 "details can be found in:";
 title3 "%sysfunc(pathname(TEST))";
 footnote;
-proc print data = test.tests_summary;
+proc print data = test.tests_summary(drop=testNumber);
 run;
 title;

+%if 0=&delTestWork. %then
+  %do;
+    data test.tests_summary;
+      merge 
+        test.tests_summary 
+        %if %sysfunc(EXIST(test.testwork)) %then 
+          %do; test.testwork %end;
+        %else 
+          %do; %PUT INFO: Cannot add work path location info.; %end;
+      ;
+      by testNumber;
+    run;
+    %if %sysfunc(EXIST(test.testwork)) %then 
+      %do; 
+        proc delete data=test.testwork; 
+        run; 
+      %end;
+  %end;
+
 /*%put _local_;*/

 %put NOTE: Changing current folder to:;
@@ -5295,7 +5389,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
  %end;

  put " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
-          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20250729`*" 
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20251017`*" 
    / " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";

  put "# The `&packageName.` package content";
@@ -5573,7 +5667,7 @@ TODO: (in Polish)
                 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20250729. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20251017. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
 parmbuff
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
@@ -5589,7 +5683,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20250729`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20251017`                   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -5687,7 +5781,7 @@ parmbuff
                                         hashing_file() function, SAS 9.4M6 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20250729. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20251017. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -5702,7 +5796,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20250729. Run %
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20250729`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20251017`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -5884,7 +5978,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20250729. Run %
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20251017. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -5899,7 +5993,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %preview
    %put ###    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20250729`                    #;
+    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20251017`                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -6031,7 +6125,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %preview
             when empty the "packages" value is used */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20250729. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20251017. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
 ;

 %if %QUPCASE(&packages.) = HELP %then
@@ -6047,7 +6141,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20250729
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20250729`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20251017`             #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -6149,7 +6243,7 @@ filename packages list;
                                         is provided in required version */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20251017. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -6165,7 +6259,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro       #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20250729`      #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20251017`      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -6421,6 +6515,8 @@ minoperator
                          	set WORK.__&_TargetFileref_._zip___ end = EOF;
                            wc = countw(file,"/\");
                          
+                            put wc= file=;
+
                            length libText pathname_f $ 8192;
                            libText = pathname("outData", "L");
                         
@@ -6439,15 +6535,24 @@ minoperator
                                end;

                                pathname_f = pathname("f");
-                                rc1 = filename("in", strip(pathname_f), "zip", "member='" !! strip(file) !! "' lrecl=1 recfm=n");
+
                                length rc1msg $ 8192;
+                                rc1 = filename("in", strip(pathname_f), "zip", "member='" !! strip(file) !! "' lrecl=1 recfm=n");
                                rc1msg = sysmsg();
-                                rc2 = filename("out", catx("/", libText, scan(file, j , "/\")), "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
+
+                                length fileNameOutPath $ 8192;
+                                fileNameOutPath = catx("/", libText, scan(file, j , "/\"));
+                                /* check for Windows */
+                                if lengthn(fileNameOutPath)>260 then 
+                                  if symget('SYSSCP')='WIN' then 
+                                    put "INFO: Pathname plus filename length exceeds 260. Under Windows family OS it may cause problems.";
+
                                length rc2msg $ 8192;
+                                rc2 = filename("out", fileNameOutPath, "disk", "lrecl=1 recfm=n");
                                rc2msg = sysmsg();
                              
-                                rc3 = fcopy("in", "out");
                                length rc3msg $ 8192;
+                                rc3 = fcopy("in", "out");
                                rc3msg = sysmsg();
                          
                                loadingProblem + (rc3 & 1);
@@ -6455,7 +6560,7 @@ minoperator
                                if rc3 then
                                  do;
                                    put "ERROR: Cannot extract: " file;
-                                    put (rc1 rc2 rc3) (=); 
+                                    put "ERROR-" (rc1 rc2 rc3) (=); 
                                    put (rc1msg rc2msg rc3msg) (/);
                                    put "ERROR-"; 
                                  end;
@@ -6523,7 +6628,7 @@ minoperator
 ,nobs=0            /* technical parameter  */
 )
 /*** HELP START ***/
-/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20250729. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
+/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20251017. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 /*%macro _();%mend _;*/
 %if (%superq(codeFile) = ) OR (%qupcase(&codeFile.) = HELP) %then
@@ -6540,7 +6645,7 @@ minoperator
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple      #;
-    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20250729`                              #;
+    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20251017`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -6622,7 +6727,6 @@ minoperator
    %GOTO ENDofsplitCodeForPackage;
  %end;

-
 %local options_tmp2 ;
 %let options_tmp2 = ls=%sysfunc(getoption(ls)) ps=%sysfunc(getoption(ps))
 %sysfunc(getoption(notes)) %sysfunc(getoption(source))
@@ -6688,7 +6792,6 @@ options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
    call symputX('packagePath',packagePath,"L");
  run;

-
  data w.files;
    stop;
  run;
@@ -6714,7 +6817,7 @@ options nomprint nosymbolgen nomlogic notes source ls=MAX ps=MAX msglevel=N ;
    line = left(lowcase(_infile_));
    block=scan(line,1," ");

-    if block in (
+    if block in ( 
      '/*##$##-code-block-start-##$##' 
      '/*##$##-code-block-end-##$##'
    ); 
@@ -6918,7 +7021,7 @@ 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 20250729. */';
+                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20251017. */';
                firstLine[j]=0;
              end; 
            put _infile_;
@@ -6934,5 +7037,4 @@ options &options_tmp2.;
 %ENDofsplitCodeForPackage:
 %mend splitCodeForPackage;

-
 /**/
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Bart Jablonski	8d8186fc78	Merge pull request #116 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20251017`	2025-10-19 21:54:35 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	b4b319a2e0	SAS Packages Framework, version `20251017` SAS Packages Framework, version `20251017` Changes: - New parameters `workInTestResults=` and `testWorkPath=` added to the `%generatePackage()` macro. - Documentation updated.	2025-10-19 21:36:03 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	1d83c65a9b	Merge pull request #114 from yabwon/main pull request	2025-09-09 22:46:31 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	e8d1269f6c	Merge pull request #113 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 2.3.1]	2025-08-05 14:19:19 -04:00
Bart Jablonski	ba34a71ffe	Merge pull request #112 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20250729`	2025-07-29 05:52:46 -04:00
Bart Jablonski	ff758fc2cc	Merge pull request #111 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20250728`	2025-07-28 05:53:45 -04:00
Bart Jablonski	35b30ca45e	Merge pull request #110 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20250710`	2025-07-10 08:04:33 -04:00
Bart Jablonski	bfdede5dd4	Merge pull request #109 from yabwon/main update README.md	2025-06-11 13:32:59 -04:00
Bart Jablonski	856c73758f	Merge pull request #108 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20241207`	2024-12-07 23:13:42 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	104c38ab2c	Merge pull request #107 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20241129`	2024-11-29 17:08:10 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	9a7b81c2ad	Merge pull request #106 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20241102`	2024-11-02 22:24:21 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	a56da0fa4f	Merge pull request #105 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20241027`	2024-10-28 10:34:16 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	edeb1729b5	Merge pull request #104 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20241014`	2024-10-14 21:44:37 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	9b2ec979e4	Merge pull request #103 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20240927`	2024-09-27 11:27:06 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	efda10b412	Merge pull request #102 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 2.0.1]	2024-07-24 08:11:27 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	78a79d1fc7	Merge pull request #101 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 2.0.0]	2024-07-23 22:17:14 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	e61a9689df	Merge pull request #100 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.43.0]	2024-07-22 09:06:08 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	044019608f	Merge pull request #99 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.42.1]	2024-07-19 10:30:22 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	fedf5b894d	Merge pull request #98 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20240711`	2024-07-11 14:59:42 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	3c30e7d17c	Merge pull request #97 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.42.0]	2024-07-10 23:09:57 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	a99b75ffe9	Merge pull request #96 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.40.0]	2024-06-06 22:23:23 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	e7357877f0	Merge pull request #95 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20240529`	2024-05-29 16:39:15 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	05946c92ce	Merge pull request #94 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20240423`	2024-04-23 11:33:44 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	b3b36174af	Merge pull request #93 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20240415`	2024-04-15 19:33:16 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	62fd354c6d	SAS Packages Framework, version `20240415` SAS Packages Framework, version `20240415` Features: - In the `%generatePackage()` macro, when `markdownDoc=` parameters is used, package files can be "excluded" from being used to produce documentation markdown file. - Documentation updated.	2024-04-15 19:24:07 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	7f97b47a21	Merge pull request #92 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.38.0]	2024-03-12 14:48:52 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	340d13e56f	Merge pull request #91 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.37.0]	2024-03-09 13:57:50 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	d68697ea77	Merge pull request #90 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20231210`	2023-12-12 11:54:30 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	9bb8354faa	Merge pull request #88 from yabwon/main The macroArray package [ver. 1.2.6]	2023-12-01 12:56:02 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	d0ff15fe80	Merge pull request #87 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20231123`	2023-11-29 17:07:12 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	fe70185832	Merge pull request #86 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.35.0]	2023-11-14 14:45:52 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	83bef9fe30	Merge pull request #85 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.35.0]	2023-11-14 14:38:31 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	fd0a67de4e	Merge pull request #84 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20231107`	2023-11-07 12:41:48 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	60405c2226	Merge pull request #83 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.32.0]	2023-10-26 13:49:52 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	b6c554d994	Merge pull request #82 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework version `20231024`	2023-10-24 14:52:38 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	b7ce4778bb	Merge pull request #81 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework version `20231009`	2023-10-09 18:06:42 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	956cfce026	Merge pull request #80 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.30.0]	2023-09-19 17:45:24 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	2c1a7eacc3	Merge pull request #79 from yabwon/main The macroArray package [ver. 1.1.0]	2023-09-06 23:11:22 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	1a6f0c0013	Merge pull request #78 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20230904`	2023-09-04 16:44:32 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	8a30b5a918	Merge pull request #77 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.29.0]	2023-08-24 11:33:19 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	b209d022b3	Merge pull request #76 from yabwon/main The GSM package [ver. 0.21.0]	2023-07-27 11:15:52 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	680c021f72	Merge pull request #75 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.26.1]	2023-06-02 11:43:43 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	ad15aa0e3b	Merge pull request #74 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.26.0]	2023-06-01 17:51:17 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	b78dac17e7	Merge pull request #73 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.26.0]	2023-06-01 17:05:47 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	974f617772	Merge pull request #72 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.24.2]	2023-05-26 11:19:27 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	5550b0d1de	Merge pull request #71 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20230520`	2023-05-20 17:37:21 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	0979066509	Merge pull request #70 from yabwon/main pull request	2023-05-03 23:06:54 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	344619d195	Merge pull request #69 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.20.0]	2023-04-17 14:58:51 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	a7c6a670bf	Merge pull request #68 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20230411`	2023-04-11 18:41:16 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	01513d9cdb	Merge pull request #67 from yabwon/main Pull request	2023-04-02 18:37:25 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	62ad0c1045	Merge pull request #66 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20230207`	2023-02-07 18:09:36 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	be6d41ae7d	Merge pull request #65 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20230112`	2023-01-12 17:30:31 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	c92edcbbd6	Merge pull request #64 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221215`	2022-12-15 18:09:02 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	b6f9a65f5f	Merge pull request #63 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221212`	2022-12-12 23:45:30 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	d8451c08bc	Merge pull request #62 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221125`	2022-11-26 23:53:51 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	565d7d3f6e	Merge pull request #61 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221121`	2022-11-21 14:31:45 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	f2a72739c7	Merge pull request #60 from yabwon/main Bunch of small updates	2022-11-13 20:20:30 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	394aaab3be	Merge pull request #59 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221112`	2022-11-12 17:31:22 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	88e97ecd7f	Merge pull request #58 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221107`	2022-11-07 10:48:49 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	ebcad71357	Merge pull request #57 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, ver. `20221022`	2022-10-22 22:19:56 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	e9e3518b6a	Merge pull request #56 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221002`	2022-10-01 12:15:38 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	e17c325e5c	Merge pull request #55 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20221001`	2022-10-01 01:11:49 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	6891d9d4c6	Merge pull request #54 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20220930`.	2022-09-30 20:42:38 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	1f093a749b	Merge pull request #53 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20220925`, extension	2022-09-28 22:45:35 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	9331fa488d	Merge pull request #52 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20220925`	2022-09-25 19:17:41 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	6194dcb2a0	Merge pull request #51 from yabwon/main pull request	2022-08-30 19:18:39 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	bbd018bf61	Merge pull request #49 from yabwon/main The SAS Packages Framework, version `20220830`:	2022-08-30 19:07:19 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	f3b3b55dba	Merge pull request #48 from yabwon/main Innitiative to add SAS Packages Framework to SAS Base/Viya	2022-05-31 21:55:22 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	bd3a78adfd	Merge pull request #47 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.17]	2022-05-11 23:48:25 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	6487d74aaf	Merge pull request #46 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.16]	2022-05-09 19:07:45 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	4c734caeec	Merge pull request #45 from yabwon/main The BasePlus package [ver. 1.15]	2022-05-08 19:18:26 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	11400fe51d	Merge pull request #44 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20220420`	2022-04-20 22:40:24 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	6e5d4c3872	Merge pull request #43 from yabwon/main The GSM package [ver. 0.20]	2022-04-06 18:15:35 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	3ccf2490e1	Merge pull request #42 from yabwon/main The GSM package [ver. 0.19]	2022-03-13 20:45:35 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	9273e80a16	Merge pull request #41 from yabwon/main The GSM package [ver. 0.18]	2022-03-07 16:46:02 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	5cbe17b513	Merge pull request #40 from yabwon/main pull request	2022-02-17 14:25:47 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	21a713ced7	Merge pull request #39 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20220113`	2022-01-13 17:01:35 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	0af4000d33	Merge pull request #38 from yabwon/main BasePlus package [ver. 1.14]	2022-01-11 14:10:58 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	ae423c362b	Merge pull request #37 from yabwon/main BasePlus package [ver. 1.13]	2022-01-11 11:07:18 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	705a600534	Merge pull request #36 from yabwon/main Package MacroArray, version 0.9	2021-12-28 18:34:13 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	2137c04534	Merge pull request #35 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-12-16 10:41:37 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	49bcb64e51	Merge pull request #34 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version 220211216	2021-12-16 10:19:42 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	8bdf820958	Merge pull request #31 from yabwon/main Package BasePlus, version 1.12	2021-11-23 12:52:43 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	2045048ff3	Merge pull request #30 from yabwon/main Package BasePlus, version 1.11	2021-11-19 17:09:53 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	f4007a22df	Merge pull request #29 from yabwon/main Package BasePlus, version 1.1	2021-11-14 16:14:43 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	96952896a2	Merge pull request #28 from yabwon/main Package BasePlus, version 1.0	2021-11-13 22:55:51 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	f886a42b77	Merge pull request #27 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-11-12 13:59:57 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	612e955983	Merge pull request #26 from yabwon/main Package GSM, version 0.16	2021-11-12 11:14:29 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	907ad0865d	Merge pull request #25 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20211111`	2021-11-10 20:25:29 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	9d37f157c7	Merge pull request #24 from yabwon/main GSM (Generate Secure Macros) package, version 0.15	2021-11-05 13:50:47 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	f5159f9557	Merge pull request #23 from yabwon/main BasePlus, version 0.994	2021-10-05 12:09:11 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	033961fba2	Merge pull request #22 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-10-01 21:23:48 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	1e31a9cec4	Merge pull request #21 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-08-18 23:02:20 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	9f8560aa61	Merge pull request #20 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-07-19 13:02:42 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	4599a6e06d	Merge pull request #19 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20210528`	2021-05-28 14:54:27 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	28c8afac49	Merge pull request #18 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-05-20 15:43:02 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	aac8a3ca0a	Merge pull request #17 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-05-16 21:46:47 +02:00
yabwon	82bb81624f	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES	2021-03-30 22:44:25 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	9bccf5b9f5	Merge pull request #16 from yabwon/main pull reques	2021-03-30 22:43:03 +02:00
yabwon	cad068d931	Final version of SGF2021 article Final version of SGF2021 article	2021-03-30 22:39:17 +02:00
Bart Jablonski	b9c280d983	Merge pull request #15 from yabwon/main SAS Packages Framework, version `20210204`	2021-02-04 13:44:09 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	ca72c14569	Merge pull request #14 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-02-03 21:21:59 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	aa84650b42	Merge pull request #13 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-01-22 17:00:32 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	60354ce484	Merge pull request #12 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-01-17 21:13:38 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	793d0c7d6a	Merge pull request #11 from yabwon/main pull request	2021-01-09 21:03:09 +01:00