Update README.md

New place where SPF is used added.
Packages regenerated with SPF v20260216
2026-03-12 02:33:33 +00:00 · 2026-03-04 17:15:32 +01:00 · 2026-02-17 14:51:09 +01:00 · 2026-02-16 20:34:03 +01:00 · 2026-02-05 16:03:51 +01:00 · 2026-02-02 14:06:24 +01:00
36 changed files with 412 additions and 298 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 **`20260126`**.
+**The latest version** of the **SAS Packages Framework** is **`20260216`**.

 ---

@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ This is a list of locations where the SAS Packages Framework is used:
 - Warsaw (Poland)
 - Osaka (Japan)
 - Kyoto (Japan)
+ - Boston (USA)

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

--- a/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
+++ b/SPF/Documentation/SAS(r)
--- a/SPF/Macros/bundlePackages.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/bundlePackages.sas
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ,packagesRef=packages
 ,ods= /* data set for report file */
 )/
-des='Macro to create a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %bundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
+des='Macro to create a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260216. Run %bundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
 secure minoperator
 ;

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ secure minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `bundlePackages` macro          #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *create bundles* of SAS packages, version `20260126`                 #;
+    %put # Macro to *create bundles* of SAS packages, version `20260216`                 #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- 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 20260126. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20260216. 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 20260126
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20260126`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20260216`             #;
    %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 20260126
+   Version 20260216

   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                         when empty takes buildLocation */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20260216. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %generatePackage()
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro              #;
    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                                    #;
-    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20260126`                                 #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20260216`                                 #;
    %put #                                                                                    #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                     #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                             #;
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ options NOquotelenmax NOstimer NOfullstimer;
  */
 data _null_; 
  call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-run;
+/*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

 /* test if version is a number */
-data _null_;
+/*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
  v = "&packageVersion.";
  version = coalesce(input(scan(v,1,".","M"), ?? best32.),0)*1e8
          + coalesce(input(scan(v,2,".","M"), ?? best32.),0)*1e4
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ title6 "MD5 hashed fileref of package lowcase name: &_PackageFileref_.";
    title&_titleNumber_. "Package ZIP file location is: &buildLocation.";
  %end;

-footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20260126";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20260216";

 proc print 
  data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base build folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent)
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ data _null_;
    %end; 
  put +(-1) '`.;''' 
    / ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' 
-    / ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260126.;''' 
+    / ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260216.;''' 
    / ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' 
    / ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' 
    / ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
          '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !! ' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260126.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260216.;                                  '' !! ' / 
          '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' / 
          '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
          '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
@@ -2179,6 +2179,7 @@ data _null_;
        packageRequired = quote(strip(packageRequired));
      %end;

+    put '%if (%str(*)=%superq(cherryPick)) %then %do;'; /* cherryPick 4 ---*/
    put "proc fcmp outlib = work.&packageName.fcmp.packagemeta ; "
      / " function &packageName.META(meta $) $ 32767;"
      / '  m = char(upcase(meta),1);'
@@ -2211,7 +2212,7 @@ data _null_;
      / '%if %superq(meta) = %then %return;'
      / '%do;%qsysfunc(strip(%qsysfunc(' "&packageName.META" '&syspbuff.)))%end;'
      / '%mend;' / /;
-
+    put '%end;'; /* cherryPick 4 ---*/
  /*==========================================================================================*/

  /* list cmplib for functions and fmtsearch for formats*/
@@ -2271,7 +2272,7 @@ data _null_;

  put 'options NOTES;'
    / '%put NOTE- ;'
-    / '%put NOTE: '"Loading package &packageName., version "'%'"&packageName.META(V), license &packageLicense.;"
+    / '%put NOTE: '"Loading package &packageName., version &packageVersion., license &packageLicense.;"
    / '%put NOTE- *** END ***;' /;
  
  put 'options &temp_noNotes_etc.;'
@@ -2810,7 +2811,7 @@ data _null_;
  %end;

  put 'put " " / @3 "---------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
-    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260126`*";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`*";' 
    /       "put @3 '*under `&sysscp.`(`&sysscpl.`) operating system,*';"
    /       "put @3 '*using SAS release: `&sysvlong4.`.*';"
    / 'put " " / @3 "---------------------------------------------------------------------";';
--- 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 20260126. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20260216. 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 20260126. Run %helpPackage()
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20260126`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20260216`                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -133,18 +133,20 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20260126. Run %helpPackage()

  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
--- a/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/installpackage.sas
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*+installPackage+*/
-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20260126  */
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20260216  */
 /* 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 20260126. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20260216. 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 20260126. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20260126`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20260216`                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/ispackagesfilerefok.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/ispackagesfilerefok.sas
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 vERRb /* indicates if macro should be verbose and report errors */
 )
 / minoperator PARMBUFF
-des = 'Macro to check if the PACKAGES fileref is "correct", type %isPackagesFilerefOK(HELP) for help, version 20260126.'
+des = 'Macro to check if the PACKAGES fileref is "correct", type %isPackagesFilerefOK(HELP) for help, version 20260216.'
 ;
 /*** HELP END ***/
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ des = 'Macro to check if the PACKAGES fileref is "correct", type %isPackagesFile
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `isPackagesFilerefOK` macro              #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to check if the `packages` fileref is "correct", version `20260126`               #;
+    %put # Macro to check if the `packages` fileref is "correct", version `20260216`               #;
    %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 20260126 
+  Version 20260216 

  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  listDataSet /* Name of a data set to save results */
 , quiet = 0   /* Indicate if results should be printed in log */
 )/secure parmbuff
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20260126.'
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20260216.'
 ;
 %if (%QUPCASE(&listDataSet.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ 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 `20260126`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20260216`                                #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ run;
    %if 0=&quiet. %then 
      %do; 
        %put %str( );
-        %put # Results ptovided in the &listDataSet. data set. #;
+        %put # Results provided in the &listDataSet. data set. #;
        %put %str( );
      %end;
  %end;
--- a/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/loadpackage.sas
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20260126. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20260216. 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 `20260126`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20260216`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -180,30 +180,34 @@ minoperator

  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
-  run;
+  /*run;*/ /* moved to line 272 */
  
  /* convert cherryPick to lower case if needed */
  %if NOT (%str(*) = %superq(cherryPick)) %then
    %do;
-      data _null_;
+      /*data _null_;*/
        call symputX("cherryPick",lowcase(compbl(compress(symget("cherryPick"),". _","KDA"))),"L");
-      run;
+      /*run;*/
    %end;
+  run;
+
  /* empty list is equivalent to "*" */ 
  %if %superq(cherryPick)= %then 
    %do;
--- 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 20260126. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20260216. 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 `20260126`      #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20260216`      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -116,20 +116,22 @@ minoperator
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;

  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+  data _null_;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
--- 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 20260126. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20260216. 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 `20260126`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20260216`                   #;
    %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 20260126. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20260216. 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 20260126. Run %preview
    %put ###    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20260126`                    #;
+    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20260216`                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -119,18 +119,20 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %preview
  
  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
--- a/SPF/Macros/relocatepackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/relocatepackage.sas
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ,psMAX=MAX     /* pageSise in case executed inside DoSubL() */
 ,ods=          /* a data set for results, e.g., work.relocatePackageReport */
 )
-/ des = 'Utility macro that locally Copies or Moves Packages, version 20260126. Run %relocatePackage() for help info.'
+/ des = 'Utility macro that locally Copies or Moves Packages, version 20260216. Run %relocatePackage() for help info.'
  secure
  minoperator
 ;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `relocatePackage` macro         #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *locally copy or move* (relocate) SAS packages, version `20260126`   #;
+    %put # Macro to *locally copy or move* (relocate) SAS packages, version `20260216`   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/saspackagesframeworknotes.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/saspackagesframeworknotes.sas
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SPFmacroName /* space separated list of names */
 /
 minoperator 
 secure
-des = 'Macro to provide help notes about SAS Packages Framework macros, version 20260126. Run %SasPackagesFrameworkNotes(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to provide help notes about SAS Packages Framework macros, version 20260216. Run %SasPackagesFrameworkNotes(HELP) for help info.'
 ;
 %local list N i element;
 %let list=
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ SasPackagesFrameworkNotes
    %put ###   This is short help information for the `SasPackagesFrameworkNotes` macro  #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro prints help notes for SAS Packages Framework macros, version `20260126` #;
+    %put # Macro prints help notes for SAS Packages Framework macros, version `20260216` #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
--- a/SPF/Macros/spfint_gnpckg_arch.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/spfint_gnpckg_arch.sas
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*+SPFint_gnPckg_arch+*/
 %macro SPFint_gnPckg_arch()/secure minoperator
-des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the archive version generation part of the process. Version 20260126.';
+des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the archive version generation part of the process. Version 20260216.';
 /* macro picks up all macrovariables from external scope, so from the %generatePackage() macro */
 %if %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth-1) in (GENERATEPACKAGE) %then
 %do;
--- a/SPF/Macros/spfint_gnpckg_markdown.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/spfint_gnpckg_markdown.sas
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*+SPFint_gnPckg_markdown+*/
 %macro SPFint_gnPckg_markdown()/secure minoperator
-des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the markdown documentation part of the process. Version 20260126.';
+des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the markdown documentation part of the process. Version 20260216.';
 /* macro picks up all macrovariables from external scope, so from the %generatePackage() macro */
 %if %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth-1) in (GENERATEPACKAGE) %then
 %do;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
  %end;

  put " " / "---------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
-          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260126`,*"
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`,*"
          / "*under `&sysscp.`(`&sysscpl.`) operating system,*" 
          / "*using SAS release: `&sysvlong4.`.*" 
    / " " / "---------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";
--- a/SPF/Macros/spfint_gnpckg_tests.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/spfint_gnpckg_tests.sas
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*+SPFint_gnPckg_tests+*/
 %macro SPFint_gnPckg_tests()/secure minoperator
-des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the test part of the process. Version 20260126.';
+des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the test part of the process. Version 20260216.';
 /* macro picks up all macrovariables from external scope, so from the %generatePackage() macro */
 %if %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth-1) in (GENERATEPACKAGE) %then
 %do;
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ run;
          @n '%put >>>%'"&packageName."'META(P)<<<;'/
          @n '%put >>>%'"&packageName."'META(S)<<<;'/;

+      /* verify */
+      put @n '%verifyPackage'"(&packageName.,";
+      put @n " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
+
      /* help */
      put @n '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,";
      put @n " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
@@ -317,6 +321,10 @@ data _null_;
      '%put >>req packages>%'"&packageName."'META(P)<<<;'/
      '%put >>req SAS     >%'"&packageName."'META(S)<<<;'/;

+  /* verify */
+  put '%verifyPackage'"(&packageName.,";
+  put " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
+
  /* help */
  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,"
    / " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
--- a/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/splitcodeforpackage.sas
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ,nobs=0            /* technical parameter  */
 )
 /*** HELP END ***/
-/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
+/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20260216. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(codeFile) = ) OR (%qupcase(&codeFile.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple      #;
-    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20260126`                              #;
+    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20260216`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ 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 20260126. */';
+                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20260216. */';
                firstLine[j]=0;
              end; 
            put _infile_;
--- a/SPF/Macros/unbundlePackages.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/unbundlePackages.sas
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ,ods= /* data set for report file */
 ,verify=0
 )/
-des='Macro to extract a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %unbundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
+des='Macro to extract a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260216. Run %unbundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
 secure
 minoperator
 ;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###     This is short help information for the `unbundlePackages` macro         #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *extract* SAS packages from a bundle, version `20260126`             #;
+    %put # Macro to *extract* SAS packages from a bundle, version `20260216`             #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -128,11 +128,10 @@ minoperator
 %let datetime = %sysfunc(datetime());
 %let reportFile = WORK.tmpbundlefile%sysfunc(int(&datetime.), b8601dt15.)_;

-data _null_ ;
+data _null_;
 datetime=symgetn('datetime');

 length packagesList $ 32767 bundleName $ 128;
-
 bundleName = compress(symget('bundleName'),"_.","KAD"); /* bundle name is letters, digits, and underscore, up to 128 symbols */

 if bundleName NE symget('bundleName') then /* warn about illegal characters */
@@ -140,12 +139,12 @@ if bundleName NE symget('bundleName') then /* warn about illegal characters */
    put "ERROR: Bundle name contains illegal characters. Exiting";
    stop; 
  end;
-
 bundleName=lowcase(bundleName); 
+lbn = length(bundleName); /* to cover lengths < 7 & 11 */
 /* if there is ".bundle.zip" extension added, remove it */
-if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,11) = 'piz.eldnub.' then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-3,".");
+if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,min(11,lbn)) = 'piz.eldnub.' then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-3,".");
 else /* if there is ".bundle" extension added, remove it */
-if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,7)  = 'eldnub.'     then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-2,".");
+if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,min(7,lbn))  = 'eldnub.'     then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-2,".");

 put / "INFO: Bundle name is: " bundleName / ;

@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ length packagesPath $ 32767 packagesRef $ 8;
 packagesPath = dequote(symget('packagesPath'));
 packagesRef = upcase(strip(symget('packagesRef')));

-
 /* organize target path (location for packages) */
 if " "=packagesPath then
  do;
@@ -281,7 +279,6 @@ label package="Package name"
      hash="SHA256 for the Package"; 
 /*--------------------------------------------------*/

-
 if 0=Q.NUM_ITEMS then /* ... if empty then exit */
  do;
    put "WARNING: No packages to unbundle. Exiting!";
@@ -320,7 +317,6 @@ put / "INFO: The " bundleName "bundle extraction ended.";
    rc = doSubL(code2);
    put / "INFO: The " bundleName "bundle verification ended.";
  %end;
-
 put " ";
 rc=sleep(1,1); 

--- a/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/unloadpackage.sas
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260126. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260216. 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 20260126. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20260126`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20260216`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -115,18 +115,20 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260126. Run %unloadPackage() for h

  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
--- a/SPF/Macros/verifypackage.sas
+++ b/SPF/Macros/verifypackage.sas
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 , path = %sysfunc(pathname(packages)) /* location of a package, 
                                         by default it looks for 
                                         location of "packages" fileref */
-, hash =                              /* The SHA256 hash digest for 
+, hash = F*                           /* The SHA256 hash digest for 
                                         the package generated by 
                                         hashing_file() function, SAS 9.4M6 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260216. 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 20260126. Run %
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20260126`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20260216`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
    %put #                       If empty displays this help information.                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # - `hash=`             A value of the package `SHA256` hash.                   #;
-    %put #                       Provided by the user.                                   #;
+    %put #                       Provided by the user. When the value is not provided    #;
+    %put #                       then macro calculates `SHA256`, `SHA1`, and `MD5`       #;
+    %put #                       digests and display then in the log.                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # - `path=`             Location of a package. By default it looks for          #;
    %put #                       location of the "packages" fileref, i.e.                #;
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
    %put  ;
    %put  %nrstr( %%installPackage(SQLinDS)  %%* install the package from the Internet;           );
    %put  %nrstr( %%verifyPackage%(SQLinDS,   %%* verify the package with provided hash;          );
-    %put  %nrstr(               hash=HDA478ANJ3HKHRY327FGE88HF89VH89HFFFV73GCV98RF390VB4%)        );
+    %put  %nrstr(                hash=HDA478ANJ3HKHRY327FGE88HF89VH89HFFFV73GCV98RF390VB4%)       );
    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
    %put #################################################################################;
    %put ;
@@ -97,19 +99,21 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  
  %local _PackageFileref_ checkExist;
-  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+  data _null_;
+    length packageName $ 140;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".zip")); /* check on zip files only! */
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".zip"))); /* check on zip files only! */
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -142,31 +146,60 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
          filename &_PackageFileref_. list;
          
          data _null_;
-            length providedHash $ 128;
+            length providedHash $ 128 packageName $ 140;
            providedHash = strip(symget("hash"));
-            select;
-              when ( 'F*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* F = file digest */                
-                SHA256 = 'F*' !! HASHING_FILE("SHA256", pathname("&_PackageFileref_.",'F'), 0);
-              when ( 'C*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* C = content digest */                
-                SHA256 = 'C*' !! HASHING_FILE("SHA256", "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
-              otherwise /* legacy approach, without C or F, digest value equivalent to C */
-                SHA256 = HASHING_FILE("SHA256", "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
-            end;
-            put "Provided Hash: " providedHash;
-            put "SHA256 digest: " SHA256;
-            put " ";
-            
-            if upcase(SHA256) = upcase(providedHash) then
-              do;
-                put "NOTE: Package verification SUCCESSFUL."; 
-                put "NOTE- Generated hash is EQUAL to the provided one."; 
+            packageName = strip(symget("packageName"));
+
+            emptyHash = (providedHash = " " OR providedHash in ("F*" "f*" "C*" "c*"));
+
+            put 82*"-" / @2 packageName / 82*"-" /;
+
+            if NOT emptyHash then put "Provided Hash: " providedHash;
+
+            length method $ 8 digest $ 128;
+            /* calculate SHA256 */
+            method="SHA256";
+            LINK CalcualteHashDigest; /* go to Link 1 */
+
+            if NOT emptyHash then 
+              do; /* step for veryfication */
+                if upcase(digest) = upcase(providedHash) then
+                  do;
+                    put "NOTE: Verification SUCCESSFUL."
+                      / "NOTE- Generated hash is EQUAL to the provided one." / ; 
+                  end;
+                else
+                  do; 
+                    pos = 0;
+                    do i = 1 to max(lengthn(digest),lengthn(providedHash)) while(pos=0);
+                      if char(digest,i) NE char(providedHash,i) then pos = i;
+                    end;
+                    put "ERROR- " @(pos+15)"^"/"ERROR- " @(pos+15)"| diff @" pos/"ERROR- ";
+                    put "ERROR: Verification FAILED!!" 
+                      / "ERROR- Generated hash is DIFFERENT than the provided one." 
+                      / "ERROR- Check if the ZIP is genuine." / ; 
+                  end;
              end;
            else
-              do;
-                put "ERROR: Package verification FAILED!!"; 
-                put "ERROR- Generated hash is DIFFERENT than the provided one."; 
-                put "ERROR- Confirm if the package is genuine."; 
+              do method = "SHA1", "MD5"; /* step for digest display, calcualte also SHA1 and MD5 */
+                  LINK CalcualteHashDigest; /* go to Link 1 */
              end;
+            put 82*"-" /;
+            stop;
+            return;
+            CalcualteHashDigest: /* Link 1 */
+
+            select;
+              when ( 'F*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* F = file digest */                
+              digest = 'F*' !! HASHING_FILE(method, pathname("&_PackageFileref_.",'F'), 0);
+              when ( 'C*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* C = content digest */                
+                digest = 'C*' !! HASHING_FILE(method, "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
+              otherwise /* legacy approach, without C or F, digest value equivalent to C */
+                digest = HASHING_FILE(method, "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
+            end;
+            put method "digest: " digest /;
+
+            return;
          run;
          %let HASHING_FILE_exist = 0;
        %end;
--- a/SPF/SPFinit.md
+++ b/SPF/SPFinit.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

 ---

-# SAS Packages Framework, version `20260126`
+# SAS Packages Framework, version `20260216`

 ---

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ A **SAS package** is an automatically generated, single, stand alone *zip* file

 The *purpose of a package* is to be a simple, and easy to access, code sharing medium, which will allow: on the one hand, to separate the code complex dependencies created by the developer from the user experience with the final product and, on the other hand, reduce developer's and user's unnecessary frustration related to a remote deployment process.

-In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20260126`**.
+In this repository we are presenting the **SAS Packages Framework** which allows to develop and use SAS packages. The latest version of SPF is **`20260216`**.

 **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).

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to install SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -609,7 +609,9 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
                       If empty displays this help information.

 - `hash=`             A value of the package `SHA256` hash.
-                       Provided by the user.
+                       Provided by the user. When the value is not provided
+                       then macro calculates `SHA256`, `SHA1`, and `MD5`
+                       digests and display then in the log.

 - `path=`             Location of a package. By default it looks for
                       location of the "packages" fileref, i.e.
@@ -636,13 +638,13 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* set-up a directory for packages;

 %installPackage(SQLinDS)  %* install the package from the Internet;
 %verifyPackage(SQLinDS,   %* verify the package with provided hash;
-              hash=HDA478ANJ3HKHRY327FGE88HF89VH89HFFFV73GCV98RF390VB4)
+               hash=HDA478ANJ3HKHRY327FGE88HF89VH89HFFFV73GCV98RF390VB4)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

- Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20260126`
+ Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -711,7 +713,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -944,7 +946,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -986,7 +988,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ Macro to load *additional content* for a SAS package, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -1080,7 +1082,7 @@ 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 `20260126`
+ files with separate snippets, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -1161,7 +1163,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `relocatePackage` macro <a name="relocatepackage"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to *locally copy or move* (relocate) SAS packages, version `20260126`
+ Macro to *locally copy or move* (relocate) SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -1273,7 +1275,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##       This is short help information for the `isPackagesFilerefOK` macro <a name="ispackagesfilerefok"></a>
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to check if the `packages` fileref is "correct", version `20260126`
+ Macro to check if the `packages` fileref is "correct", version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -1324,7 +1326,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##   This is short help information for the `SasPackagesFrameworkNotes` macro <a name="saspackagesframeworknotes"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro prints help notes for SAS Packages Framework macros, version `20260126`
+ Macro prints help notes for SAS Packages Framework macros, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -1374,7 +1376,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##      This is short help information for the `bundlePackages` macro <a name="bundlepackages"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to *create bundles* of SAS packages, version `20260126`
+ Macro to *create bundles* of SAS packages, version `20260216`

 A SAS package is a zip file containing a group
 of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating
@@ -1443,7 +1445,7 @@ filename packages "C:/SAS_PACKAGES"; %* setup a directory for packages;
 ##     This is short help information for the `unbundlePackages` macro <a name="unbundlepackages"></a>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Macro to *extract* SAS packages from a bundle, version `20260126`
+ Macro to *extract* SAS packages from a bundle, version `20260216`

 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
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   - to unload, or 
   - to generate SAS packages.

-  Version 20260126.
+  Version 20260216.
  See examples below.

  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group of files
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Contributors:
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20260126. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load SAS package, version 20260216. Run %loadPackage() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackage` macro             #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20260126`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* SAS packages, version `20260216`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -245,30 +245,34 @@ minoperator

  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
-  run;
+  /*run;*/ /* moved to line 272 */
  
  /* convert cherryPick to lower case if needed */
  %if NOT (%str(*) = %superq(cherryPick)) %then
    %do;
-      data _null_;
+      /*data _null_;*/
        call symputX("cherryPick",lowcase(compbl(compress(symget("cherryPick"),". _","KDA"))),"L");
-      run;
+      /*run;*/
    %end;
+  run;
+
  /* empty list is equivalent to "*" */ 
  %if %superq(cherryPick)= %then 
    %do;
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ minoperator
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260126. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260216. Run %unloadPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260126. Run %unloadPackage() for h
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `unloadPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20260126`                              #;
+    %put # Macro to unload SAS packages, version `20260216`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -489,18 +493,20 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260126. Run %unloadPackage() for h

  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -562,7 +568,7 @@ des = 'Macro to unload SAS package, version 20260126. Run %unloadPackage() for h
                                        */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20260126. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20260216. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -577,7 +583,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20260126. Run %helpPackage()
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20260126`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20260216`                      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -667,18 +673,20 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20260126. Run %helpPackage()

  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -720,7 +728,7 @@ TODO:
 */

 /*+installPackage+*/
-/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20260126  */
+/* Macros to install SAS packages, version 20260216  */
 /* 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
@@ -747,7 +755,7 @@ TODO:
 /secure
 minoperator 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20260126. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20260216. Run %%installPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -762,7 +770,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20260126. Run %%installPackage() fo
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `installPackage` macro                      #;
    %put #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
-    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20260126`                                          #;
+    %put # Macro to install SAS packages, version `20260216`                                          #;
    %put #                                                                                            #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                             #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                     #;
@@ -1414,7 +1422,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20260126. Run %%installPackage() fo

  Macro to list SAS packages in packages folder. 

-  Version 20260126 
+  Version 20260216 

  A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
  of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -1436,7 +1444,7 @@ des = 'Macro to install SAS package, version 20260126. Run %%installPackage() fo
  listDataSet /* Name of a data set to save results */
 , quiet = 0   /* Indicate if results should be printed in log */
 )/secure parmbuff
-des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20260126.'
+des = 'Macro to list SAS packages from `packages` fileref, type %listPackages(HELP) for help, version 20260216.'
 ;
 %if (%QUPCASE(&listDataSet.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -1451,7 +1459,7 @@ 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 `20260126`                                #;
+    %put # Macro to list available SAS packages, version `20260216`                                #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -1661,7 +1669,7 @@ run;
    %if 0=&quiet. %then 
      %do; 
        %put %str( );
-        %put # Results ptovided in the &listDataSet. data set. #;
+        %put # Results provided in the &listDataSet. data set. #;
        %put %str( );
      %end;
  %end;
@@ -1677,7 +1685,7 @@ options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;

   Macro to generate SAS packages.

-   Version 20260126
+   Version 20260216

   A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
   of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -1727,7 +1735,7 @@ options ls = &ls_tmp. ps = &ps_tmp. &notes_tmp. &source_tmp.;
                         when empty takes buildLocation */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20260216. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -1742,7 +1750,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %generatePackage()
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro              #;
    %put #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                                    #;
-    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20260126`                                 #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20260216`                                 #;
    %put #                                                                                    #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                     #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                             #;
@@ -2118,10 +2126,10 @@ options NOquotelenmax NOstimer NOfullstimer;
  */
 data _null_; 
  call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-run;
+/*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

 /* test if version is a number */
-data _null_;
+/*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
  v = "&packageVersion.";
  version = coalesce(input(scan(v,1,".","M"), ?? best32.),0)*1e8
          + coalesce(input(scan(v,2,".","M"), ?? best32.),0)*1e4
@@ -2624,7 +2632,7 @@ title6 "MD5 hashed fileref of package lowcase name: &_PackageFileref_.";
    title&_titleNumber_. "Package ZIP file location is: &buildLocation.";
  %end;

-footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20260126";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20260216";

 proc print 
  data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base build folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent)
@@ -3449,7 +3457,7 @@ data _null_;
    %end; 
  put +(-1) '`.;''' 
    / ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' 
-    / ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260126.;''' 
+    / ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260216.;''' 
    / ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' 
    / ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' 
    / ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -3613,7 +3621,7 @@ data _null_;
            %end; 
      put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
          '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !! ' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260126.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20260216.;                                  '' !! ' / 
          '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' / 
          '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
          '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
@@ -3853,6 +3861,7 @@ data _null_;
        packageRequired = quote(strip(packageRequired));
      %end;

+    put '%if (%str(*)=%superq(cherryPick)) %then %do;'; /* cherryPick 4 ---*/
    put "proc fcmp outlib = work.&packageName.fcmp.packagemeta ; "
      / " function &packageName.META(meta $) $ 32767;"
      / '  m = char(upcase(meta),1);'
@@ -3885,7 +3894,7 @@ data _null_;
      / '%if %superq(meta) = %then %return;'
      / '%do;%qsysfunc(strip(%qsysfunc(' "&packageName.META" '&syspbuff.)))%end;'
      / '%mend;' / /;
-
+    put '%end;'; /* cherryPick 4 ---*/
  /*==========================================================================================*/

  /* list cmplib for functions and fmtsearch for formats*/
@@ -3945,7 +3954,7 @@ data _null_;

  put 'options NOTES;'
    / '%put NOTE- ;'
-    / '%put NOTE: '"Loading package &packageName., version "'%'"&packageName.META(V), license &packageLicense.;"
+    / '%put NOTE: '"Loading package &packageName., version &packageVersion., license &packageLicense.;"
    / '%put NOTE- *** END ***;' /;
  
  put 'options &temp_noNotes_etc.;'
@@ -4484,7 +4493,7 @@ data _null_;
  %end;

  put 'put " " / @3 "---------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
-    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260126`*";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`*";' 
    /       "put @3 '*under `&sysscp.`(`&sysscpl.`) operating system,*';"
    /       "put @3 '*using SAS release: `&sysvlong4.`.*';"
    / 'put " " / @3 "---------------------------------------------------------------------";';
@@ -4923,7 +4932,7 @@ options &qlenmax_fstimer_tmp.;

 /*+SPFint_gnPckg_tests+*/
 %macro SPFint_gnPckg_tests()/secure minoperator
-des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the test part of the process. Version 20260126.';
+des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the test part of the process. Version 20260216.';
 /* macro picks up all macrovariables from external scope, so from the %generatePackage() macro */
 %if %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth-1) in (GENERATEPACKAGE) %then
 %do;
@@ -5008,6 +5017,10 @@ run;
          @n '%put >>>%'"&packageName."'META(P)<<<;'/
          @n '%put >>>%'"&packageName."'META(S)<<<;'/;

+      /* verify */
+      put @n '%verifyPackage'"(&packageName.,";
+      put @n " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
+
      /* help */
      put @n '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,";
      put @n " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
@@ -5240,6 +5253,10 @@ data _null_;
      '%put >>req packages>%'"&packageName."'META(P)<<<;'/
      '%put >>req SAS     >%'"&packageName."'META(S)<<<;'/;

+  /* verify */
+  put '%verifyPackage'"(&packageName.,";
+  put " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
+
  /* help */
  put '%helpPackage'"(&packageName.,"
    / " path=&buildLocation.)" /;
@@ -5597,7 +5614,7 @@ options &quotelenmax_tmp.;

 /*+SPFint_gnPckg_markdown+*/
 %macro SPFint_gnPckg_markdown()/secure minoperator
-des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the markdown documentation part of the process. Version 20260126.';
+des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the markdown documentation part of the process. Version 20260216.';
 /* macro picks up all macrovariables from external scope, so from the %generatePackage() macro */
 %if %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth-1) in (GENERATEPACKAGE) %then
 %do;
@@ -5709,7 +5726,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
  %end;

  put " " / "---------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
-          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260126`,*"
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`,*"
          / "*under `&sysscp.`(`&sysscpl.`) operating system,*" 
          / "*using SAS release: `&sysvlong4.`.*" 
    / " " / "---------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";
@@ -5850,7 +5867,7 @@ options &MarkDownOptionsTmp.;

 /*+SPFint_gnPckg_arch+*/
 %macro SPFint_gnPckg_arch()/secure minoperator
-des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the archive version generation part of the process. Version 20260126.';
+des='SAS Packages Framework internal macro. Executable only inside the %generatePackage() macro. The macro encapsulates the archive version generation part of the process. Version 20260216.';
 /* macro picks up all macrovariables from external scope, so from the %generatePackage() macro */
 %if %sysmexecname(%sysmexecdepth-1) in (GENERATEPACKAGE) %then
 %do;
@@ -6017,7 +6034,7 @@ TODO: (in Polish)
                 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20260126. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load multiple SAS packages at one run, version 20260216. Run %loadPackages() for help info.'
 parmbuff
 ;
 %if (%superq(packagesNames) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packagesNames.) = HELP) %then
@@ -6033,7 +6050,7 @@ parmbuff
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageS` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20260126`                   #;
+    %put # Macro wrapper for the loadPackage macro, version `20260216`                   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -6126,12 +6143,12 @@ parmbuff
 , path = %sysfunc(pathname(packages)) /* location of a package, 
                                         by default it looks for 
                                         location of "packages" fileref */
-, hash =                              /* The SHA256 hash digest for 
+, hash = F*                           /* The SHA256 hash digest for 
                                         the package generated by 
                                         hashing_file() function, SAS 9.4M6 */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260216. Run %verifyPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -6146,7 +6163,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `verifyPackage` macro           #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20260126`           #;
+    %put # Macro to verify SAS package with it hash digest, version `20260216`           #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -6166,7 +6183,9 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
    %put #                       If empty displays this help information.                #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # - `hash=`             A value of the package `SHA256` hash.                   #;
-    %put #                       Provided by the user.                                   #;
+    %put #                       Provided by the user. When the value is not provided    #;
+    %put #                       then macro calculates `SHA256`, `SHA1`, and `MD5`       #;
+    %put #                       digests and display then in the log.                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # - `path=`             Location of a package. By default it looks for          #;
    %put #                       location of the "packages" fileref, i.e.                #;
@@ -6194,7 +6213,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
    %put  ;
    %put  %nrstr( %%installPackage(SQLinDS)  %%* install the package from the Internet;           );
    %put  %nrstr( %%verifyPackage%(SQLinDS,   %%* verify the package with provided hash;          );
-    %put  %nrstr(               hash=HDA478ANJ3HKHRY327FGE88HF89VH89HFFFV73GCV98RF390VB4%)        );
+    %put  %nrstr(                hash=HDA478ANJ3HKHRY327FGE88HF89VH89HFFFV73GCV98RF390VB4%)       );
    %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;
    %put #################################################################################;
    %put ;
@@ -6215,19 +6234,21 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;
  
  %local _PackageFileref_ checkExist;
-  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+  data _null_;
+    length packageName $ 140;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".zip")); /* check on zip files only! */
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".zip"))); /* check on zip files only! */
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -6260,31 +6281,60 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
          filename &_PackageFileref_. list;
          
          data _null_;
-            length providedHash $ 128;
+            length providedHash $ 128 packageName $ 140;
            providedHash = strip(symget("hash"));
-            select;
-              when ( 'F*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* F = file digest */                
-                SHA256 = 'F*' !! HASHING_FILE("SHA256", pathname("&_PackageFileref_.",'F'), 0);
-              when ( 'C*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* C = content digest */                
-                SHA256 = 'C*' !! HASHING_FILE("SHA256", "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
-              otherwise /* legacy approach, without C or F, digest value equivalent to C */
-                SHA256 = HASHING_FILE("SHA256", "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
-            end;
-            put "Provided Hash: " providedHash;
-            put "SHA256 digest: " SHA256;
-            put " ";
-            
-            if upcase(SHA256) = upcase(providedHash) then
-              do;
-                put "NOTE: Package verification SUCCESSFUL."; 
-                put "NOTE- Generated hash is EQUAL to the provided one."; 
+            packageName = strip(symget("packageName"));
+
+            emptyHash = (providedHash = " " OR providedHash in ("F*" "f*" "C*" "c*"));
+
+            put 82*"-" / @2 packageName / 82*"-" /;
+
+            if NOT emptyHash then put "Provided Hash: " providedHash;
+
+            length method $ 8 digest $ 128;
+            /* calculate SHA256 */
+            method="SHA256";
+            LINK CalcualteHashDigest; /* go to Link 1 */
+
+            if NOT emptyHash then 
+              do; /* step for veryfication */
+                if upcase(digest) = upcase(providedHash) then
+                  do;
+                    put "NOTE: Verification SUCCESSFUL."
+                      / "NOTE- Generated hash is EQUAL to the provided one." / ; 
+                  end;
+                else
+                  do; 
+                    pos = 0;
+                    do i = 1 to max(lengthn(digest),lengthn(providedHash)) while(pos=0);
+                      if char(digest,i) NE char(providedHash,i) then pos = i;
+                    end;
+                    put "ERROR- " @(pos+15)"^"/"ERROR- " @(pos+15)"| diff @" pos/"ERROR- ";
+                    put "ERROR: Verification FAILED!!" 
+                      / "ERROR- Generated hash is DIFFERENT than the provided one." 
+                      / "ERROR- Check if the ZIP is genuine." / ; 
+                  end;
              end;
            else
-              do;
-                put "ERROR: Package verification FAILED!!"; 
-                put "ERROR- Generated hash is DIFFERENT than the provided one."; 
-                put "ERROR- Confirm if the package is genuine."; 
+              do method = "SHA1", "MD5"; /* step for digest display, calcualte also SHA1 and MD5 */
+                  LINK CalcualteHashDigest; /* go to Link 1 */
              end;
+            put 82*"-" /;
+            stop;
+            return;
+            CalcualteHashDigest: /* Link 1 */
+
+            select;
+              when ( 'F*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* F = file digest */                
+              digest = 'F*' !! HASHING_FILE(method, pathname("&_PackageFileref_.",'F'), 0);
+              when ( 'C*' = upcase(substr(providedHash,1,2)) ) /* C = content digest */                
+                digest = 'C*' !! HASHING_FILE(method, "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
+              otherwise /* legacy approach, without C or F, digest value equivalent to C */
+                digest = HASHING_FILE(method, "&_PackageFileref_.", 4);
+            end;
+            put method "digest: " digest /;
+
+            return;
          run;
          %let HASHING_FILE_exist = 0;
        %end;
@@ -6329,7 +6379,7 @@ des = 'Macro to verify SAS package with the hash digest, version 20260126. Run %
                                       */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20260216. Run %previewPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -6344,7 +6394,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %preview
    %put ###    This is short help information for the `previewPackage` macro            #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20260126`                    #;
+    %put # Macro to get preview of a SAS packages, version `20260216`                    #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -6425,18 +6475,20 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %preview
  
  %local _PackageFileref_;
  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "P" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -6476,7 +6528,7 @@ des = 'Macro to preview content of a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %preview
             when empty the "packages" value is used */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20260126. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20260216. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
 ;

 %if %QUPCASE(&packages.) = HELP %then
@@ -6492,7 +6544,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20260126
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20260126`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20260216`             #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -6594,7 +6646,7 @@ filename packages list;
                                         is provided in required version */
 )/secure 
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to load additional content for a SAS package, version 20260216. Run %loadPackageAddCnt() for help info.'
 minoperator
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
@@ -6610,7 +6662,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `loadPackageAddCnt` macro       #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20260126`      #;
+    %put # Macro to *load* additional content for a SAS package, version `20260216`      #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -6691,20 +6743,22 @@ minoperator
  options NOnotes NOsource ls=MAX ps=MAX NOfullstimer NOstimer msglevel=N NOmautocomploc;

  %local _PackageFileref_;
-  data _null_; 
-    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5(lowcase("&packageName.")), hex7. -L), "L"); 
-  run;
+  data _null_;
+    length packageName $ 32;
+    packageName = lowcase(symget("packageName")); 
+    call symputX("_PackageFileref_", "A" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L"); 
+    call symputX("_TargetFileref_",  "T" !! put(MD5(strip(packageName)), hex7. -L), "L");
+  /*run;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */

  /* when the packages reference is multi-directory search for the first one containing the package */
-  data _null_;
+  /*data _null_;*/ /* <- comment out, because it can be 1 data step, not 2 */
    exists = 0;
    length packages $ 32767 p $ 4096;
    packages = resolve(symget("path"));
    if char(packages,1) ^= "(" then packages = quote(strip(packages)); /* for paths with spaces */
    do i = 1 to kcountw(packages, "()", "QS");
      p = dequote(kscanx(packages, i, "()", "QS"));
-      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, lowcase("&packageName.") !! ".&zip."));
+      exists + fileexist(catx("/", p, cats(packageName,".&zip.")));
      if exists then leave;
    end;
    if exists then call symputx("path", p, "L");
@@ -6979,7 +7033,7 @@ minoperator
 ,nobs=0            /* technical parameter  */
 )
 /*** HELP END ***/
-/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20260126. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
+/ des = 'Utility macro to split "one big" code into multiple files for a SAS package, version 20260216. Run %splitCodeForPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(codeFile) = ) OR (%qupcase(&codeFile.) = HELP) %then
  %do;
@@ -6995,7 +7049,7 @@ minoperator
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # Utility macro to *split* single file with SAS package code into multiple      #;
-    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20260126`                              #;
+    %put # files with separate snippets, version `20260216`                              #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -7371,7 +7425,7 @@ 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 20260126. */';
+                put '/* File generated with help of SAS Packages Framework, version 20260216. */';
                firstLine[j]=0;
              end; 
            put _infile_;
@@ -7404,7 +7458,7 @@ options &options_tmp2.;
 ,psMAX=MAX     /* pageSise in case executed inside DoSubL() */
 ,ods=          /* a data set for results, e.g., work.relocatePackageReport */
 )
-/ des = 'Utility macro that locally Copies or Moves Packages, version 20260126. Run %relocatePackage() for help info.'
+/ des = 'Utility macro that locally Copies or Moves Packages, version 20260216. Run %relocatePackage() for help info.'
  secure
  minoperator
 ;
@@ -7422,7 +7476,7 @@ options &options_tmp2.;
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `relocatePackage` macro         #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *locally copy or move* (relocate) SAS packages, version `20260126`   #;
+    %put # Macro to *locally copy or move* (relocate) SAS packages, version `20260216`   #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -8080,7 +8134,7 @@ filename PACKAGES ("R:\testPackages2" "R:\testPackages1");
 vERRb /* indicates if macro should be verbose and report errors */
 )
 / minoperator PARMBUFF
-des = 'Macro to check if the PACKAGES fileref is "correct", type %isPackagesFilerefOK(HELP) for help, version 20260126.'
+des = 'Macro to check if the PACKAGES fileref is "correct", type %isPackagesFilerefOK(HELP) for help, version 20260216.'
 ;
 /*** HELP END ***/
 %if %QUPCASE(&SYSPBUFF.) = %str(%(HELP%)) %then
@@ -8096,7 +8150,7 @@ des = 'Macro to check if the PACKAGES fileref is "correct", type %isPackagesFile
    %put ###       This is short help information for the `isPackagesFilerefOK` macro              #;
    %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to check if the `packages` fileref is "correct", version `20260126`               #;
+    %put # Macro to check if the `packages` fileref is "correct", version `20260216`               #;
    %put #                                                                                         #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -8230,7 +8284,7 @@ SPFmacroName /* space separated list of names */
 /
 minoperator 
 secure
-des = 'Macro to provide help notes about SAS Packages Framework macros, version 20260126. Run %SasPackagesFrameworkNotes(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to provide help notes about SAS Packages Framework macros, version 20260216. Run %SasPackagesFrameworkNotes(HELP) for help info.'
 ;
 %local list N i element;
 %let list=
@@ -8276,7 +8330,7 @@ SasPackagesFrameworkNotes
    %put ###   This is short help information for the `SasPackagesFrameworkNotes` macro  #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro prints help notes for SAS Packages Framework macros, version `20260126` #;
+    %put # Macro prints help notes for SAS Packages Framework macros, version `20260216` #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -8399,7 +8453,7 @@ options mlogic symbolgen;
 ,packagesRef=packages
 ,ods= /* data set for report file */
 )/
-des='Macro to create a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %bundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
+des='Macro to create a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260216. Run %bundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
 secure minoperator
 ;

@@ -8416,7 +8470,7 @@ secure minoperator
    %put ###      This is short help information for the `bundlePackages` macro          #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *create bundles* of SAS packages, version `20260126`                 #;
+    %put # Macro to *create bundles* of SAS packages, version `20260216`                 #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -8901,7 +8955,7 @@ filename p2 "R:/dontexist";
 ,ods= /* data set for report file */
 ,verify=0
 )/
-des='Macro to extract a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260126. Run %unbundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
+des='Macro to extract a bundle of SAS packages, version 20260216. Run %unbundlePackages(HELP) for help info.'
 secure
 minoperator
 ;
@@ -8919,7 +8973,7 @@ minoperator
    %put ###     This is short help information for the `unbundlePackages` macro         #;
    %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
    %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to *extract* SAS packages from a bundle, version `20260126`             #;
+    %put # Macro to *extract* SAS packages from a bundle, version `20260216`             #;
    %put #                                                                               #;
    %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
    %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -9021,11 +9075,10 @@ minoperator
 %let datetime = %sysfunc(datetime());
 %let reportFile = WORK.tmpbundlefile%sysfunc(int(&datetime.), b8601dt15.)_;

-data _null_ ;
+data _null_;
 datetime=symgetn('datetime');

 length packagesList $ 32767 bundleName $ 128;
-
 bundleName = compress(symget('bundleName'),"_.","KAD"); /* bundle name is letters, digits, and underscore, up to 128 symbols */

 if bundleName NE symget('bundleName') then /* warn about illegal characters */
@@ -9033,12 +9086,12 @@ if bundleName NE symget('bundleName') then /* warn about illegal characters */
    put "ERROR: Bundle name contains illegal characters. Exiting";
    stop; 
  end;
-
 bundleName=lowcase(bundleName); 
+lbn = length(bundleName); /* to cover lengths < 7 & 11 */
 /* if there is ".bundle.zip" extension added, remove it */
-if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,11) = 'piz.eldnub.' then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-3,".");
+if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,min(11,lbn)) = 'piz.eldnub.' then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-3,".");
 else /* if there is ".bundle" extension added, remove it */
-if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,7)  = 'eldnub.'     then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-2,".");
+if substr(strip(reverse(bundleName)),1,min(7,lbn))  = 'eldnub.'     then bundleName=scan(bundleName,-2,".");

 put / "INFO: Bundle name is: " bundleName / ;

@@ -9046,7 +9099,6 @@ length packagesPath $ 32767 packagesRef $ 8;
 packagesPath = dequote(symget('packagesPath'));
 packagesRef = upcase(strip(symget('packagesRef')));

-
 /* organize target path (location for packages) */
 if " "=packagesPath then
  do;
@@ -9174,7 +9226,6 @@ label package="Package name"
      hash="SHA256 for the Package"; 
 /*--------------------------------------------------*/

-
 if 0=Q.NUM_ITEMS then /* ... if empty then exit */
  do;
    put "WARNING: No packages to unbundle. Exiting!";
@@ -9213,7 +9264,6 @@ put / "INFO: The " bundleName "bundle extraction ended.";
    rc = doSubL(code2);
    put / "INFO: The " bundleName "bundle verification ended.";
  %end;
-
 put " ";
 rc=sleep(1,1); 

--- a/packages/README.md
+++ b/packages/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Packages:

 ---

- **SQLinDS**\[2.3.2\], based on Mike Rhoads' article *Use the Full Power of SAS in Your Function-Style Macros*. The package allows to write SQL queries in the data step, e.g.
+- **SQLinDS**\[2.3.3\], based on Mike Rhoads' article *Use the Full Power of SAS in Your Function-Style Macros*. The package allows to write SQL queries in the data step, e.g.
 ```sas
 data class;
  set %SQL(
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ data class;
    WH = weight + height;
 run;
 ```
-SHA256 digest for SQLinDS: F*CEAA4C90515F6E8AACBFFD55ABA6544E399EDBE0A7081107B62DCEE6F5430A1D
+SHA256 digest for SQLinDS: F*6CC51325BDCE164B2E811896DD1C3A6D44242F50CC313D0721350CA49975F628

 [Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/sqlinds.md "Documentation for SQLinDS")

 ---

- **DFA** (Dynamic Function Arrays)\[0.5.8\], contains set of macros and FCMP functions which implement: a dynamically allocated array, a stack, a fifo queue, an ordered stack, and a priority queue, run `%helpPackage(DFA,createDFArray)` to find examples.
+- **DFA** (Dynamic Function Arrays)\[0.5.10\], contains set of macros and FCMP functions which implement: a dynamically allocated array, a stack, a fifo queue, an ordered stack, and a priority queue, run `%helpPackage(DFA,createDFArray)` to find examples.
 ```sas
 %createDFArray(ArrDynamic, resizefactor=17); 

@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ data _null_;
  end;
 run;
 ```
-SHA256 digest for DFA: F*643FBE2B7AE1425FC0240139813B93AE2C6BCFFDF6A0CFAEBEC11F83D3548E57
+SHA256 digest for DFA: F*C1E5126D8EDE050A758BCB5DCCA56A37125B3646CE75F1CF41EDE00890901AD9

 [Documentation for DFA](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/dfa.md "Documentation for DFA")

 ---

- **macroArray**\[1.3.1\], implementation of an array concept in a macro language, e.g. 
+- **macroArray**\[1.3.2\], implementation of an array concept in a macro language, e.g. 
 ```sas
  %array(ABC[17] (111:127), macarray=Y); 
  
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ SHA256 digest for DFA: F*643FBE2B7AE1425FC0240139813B93AE2C6BCFFDF6A0CFAEBEC11F8
      which = 1:H:2
  );
 ```
-SHA256 digest for macroArray: F*9DA64CA9A745E1DB7176F7AF4459BB014F61F71626473ABF6471A32689E14FF1
+SHA256 digest for macroArray: F*35A657517CD2B1AB86C4E7C5320B5EDDDFBA9348075AE31DDAF875CF0CC193C9

 [Documentation for macroArray](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/macroarray.md "Documentation for macroArray")

 ---

- **BasePlus**\[3.1.2\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as: 
+- **BasePlus**\[3.1.4\] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as: 
 ```sas
 call arrMissToRight(myArray); 
 call arrFillMiss(17, myArray); 
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ format x bool.;

 %workLib(ABC)
 ```
-SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*91A5AD4709A418704315EF37DDCF954522D4FB42808D406B3ED4DA560F6864C6
+SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*BD248E5F8CBD94B5F45467B723A73D97D646CD665BA98679F87C7A03A484E83E

 [Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")

 ---

- **GSM** (Generate Secure Macros)\[0.22.2\], package allows
+- **GSM** (Generate Secure Macros)\[0.22.3\], package allows
 to create secured macros stored in SAS Proc FCMP functions.
 The dataset with functions can be shared between different operating systems
 and allows to generate macros on site without showing their code.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ SHA256 digest for BasePlus: F*91A5AD4709A418704315EF37DDCF954522D4FB42808D406B3E

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

-SHA256 digest for GSM: F*7A4FEC410DEB921613A33F154FBBE332D7EC4C4DAC1351A4E611D986489EE848
+SHA256 digest for GSM: F*411452E8388C181800023A01A3B7DC7904A80A915D506D9606638F27CBC282B1

 [Documentation for GSM](https://github.com/SASPAC/blob/main/gsm.md "Documentation for GSM")

--- a/packages/SHA256_for_packages.txt
+++ b/packages/SHA256_for_packages.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+/* 20260217 */
+BasePlus: F*BD248E5F8CBD94B5F45467B723A73D97D646CD665BA98679F87C7A03A484E83E
+DFA: F*C1E5126D8EDE050A758BCB5DCCA56A37125B3646CE75F1CF41EDE00890901AD9
+GSM: F*411452E8388C181800023A01A3B7DC7904A80A915D506D9606638F27CBC282B1
+macroArray: F*35A657517CD2B1AB86C4E7C5320B5EDDDFBA9348075AE31DDAF875CF0CC193C9
+SQLinDS: F*6CC51325BDCE164B2E811896DD1C3A6D44242F50CC313D0721350CA49975F628
+
+/* 20260202 */
+BasePlus: F*B762F900EEFF7035880891D89416C0F973E4D377BCB75486283363A9BDADBA82
+DFA: F*17C88537F5FA9BCFAA1AC4803D0F1EF47665C8446A44C82B5558A08315DF0C49
+
 /* 20260126 */
 BasePlus: F*91A5AD4709A418704315EF37DDCF954522D4FB42808D406B3ED4DA560F6864C6
 DFA: F*643FBE2B7AE1425FC0240139813B93AE2C6BCFFDF6A0CFAEBEC11F83D3548E57
--- a/packages/baseplus.md
+++ b/packages/baseplus.md
@@ -9,23 +9,21 @@
 ### Version information:
  
 - Package: BasePlus
- Version: 3.1.2
- Generated: 2026-01-26T15:57:25
+- Version: 3.1.4
+- Generated: 2026-02-17T12:22:24
 - Author(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com), contributors are Quentin McMullen (qmcmullen@gmail.com) and Ryo Nakaya (nakaya.ryou@gmail.com)
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
- File SHA256: `F*91A5AD4709A418704315EF37DDCF954522D4FB42808D406B3ED4DA560F6864C6` for this version
- Content SHA256: `C*BB61DE3ECA8293AD1CFCE9A6BF5E175B7CFDB75DF063D6070783B75F7B97CE61` for this version
+- File SHA256: `F*BD248E5F8CBD94B5F45467B723A73D97D646CD665BA98679F87C7A03A484E83E` for this version
+- Content SHA256: `C*373E1A4CDC1A2462C90D6EC88E2BAA2F9902DFE5C6A4CC70356EE7281337C70A` for this version
  
 ---
 
-# The `BasePlus` package, version: `3.1.2`;
+# The `BasePlus` package, version: `3.1.4`;
  
 ---
 

-# The BasePlus package [ver. 3.1.2] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
-
 The **BasePlus** package implements useful
 functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.

@@ -409,7 +407,7 @@ localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation pr
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260125`,*
+*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`,*
 *under `WIN`(`X64_10PRO`) operating system,*
 *using SAS release: `9.04.01M9P06042025`.*
 
--- a/packages/baseplus.zip
+++ b/packages/baseplus.zip
--- a/packages/dfa.md
+++ b/packages/dfa.md
@@ -9,23 +9,21 @@
 ### Version information:
  
 - Package: DFA
- Version: 0.5.8
- Generated: 2026-01-26T15:19:02
+- Version: 0.5.10
+- Generated: 2026-02-17T12:17:54
 - Author(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
- File SHA256: `F*643FBE2B7AE1425FC0240139813B93AE2C6BCFFDF6A0CFAEBEC11F83D3548E57` for this version
- Content SHA256: `C*E2E883D8F8A7F7FCB97C2B7240FD5E70A8A6F2A6B3F0F75119F47886338C6B0C` for this version
+- File SHA256: `F*C1E5126D8EDE050A758BCB5DCCA56A37125B3646CE75F1CF41EDE00890901AD9` for this version
+- Content SHA256: `C*EE048846A8155C317867DCDB8EE1AE9E0352235DC247E4379D101A7296BD0C07` for this version
  
 ---
 
-# The `DFA` package, version: `0.5.8`;
+# The `DFA` package, version: `0.5.10`;
  
 ---
 

-# The DFA package [ver. 0.5.8] <a name="dfa-package"></a> ###############################################
-
 The **DFA** (a.k.a. *Dynamic Function Array*) package implements:
 - dynamic numeric and character arrays,
 - dynamic stacks (filo),
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ Required SAS Components:
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260125`,*
+*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`,*
 *under `WIN`(`X64_10PRO`) operating system,*
 *using SAS release: `9.04.01M9P06042025`.*
 
--- a/packages/dfa.zip
+++ b/packages/dfa.zip
--- a/packages/gsm.md
+++ b/packages/gsm.md
@@ -9,23 +9,21 @@
 ### Version information:
  
 - Package: GSM
- Version: 0.22.2
- Generated: 2026-01-26T16:44:38
+- Version: 0.22.3
+- Generated: 2026-02-17T12:08:56
 - Author(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
- File SHA256: `F*7A4FEC410DEB921613A33F154FBBE332D7EC4C4DAC1351A4E611D986489EE848` for this version
- Content SHA256: `C*99444DE5A473D3F92374ACE917E29E77C1F94BF77E06436695B06B85705606C7` for this version
+- File SHA256: `F*411452E8388C181800023A01A3B7DC7904A80A915D506D9606638F27CBC282B1` for this version
+- Content SHA256: `C*1955721DDAAE32A631A8071BEE3BC6CF83761C2280DA5F823D4E4CFD96838FD3` for this version
  
 ---
 
-# The `GSM` package, version: `0.22.2`;
+# The `GSM` package, version: `0.22.3`;
  
 ---
 

-# The GSM package [ver. 0.22.2] <a name="gsm-package"></a> ###############################################
-
 The **GSM** (a.k.a. *Generate Secure Macros*) package allows
 to create secured macros stored in SAS Proc FCMP functions.
 The dataset with functions can be shared and allows to generate 
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation pr
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260126`,*
+*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`,*
 *under `WIN`(`X64_10PRO`) operating system,*
 *using SAS release: `9.04.01M9P06042025`.*
 
--- a/packages/gsm.zip
+++ b/packages/gsm.zip
--- a/packages/macroarray.md
+++ b/packages/macroarray.md
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 ### Version information:
  
 - Package: macroArray
- Version: 1.3.1
- Generated: 2026-01-26T15:33:03
+- Version: 1.3.2
+- Generated: 2026-02-17T08:51:01
 - Author(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
- File SHA256: `F*9DA64CA9A745E1DB7176F7AF4459BB014F61F71626473ABF6471A32689E14FF1` for this version
- Content SHA256: `C*15A52658C8CBF9AB36AB1CA847FA628CCC6E9C67F625FFD3A959EB191445F780` for this version
+- File SHA256: `F*35A657517CD2B1AB86C4E7C5320B5EDDDFBA9348075AE31DDAF875CF0CC193C9` for this version
+- Content SHA256: `C*DE477F4E280D438B364320F324C88DA3D336F102BA37810C60BDE15398DE84E9` for this version
  
 ---
 
-# The `macroArray` package, version: `1.3.1`;
+# The `macroArray` package, version: `1.3.2`;
  
 ---
 
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ Some of components are:
 - `%mcDictionary()`,
 - etc.

+Read this article to learn more:
+"Macro Variable Arrays Made Easy with macroArray SAS Package"
+
+Link to the text:
+`https://www.lexjansen.com/pharmasug/2024/AP/PharmaSUG-2024-AP-108.pdf`
+or
+`https://www.lexjansen.com/wuss/2024/124_FINAL_paper_pdf.pdf`
+
 *Note:*
 If you are working with BIG macroarrays do not 
 forget to verify your session setting for macro 
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ Required SAS Components:
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260126`,*
+*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`,*
 *under `WIN`(`X64_10PRO`) operating system,*
 *using SAS release: `9.04.01M9P06042025`.*
 
--- a/packages/macroarray.zip
+++ b/packages/macroarray.zip
--- a/packages/sqlinds.md
+++ b/packages/sqlinds.md
@@ -9,23 +9,21 @@
 ### Version information:
  
 - Package: SQLinDS
- Version: 2.3.2
- Generated: 2026-01-26T15:36:16
+- Version: 2.3.3
+- Generated: 2026-02-17T08:25:24
 - Author(s): Mike Rhoads (RhoadsM1@Westat.com), contributor Bartosz Jablonski
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
- File SHA256: `F*CEAA4C90515F6E8AACBFFD55ABA6544E399EDBE0A7081107B62DCEE6F5430A1D` for this version
- Content SHA256: `C*BD9C8A88831541082BEFC07954D5CDB4A6827D1A7902B911221AC6FE712A087E` for this version
+- File SHA256: `F*6CC51325BDCE164B2E811896DD1C3A6D44242F50CC313D0721350CA49975F628` for this version
+- Content SHA256: `C*776741E40EB6DCD907640ACA674F092BFAF0F7DE031519B6B453D37F6D6959D9` for this version
  
 ---
 
-# The `SQLinDS` package, version: `2.3.2`;
+# The `SQLinDS` package, version: `2.3.3`;
  
 ---
 

-### The SQLinDS package [ver. 2.3.2]
-
 The **SQLinDS** package is an implementation of 
 the *macro-function-sandwich* concept introduced in the 
 *"Use the Full Power of SAS in Your Function-Style Macros"*,
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation pr
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260126`,*
+*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20260216`,*
 *under `WIN`(`X64_10PRO`) operating system,*
 *using SAS release: `9.04.01M9P06042025`.*
 
@@ -235,7 +233,7 @@ run he following:
 
 # License <a name="license"></a> ######
 
-Copyright (c) 2012 Mike Rhoads
+Copyright (c) since 2012 onward, Mike Rhoads

 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
--- a/packages/sqlinds.zip
+++ b/packages/sqlinds.zip
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Bart Jablonski	d7623839b2	Update README.md New place where SPF is used added.	2026-03-04 17:15:32 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	bf314227dc	Packages regenerated with SPF v20260216 Packages regenerated with the SAS Packages Framework, version `20260216`. No functional changes, aesthetic documentation clean up. The BasePlus package, version: 3.1.4 - File SHA256: `FBD248E5F8CBD94B5F45467B723A73D97D646CD665BA98679F87C7A03A484E83E` for this version - Content SHA256: `C373E1A4CDC1A2462C90D6EC88E2BAA2F9902DFE5C6A4CC70356EE7281337C70A` for this version The DFA package, version: 0.5.10 - File SHA256: `FC1E5126D8EDE050A758BCB5DCCA56A37125B3646CE75F1CF41EDE00890901AD9` for this version - Content SHA256: `CEE048846A8155C317867DCDB8EE1AE9E0352235DC247E4379D101A7296BD0C07` for this version The GSM package, version: 0.22.3 - File SHA256: `F411452E8388C181800023A01A3B7DC7904A80A915D506D9606638F27CBC282B1` for this version - Content SHA256: `C1955721DDAAE32A631A8071BEE3BC6CF83761C2280DA5F823D4E4CFD96838FD3` for this version The macroArray package, version: 1.3.2 - File SHA256: `F35A657517CD2B1AB86C4E7C5320B5EDDDFBA9348075AE31DDAF875CF0CC193C9` for this version - Content SHA256: `CDE477F4E280D438B364320F324C88DA3D336F102BA37810C60BDE15398DE84E9` for this version The SQLinDS package, version 2.3.3 - File SHA256: `F6CC51325BDCE164B2E811896DD1C3A6D44242F50CC313D0721350CA49975F628` for this version - Content SHA256: `C776741E40EB6DCD907640ACA674F092BFAF0F7DE031519B6B453D37F6D6959D9` for this version 3a6a7d1	2026-02-17 14:51:09 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	d6da6d7232	SAS Packages Framework, version `20260216` SAS Packages Framework, version `20260216` BugFix: - When package loading with `cherryPick=` is done the `<packageName>META` is created. This should not be the case. Release `20260216` fixes the issue.	2026-02-16 20:34:03 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	0a3226f4d0	SAS Packages Framework, version `20260205` SAS Packages Framework, version `20260205` Change: - a fix in %verifyPackage() to handle SAS packages bundles with long names (above 32 characters)	2026-02-05 16:03:51 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	fcdb3709c4	DFA [0.5.9] and BasePlus [3.1.3] DFA [0.5.9] and BasePlus [3.1.3] SHA256 digest for DFA: F17C88537F5FA9BCFAA1AC4803D0F1EF47665C8446A44C82B5558A08315DF0C49 SHA256 digest for BasePlus: FB762F900EEFF7035880891D89416C0F973E4D377BCB75486283363A9BDADBA82	2026-02-02 14:06:24 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	d8f5b2ec91	The DFA package [ver. 0.5.9] The DFA package [ver. 0.5.9] Package regenerated with the latest version of the SPF. - File SHA256: `F17C88537F5FA9BCFAA1AC4803D0F1EF47665C8446A44C82B5558A08315DF0C49` for this version - Content SHA256: `C1818B4D524F779F2FB3A242D9E5BEEB592074A92D68135E18A660E594B214401` for this version	2026-02-02 14:05:18 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	75a1dcd287	The BasePlus package [ver. 3.1.3] The BasePlus package [ver. 3.1.3] Package regenerated with the latest version of the SPF. - File SHA256: `FB762F900EEFF7035880891D89416C0F973E4D377BCB75486283363A9BDADBA82` for this version - Content SHA256: `C1CB969446728CD3888BF7046E2463AA74F6A4B2634A0BD2EAD78ED6A526BA7F6` for this version	2026-02-02 14:04:26 +01:00
Bart Jablonski	3fbc55c01c	SAS Packages Framework, version `20260202` SAS Packages Framework, version `20260202` Changes: -If the `hash=` parameter is not provided the %verifyPackage() macro prints SHA256, SHA1, and MD5 hashes to the log now. - Small fix in the %unbundlePackage() macro. - Bunch general code simplifications. - Documentation updated.	2026-02-02 13:06:45 +01:00