SAS_PACKAGES/packages/README.md

SAS Packages:

To get started with SAS Packages try this Getting Started with SAS Packages presentation (see the ./SPF/Documentation directory).

Available packages:

Currently the following packages are available:

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• SQLinDS[2.2], 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.

data class;
  set %SQL(
    select age, name, weight, height 
    from sashelp.class 
    order by age
    );
    
    WH = weight + height;
run;

SHA256 digest for SQLinDS: 1853CD6262CF66582A33C373AA612CA714B61CB88A1C51745E7A57D5A03C39B4

Documentation for SQLinDS

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• MacroCore[1], a macro library for SAS application developers. Over 100 macros for Base SAS, metadata, and Viya. Provided by the SASjs framework.

SHA256 digest for MacroCore: A23C29529F3CE7D0C8BEE9545C5D22D5B5594907547374A5135B8E5A48D7687B

Documentation for MacroCore

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• DFA (Dynamic Function Arrays)[0.5], 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.

%createDFArray(ArrDynamic, resizefactor=17); 

data _null_;
  call ArrDynamic("Allocate", -2, 2);

  do i = -2 to 2;
    call ArrDynamic("Input", i, 2**i);
  end;

  L = .; H = .;
  call ArrDynamic("Dim", L, H);
  put L= H=;

  call ArrDynamic("+", 3, 8);
  call ArrDynamic("+",-3, 0.125);
  call ArrDynamic("Dim", L, H);
  put L= H=;

  Value = .;
  do i = L to H;
    call ArrDynamic("O", i, Value);
    put i= Value=;
  end;
run;

SHA256 digest for DFA: 22AB51B85E3344B8C0FB7AF164247881B656F5CBA88BBA974AD8BC41ED79327F

Documentation for DFA

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• macroArray[0.8], implementation of an array concept in a macro language, e.g.

  %array(ABC[17] (111:127), macarray=Y); 
  
  %macro test();
    %do i = 1 %to 17; 
      %put &i.) %ABC(&i.); 
    %end;
  %mend;
  %test() 
  
  %let %ABC(13,i) = 99999; /* i = insert */

  %do_over(ABC, phrase=%nrstr( 
      %put &_i_.%) %ABC(&_i_.); 
      ),
      which = 1:H:2
  );

SHA256 digest for macroArray: 849629D3AF3FE3AB45D86990E303F1D5E4D5F9F31C8ED6864C95B0DFAADCA445

Documentation for macroArray

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• BasePlus[0.992] adds a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS, such as:

call arrMissToRight(myArray); 
call arrFillMiss(17, myArray); 
call arrFill(42, myArray); 

rc = delDataset("DataSetToDrop"); 

string = catXFn("date9.", "#", myArray);

format x bool.;

%put %getVars(sashelp.class, pattern = ght$, sep = +, varRange = _numeric_);

SHA256 digest for BasePlus: C9D26CAC2504634EF25F02B5BD04596B2F873E3C25E8CEDDD7F496A78B184E9F

Documentation for BasePlus

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• GSM (Generate Secure Macros)[0.13], 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.

SHA256 digest for GSM: 2FC239B5A2216D073826125999BFD64FBA32BFEA3EE6EA2B22EC64E8C1B04144

Documentation for GSM

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• dynMacroArray[0.2], set of macros (wrappers for a hash table) emulating dynamic array in the data step (macro predecessor of DFA)

SHA256 digest for dynMacroArray: 67956116578E71327748B7EB3DAFF9D872DBC6F6EDD0DC11B7CF2A54FDA71785

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