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:

For "backward compatibility"/historical point of view the following packages are available under the ./packages directory.

Since September 2022 the default location for packages is SASPAC - the SAS Packages Archive located under: https://github.com/SASPAC where each package is stored as a separate repository with historical versions too.

Packages:

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• SQLinDS[2.2.3], 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.

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

SHA256 digest for SQLinDS: D5A66E60602270E5FB1E592FA3E0C2F2C640BC077FE799A2223CB9BA275F6F47

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)[0.5.3], 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: 7520CF21CBF1FD4AD2BC05C5DD343E508FCEA507575EBC060B4AD322FB80AB04

Documentation for DFA

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• macroArray[1.0.3], 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: 244B88C82AD7E6E93B8B85BC701ECDDB20B68F38B16C500EE9B49E1167ADC298

Documentation for macroArray

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• BasePlus[1.17.3] 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_);

%rainCloudPlot(sashelp.cars,DriveTrain,Invoice)

%zipLibrary(sashelp,libOut=work)

SHA256 digest for BasePlus: D8DBB7CC5952331FA59FEBBBDD15BC543FE3C89A8BA9150FE6AF5E412868EBE7

Documentation for BasePlus

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• GSM (Generate Secure Macros)[0.20.3], 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.

SHA256 digest for GSM: 50D8340E080BEA459E68BE315146AD3B809930DB8DC7B23C7A492C3815ACD83F

Documentation for GSM

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• dynMacroArray[0.2.3], set of macros (wrappers for a hash table) emulating dynamic array in the data step (macro predecessor of DFA). Development of this package is currently on hold.

SHA256 digest for dynMacroArray: 440920272D1838505EA5C033B1C448C612DE2FCCFD57F157BB90ED980E4001CC

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