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/*** HELP START ***/
/* >>> %SQL() macro: <<<
*
* Main macro which allows to use
* SQL's queries in the data step.
* Recommended for SAS 9.3 and higher.
* Based on paper:
* "Use the Full Power of SAS in Your Function-Style Macros"
* by Mike Rhoads, Westat, Rockville, MD
* https://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings12/004-2012.pdf
*
* SYNTAX:
%sql(<nonempty sql querry code>)
* The sql querry code is limited to 32000 bytes.
*
* EXAMPLE 1: simple sql query
data class_subset;
set %SQL(select name, sex, height from sashelp.class where age > 12);
run;
* EXAMPLE 2: query with dataset options
data renamed;
set %SQL(select * from sashelp.class where sex = "F")(rename = (age=age2));
run;
* EXAMPLE 3: dictionaries in datastep
data dictionary;
set %SQL(select * from dictionary.macros);
run;
**/
/*** HELP END ***/
/* Main User macro */
%MACRO SQL() / PARMBUFF SECURE;
%let SYSPBUFF = %superq(SYSPBUFF); /* macroquoting */
%let SYSPBUFF = %substr(&SYSPBUFF, 2, %LENGTH(&SYSPBUFF) - 2); /* remove brackets */
%let SYSPBUFF = %superq(SYSPBUFF); /* macroquoting */
%let SYSPBUFF = %sysfunc(quote(&SYSPBUFF)); /* quotes */
%put NOTE:*** the query ***; /* print out the query in the log */
%put NOTE-&SYSPBUFF.;
%put NOTE-*****************;
%local UNIQUE_INDEX; /* internal variable, a unique index for views */
%let UNIQUE_INDEX = &SYSINDEX;
%sysfunc(dsSQL(&UNIQUE_INDEX, &SYSPBUFF)) /* <-- call dsSQL() function,
see the WORK.SQLinDSfcmp dataset */
%MEND SQL;