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yabwon b5564bca76 **SAS Packages Framework**, version 20201115
**SAS Packages Framework**, version 20201115

A new macro and a new functionality added.
The `%previewPackage()` macro allows to print out, into the log, the code of the package.

Documentation updated.

Packages recompiled with the new version of the SAS Packages Framework:
- `SQLinDS` (version 2.2)
- `macroArray` (version 0.7)
- `DFA` (version 0.2)
- `BasePlus` (version 0.9)
- `dynMacroArray` (version 0.2)
2020-11-15 21:19:31 +01:00

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## SAS Packages:
To get started with SAS Packages try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
## 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: CE1A266B9030E5E336B45F53DF483F6913FD8AE88A2884CEE88BEEF621FDBD78
[Documentation for SQLinDS](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/sqlinds.md "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](https://sasjs.io "SASjs framework").
SHA256 digest for MacroCore: A23C29529F3CE7D0C8BEE9545C5D22D5B5594907547374A5135B8E5A48D7687B
[Documentation for MacroCore](https://core.sasjs.io "Documentation for MacroCore")
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- **DFA** (Dynamic Function Arrays)\[0.2\], 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: C795736F55B3C6EFBEF2E82362694EB017D37C54E6AEC3EB0F6F813F69F54B5F
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- **macroArray**\[0.7\], 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: 0F1B985E2FC34C91D2A3BD237DC294502A76913B71266D76702A5E77A78C9CA7
[Documentation for macroArray](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/macroarray.md "Documentation for macroArray")
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- **BasePlus**\[0.9\] 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: B25A3992B6FCD13528BEE462B3ADD0F5A6D15E607A6DABAA984CA66B0AD69415
[Documentation for BasePlus](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/packages/baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
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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: 5E8CCC88CC048A0B564CEE37C6CF4013857D9CFF3FA1B6B9AD6F719D08B30005
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