Merge pull request #16 from SASPAC/dev

The BasePlus package [ver. 1.24.2]

README.md

@@ -27,10 +27,28 @@ format x bool.;
 %dirsAndFiles(C:\SAS_WORK\,ODS=work.result)
 
 %put %repeatTxt(#,15,s=$) HELLO SAS! %repeatTxt(#,15,s=$);
+
+%put %intsList(42);
+%put %letters(1:26:1);
+
+%splitDSIntoBlocks(5, sashelp.class, classBlock)
+
+%splitDSIntoParts(7, sashelp.cars, carsPart)
+
+filename f temp;
+%put %filePath(f);
+
+%put %libPath(WORK);
+
+libname NEW "%workPath()/new";
+
+%put %translate(%str("A", "B", "C"),%str(%",),%str(%' ));
+
+%put %tranwrd(Miss Joan Smith,Miss,Ms.);
 ```
 and more.
 
-SHA256 digest for the latest version of `BasePlus`: F*F39F38CE80A5D8EED3BC9F2413CD6DEF38E8657E5DCF427CBA8938EB8C4350B6
+SHA256 digest for the latest version of `BasePlus`: F*2A4F3953EC56DB914024457F74286D565C23DCF220FF151040BDB704FD8DDB06
 
 [**Documentation for BasePlus**](./baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
 

baseplus.md

@@ -52,12 +52,22 @@
   * [`%bpPIPE()` macro](#bppipe-macro)
   * [`%dirsAndFiles()` macro](#dirsandfiles-macro)
   * [`%repeatTxt()` macro](#repeattxt-macro)
+  * [`%intsList()` macro](#intslist-macro)
+  * [`%letters()` macro](#letters-macro)
+  * [`%splitDSIntoBlocks()` macro](#splitdsintoblocks-macro)
+  * [`%splitDSIntoParts()` macro](#splitdsintoparts-macro)
+  * [`%filePath()` macro](#filepath-macro)
+  * [`%libPath()` macro](#libpath-macro)
+  * [`%workPath()` macro](#workpath-macro)
+  * [`%translate()` macro](#translate-macro)
+  * [`%tranwrd()` macro](#tranwrd-macro)
+  
   
   * [License](#license)
   
 ---
 
-# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.20.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.24.2] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
 
 The **BasePlus** package implements useful
 functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.
@@ -199,7 +209,6 @@ Recording from the SAS Explore 2022 conference: [A BasePlus Package for SAS](htt
 %rainCloudPlot(sashelp.cars,DriveTrain,Invoice)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-
 **Example 10**: Zip SAS library.
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
 %zipLibrary(sashelp, libOut=work)
@@ -237,71 +246,100 @@ run;
 %put %repeatTxt(#,15,s=$) HELLO SAS! %repeatTxt(#,15,s=$);
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+**EXAMPLE 15** Integer list:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put %intsList(42);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 16** Split dataset into blocks of 5 observations:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%splitDSIntoBlocks(5, sashelp.class, classBlock)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 17** Split dataset into 7 parts:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%splitDSIntoParts(7, sashelp.cars, carsPart)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 18** Return path to temporary file:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  filename f temp;
+  %put %filePath(f);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 ---
 
 Package contains: 
-1.  macro        bppipe
-2.  macro        deduplistc
-3.  macro        deduplistp
-4.  macro        deduplists
-5.  macro        deduplistx
-6.  macro        dirsandfiles
-7.  macro        functionexists
-8.  macro        getvars
-9.  macro        ldsn
-10. macro        ldsnm
-11. macro        lvarnm
-12. macro        lvarnmlab
-13. macro        qdeduplistx
-14. macro        qgetvars
-15. macro        qzipevalf
-16. macro        raincloudplot
-17. macro        repeattxt
-18. macro        symdelglobal
-19. macro        unziplibrary
-20. macro        zipevalf
-21. macro        ziplibrary
-22. format       bool
-23. format       boolz
-24. format       ceil
-25. format       floor
-26. format       int
-27. functions    arrfill
-28. functions    arrfillc
-29. functions    arrmissfill
-30. functions    arrmissfillc
-31. functions    arrmisstoleft
-32. functions    arrmisstoleftc
-33. functions    arrmisstoright
-34. functions    arrmisstorightc
-35. functions    bracketsc
-36. functions    bracketsn
-37. functions    catxfc
-38. functions    catxfi
-39. functions    catxfj
-40. functions    catxfn
-41. functions    deldataset
-42. functions    semicolonc
-43. functions    semicolonn
-44. format       brackets
-45. format       semicolon
-46. proto        qsortincbyprocproto
-47. functions    frommissingtonumberbs
-48. functions    fromnumbertomissing
-49. functions    quicksort4notmiss
-50. functions    quicksorthash
-51. functions    quicksorthashsddv
-52. functions    quicksortlight
-
+1.  macro     bppipe
+2.  macro     deduplistc
+3.  macro     deduplistp
+4.  macro     deduplists
+5.  macro     deduplistx
+6.  macro     dirsandfiles
+7.  macro     functionexists
+8.  macro     getvars
+9.  macro     intslist
+10. macro     ldsn
+11. macro     ldsnm
+12. macro     lvarnm
+13. macro     lvarnmlab
+14. macro     qdeduplistx
+15. macro     qgetvars
+16. macro     qzipevalf
+17. macro     raincloudplot
+18. macro     repeattxt
+19. macro     splitdsintoblocks
+20. macro     splitdsintoparts
+21. macro     symdelglobal
+22. macro     unziplibrary
+23. macro     zipevalf
+24. macro     ziplibrary
+25. format    bool
+26. format    boolz
+27. format    ceil
+28. format    floor
+29. format    int
+30. function  arrfill
+31. function  arrfillc
+32. function  arrmissfill
+33. function  arrmissfillc
+34. function  arrmisstoleft
+35. function  arrmisstoleftc
+36. function  arrmisstoright
+37. function  arrmisstorightc
+38. function  bracketsc
+39. function  bracketsn
+40. function  catxfc
+41. function  catxfi
+42. function  catxfj
+43. function  catxfn
+44. function  deldataset
+45. function  semicolonc
+46. function  semicolonn
+47. format    brackets
+48. format    semicolon
+49. proto     qsortincbyprocproto
+50. function  frommissingtonumberbs
+51. function  fromnumbertomissing
+52. function  quicksort4notmiss
+53. function  quicksorthash
+54. function  quicksorthashsddv
+55. function  quicksortlight
+56. macro     filepath
+57. macro     letters
+58. macro     libpath
+59. macro     translate
+60. macro     tranwrd
+61. macro     workpath
 
 Package contains additional content, run:  %loadPackageAddCnt(BasePlus)  to load it
 or look for the baseplus_AdditionalContent directory in the Packages fileref
 localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation process).
 
-* SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20230411 *
+* SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20230520 *
 
 The SHA256 hash digest for package BasePlus: 
-`F*F39F38CE80A5D8EED3BC9F2413CD6DEF38E8657E5DCF427CBA8938EB8C4350B6` 
+`F*2A4F3953EC56DB914024457F74286D565C23DCF220FF151040BDB704FD8DDB06` 
 
 ---
 # Content description ############################################################################################
@@ -3074,13 +3112,17 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  <,xLabels=>
  <,catLabelPos=> 
  <,xLabelPos=>
+ <,catLabelAttrs=>
+ <,xLabelAttrs=>
  <,formated=>
  <,y2axis=>
  <,y2axisLevels=>
  <,y2axisValueAttrs=>
  <,xaxisValueAttrs=>
  <,xaxisTickstyle=>
-
+ <,sganno=>
+ <,odsGraphicsOptions=>
+ <,sgPlotOptions=>
 
  <,VSCALE=>
  <,KERNEL_K=>
@@ -3122,7 +3164,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                          granularity level, e.g. for data with value 
                          around `1e-8` should be decreased. 
 
-* `rainDropSiz`        - *Optional*, default value `5px`.
+* `rainDropSize`       - *Optional*, default value `5px`.
                          Size of data points in the "rain" plot.
 
 * `boxPlotSymbolSize`  - *Optional*, default value `8px`.
@@ -3165,11 +3207,19 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                          Indicates position of the label on data axix (horizontal).
                          Allowed values are `LEFT`, `CENTER`, `DATACENTER`, and `RIGHT`.
 
+* `catLabelAttrs`      - *Optional*, default value is empty. 
+                         List of attributes for group axix labels (vertical).
+                         For details see notes below.
+
+* `xLabelAttrs`        - *Optional*, default value is empty. 
+                         List of attributes for data variable axix labels (horizontal).
+                         For details see notes below.
+
 * `formated`           - *Optional*, default value `0`.
                          Indicates if values of the grouping variable should be formated.
 
 * `y2axis`             - *Optional*, default value `1`.
-                         Indicates if the righ vertical axix should be displayed.
+                         Indicates if the right vertical axix should be displayed.
 
 * `y2axisLevels`       - *Optional*, default value `4`.
                          Indicates if the number of expected levels of values printed 
@@ -3186,6 +3236,19 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                          Allowed values are `OUTSIDE`, `INSIDE`, `ACROSS`, and `INBETWEEN`. 
                          *For SAS previous to* **9.4M5** *set to missing!*
 
+* `sganno`             - *Optional*, default value is empty.
+                         keeps name of a data set for the `sganno=` option
+                         of the SGPLOT procedure.
+
+* `sgPlotOptions`      - *Optional*, default value is `noautolegend noborder`.
+                         List of additional options values for SGPLOT procedure.
+
+* `odsGraphicsOptions` - *Optional*, default value is empty.
+                         List of additional options values for `ODS Graphics` statement.
+                         By default only the: `width=`, `height=`, and `antialiasmax=`
+                         are modified.
+
+
 ***Stat related options***:
 
 * `VSCALE`             - *Optional*, default value `Proportion`.
@@ -3226,6 +3289,9 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 * The `catLabels` and `xLabels` should be quoted comma separated lists enclosed with brackets, 
   e.g. `catLabels=("Continent of Origin", "Car Type")`, see Example below.
 
+* The `catLabelAttrs` and `xLabelAttrs` should be space separated lists of `key=value` pairs,
+  e.g. `xLabelAttrs=size=12 color=Pink weight=bold`, see Example below.
+
 * Kernel density estimates and basic statistics are calculated with `PROC UNIVARIATE`.
 
 * Plot is generated by `PROC SGPLOT` with `BAND`, `SCATTE`, and `POLYGON` plots.
@@ -3307,6 +3373,7 @@ The output:
   , y2axisLevels=3
   , catLabels=("Continent of Origin", "Car Type")
   , xLabels="Invoice, [$]"
+  , xLabelAttrs=size=12 color=Pink weight=bold
   )
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -3316,6 +3383,60 @@ The output:
 ![Example 2b](./baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex2b.png)
 
 
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Rain Cloud plot with formatted groups
+               and annotations.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+
+  data annotation; 
+    function="text";
+    label="This graph is full(*ESC*){sup '2'} of annotations!";
+    drawspace="graphpercent";
+    rotate=30;
+    anchor="center";
+    textsize=32;
+    x1=50;
+    y1=50;
+    textcolor="red"; 
+    justify="center";
+    textweight="bold";
+    width=100;
+    widthunit="percent";
+  run; 
+
+  proc format;
+    value system
+    1="Windows"
+    2="MacOS"
+    3="Linux"
+    ;
+  run;
+
+  data test;
+    do system = 1 to 3;
+      do i = 1 to 50;
+        x = rannor(123)/system;
+        output;
+      end;
+    end;
+    format system system.;
+  run;
+
+
+  %RainCloudPlot(test, system, x
+  , colorslist=CX88CCEE CX44AA99 CX117733
+  , formated=1
+  , sganno=annotation
+  , sgPlotOptions=noborder
+  , WidthPX=1000
+  , HeightPX=320
+  )
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The output:
+![Example 3](./baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex3.png)
+
 ---
 
 ## >>> `%zipLibrary()` macro: <<< <a name="ziplibrary-macro"></a> #######################  
@@ -4224,6 +4345,558 @@ run;
 
 ---
 
+## >>> `%intsList()` macro: <<< <a name="intslist-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The intsList() macro function allows to print a list of 
+integers starting from `start` up to `end` incremented by `by`
+and separated by `sep=`.
+
+If `start`, `end` or `by` are non-integers the are converted to integers.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%intsList()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%intsList(
+    start
+  <,end>
+  <,by>
+  <,sep=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `start`       - *Required*, the first value of the list.
+                   If `end` is missing then the list is generated 
+                   from 1 to `start` by 1.
+
+2. `end`         - *Required/Optional*, the last value of the list.
+
+3. `by`          - *Required/Optional*, the increment of the list.
+                   If missing then set to `1`. 
+                   *Cannot* be equal to `0`.
+
+* `s = %str( )`  - *Optional*, it is a separator between 
+                   elements of the list. Default value is space.
+
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Simple list of integers from 1 to 10 by 1:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %intsList(10);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Ten copies of `sashelp.class` in `test11` to `test20`:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  data
+    %zipEvalf(test, %intsList(11,20))
+  ;
+    set sashelp.class;
+  run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Non-integers are converted to integers, the list is `1 3 5`:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %intsList(1.1,5.2,2.3);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** A list with a separator:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %intsList(1,5,2,sep=+);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%letters()` macro: <<< <a name="letters-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The letters() macro function allows to print a list of Roman
+letters starting from `start` up to `end` incremented by `by`.
+The letters list can be uppercases or lowercase (parameter `c=U` or `c=L`), 
+can be quoted (e.g. `q=""` or `q=[]`), and can be separated by `s=`.
+
+Values of `start`, `end`, and `by` have to be integers in range between 1 ad 26.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%letters()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%letters(
+    range
+  <,c=>
+  <,q=>
+  <,s=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `range`       - *Required*, letters selector in form `start:end:by`.
+                   Lists letters from `start` to `end` by `by`. 
+                   Values of `start`, `end`, and `by` are separated by 
+                   colon and must be between 1 ad 26.
+                   If value is outside range it is set to 
+                   `start=1`, `en=26`, and `by=1`. If `end` is missing
+                   then is set to value of `start`.
+                   If `end` is smaller than `start` list is reversed
+
+* `c = U`        - *Optional*, it is a lowercase letters indicator. 
+                   Select `L` or `l`. Default value is `U` for upcase.
+
+* `q = `         - *Optional*, it is a quite around elements of the list. 
+                   Default value is empty. Use `%str()` for one quote symbol.
+                   If there are multiple symbols, only the first and the 
+                   second are selected as a preceding and trailing one, 
+                   e.g. `q=[]` gives `[A] [B] ... [Z]`.
+
+* `s = %str( )`  - *Optional*, it is a separator between 
+                   elements of the list. Default value is space.
+
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Space separated list of capital letters from A to Z:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %letters(1:26:1);
+
+  %put %letters();
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** First, thirteenth, and last letter:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %letters(1) %letters(13) %letters(26);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Every third lowercase letter, i.e. `a d g j m p s v y`:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %letters(1:26:3,c=L);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** Lists with separators:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %letters(1:26:2,s=#);
+  %put %letters(1:26:3,s=%str(;));
+  %put %letters(1:26:4,s=%str(,));
+  %put %letters(1:26,s=);
+  %put %letters(1:26,s==);
+  %put %letters(1:26,s=/);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 5.** Every second letter with quotes:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %letters(1:26:2,q=%str(%'));
+  %put %letters(2:26:2,q=%str(%"));
+
+  %put %letters(1:26:2,q='');
+  %put %letters(2:26:2,q="");
+
+  %put %letters(1:26:2,q=<>);
+  %put %letters(2:26:2,q=\/);
+
+  %put %letters(1:26:2,q=());
+  %put %letters(2:26:2,q=][);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 6.** Mix of examples 4, 5, and 6:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %letters(1:26,c=L,q='',s=%str(, ));
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 7.** If `end` is smaller than `start` list is reversed:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %letters(26:1:2,q='');
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%splitDSIntoBlocks()` macro: <<< <a name="splitdsintoblocks-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The splitDSIntoBlocks() macro allows to split the `set` dataset into blocks 
+of size `blockSize` in datasets: `prefix1` to `prefixN`.
+
+The last dataset may have less observations then the `blockSize`.
+
+Macro covers `BASE` engine (`v9`, `v8`, `v7`, `v6`) and `SPDE` engine datasets.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%splitDSIntoBlocks(
+    blockSize
+  <,set>
+  <,prefix>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `blockSize`   - *Required*, the size of the block of data,
+                   in other words number of observations in 
+                   one block of split data.
+                   Block size must be positive integer.
+
+2. `set`         - *Required/Optional*, the name of the dataset to split.
+                   If empty then `&syslast.` is used.
+
+3. `prefix`      - *Required/Optional*, the name-prefix for new datasets.
+                   If missing then set to `part`. 
+
+---
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Split `sashelp.class` into 5 elements datasets ABC1 to ABC4:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %splitDSIntoBlocks(5,sashelp.class,ABC)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** By default splits the `_last_` dataset into `part1` to `partN` datasets:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  data lastData;
+    set sashelp.cars;
+  run;
+
+  %splitDSIntoBlocks(123)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Works with `SPDE` engine too:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  options dlcreatedir;
+  libname test "%sysfunc(pathname(work))/testSPDE";
+  libname test;
+  libname test SPDE "%sysfunc(pathname(work))/testSPDE";
+
+  data test.test;
+    set sashelp.cars;
+  run;
+
+  %splitDSIntoBlocks(100,test.test,work.spde)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%splitDSIntoParts()` macro: <<< <a name="splitdsintoparts-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The splitDSIntoParts() macro allows to split the `set` dataset into `parts` parts 
+of approximately `NOBS/parts` size in datasets: `prefix1` to `prefixN`.
+
+The splitDSIntoParts() macro internally runs the splitDSIntoBlocks() macro.
+
+Macro covers `BASE` engine (`v9`, `v8`, `v7`, `v6`) and `SPDE` engine datasets.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%splitDSIntoParts(
+    parts
+  <,set>
+  <,prefix>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `parts`       - *Required*, the number of parts to split data into.
+                   Number of parts must be positive integer.
+
+2. `set`         - *Required/Optional*, the name of the dataset to split.
+                   If empty then `&syslast.` is used.
+
+3. `prefix`      - *Required/Optional*, the name-prefix for new datasets.
+                   If missing then set to `part`. 
+
+---
+ 
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Split `sashelp.cars` into 7 parts: datasets carsInParts1 to carsInParts7:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %splitDSIntoParts(7,sashelp.cars, carsInParts)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** By default splits the `_last_` dataset into `part1` to `part3` datasets:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  data lastData;
+    set sashelp.cars;
+  run;
+
+  %splitDSIntoBlocks(3)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Works with `SPDE` engine too:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  options dlcreatedir;
+  libname test "%sysfunc(pathname(work))/testSPDE";
+  libname test;
+  libname test SPDE "%sysfunc(pathname(work))/testSPDE";
+
+  data test.test;
+    set sashelp.cars;
+  run;
+
+  %splitDSIntoParts(3,test.test,work.spde)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%filePath()` macro: <<< <a name="filepath-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The filePath() macro function returns path to a file,
+it is a wrapper to `pathname()` function for files.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%filePath()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%filePath(
+    fileref
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `fileref` - *Required*, a fileref from the `filename` statement.
+
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Return path to temporary file:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  filename f temp;
+  %put %filePath(f);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%libPath()` macro: <<< <a name="libpath-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The libPath() macro function returns path to a library,
+it is a wrapper to `pathname()` function for libraries.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%libPath()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%libPath(
+    libref
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `libref` - *Required*, a libref from the `libname` statement.
+
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Return path to `WORK` library:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %libPath(WORK);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Return path to `SASHELP` library:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %libPath(SASHELP);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%workPath()` macro: <<< <a name="workpath-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The workPath() macro function returns path to the `WORK` library,
+it is a wrapper to `pathname("work", "L")` function.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%workPath()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%workPath()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+*) No arguments.
+
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Create new library inside `WORK` library:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  options dlCreateDir;
+  libname NEW "%workPath()/new";
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%translate()` macro: <<< <a name="translate-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The translate() macro function allows to replace bytes with bytes in text string.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%translate()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%translate(
+    string
+   ,from
+   ,to
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `string`       - *Required*, string to modify.
+
+2. `from`         - *Required*, list of bytes to be replaced with 
+                    corresponding bytes from `to`.
+
+3. `to`           - *Required*, list of bytes replacing
+                    corresponding bytes from `from`. 
+
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Replace quotes and commas with apostrophes and spaces:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %translate(%str("A", "B", "C"),%str(%",),%str(%' ));
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Unify all brackets;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %translate(%str([A] {B} (C) <D>),{[(<>)]},(((()))));
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Replace all digits with `*`:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+    %put %translate(QAZ1WSSX2EDC3RFV4TGB5YHN6UJM7IK8OL9P0,1234567890,**********);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** Letters change:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+    %put %translate(%str(A=B),AB,BA);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+## >>> `%tranwrd()` macro: <<< <a name="tranwrd-macro"></a> #######################  
+
+The tranwrd() macro function allows to replace substrings 
+with other substrings in text string.
+
+Returned string is unquoted by `%unquote()`.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%tranwrd()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%tranwrd(
+    string
+   ,from
+   ,to
+  <,repeat>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `string`       - *Required*, string to modify.
+
+2. `from`         - *Required*, substring replaced with 
+                    corresponding string from `to`.
+
+3. `to`           - *Required*, substring replacing
+                    corresponding substring from `from`. 
+
+4. `repeat`       - *Optional*, number of times the replacing
+                    should be repeated, default is 1.
+                    Useful while removing multiple adjacent 
+                    characters, e.g. compress all multiple 
+                    spaces (see example 2).
+---
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Simple text replacement:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %tranwrd(Miss Joan Smith,Miss,Ms.);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Delete multiple spaces;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %tranwrd(%str(A      B   C),%str(  ),%str( ),5);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Remove substring:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+    %put %tranwrd(ABCxyzABCABCxyzABC,ABC);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+---
+
+---
+
+---
+
 ## License ####################################################################
 
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