fix: adding formatting to mp_jsonout, and a test

README.md

@@ -116,19 +116,19 @@ The **Macro Core** documentation is created using [doxygen](http://www.doxygen.n
 All macros must be commented in the doxygen format, to enable the [online documentation](https://core.sasjs.io).
 
 ### Dependencies
-SAS code can contain one of two types of dependency - SAS Macros, and SAS Programs.  When compiling projects using the [SASjs CLI](https://cli.sasjs.io) the doxygen header is scanned for `  @li` items under the following headers:
+SAS code can contain one of two types of dependency - SAS Macros, and SAS Includes.  When compiling projects using the [SASjs CLI](https://cli.sasjs.io) the doxygen header is scanned for `  @li` items under the following headers:
 
 ```sas
   <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
   @li mf_nobs.sas
   @li mm_assignlib.sas
 
-  <h4> SAS Programs </h4>
+  <h4> SAS Includes </h4>
   @li somefile.ddl SOMEFREF
   @li someprogram.sas FREFTWO
 ```
 
-The CLI can then extract all the dependencies and insert as precode (SAS Macros) or in a temp engine fileref (SAS Programs) when creating SAS Jobs and Services.
+The CLI can then extract all the dependencies and insert as precode (SAS Macros) or in a temp engine fileref (SAS Includes) when creating SAS Jobs and Services.
 
 When contributing to this library, it is therefore important to ensure that all dependencies are listed in the header in this format.
 

all.sas

@@ -3261,11 +3261,14 @@ run;
 
   Usage:
 
-      %mp_ds2fmtds(sashelp.cars,work.cards)
+      %mp_ds2fmtds(sashelp.cars,work.cars)
 
   @param [in] libds The library.dataset to be converted
   @param [out] outds The dataset to create.
 
+  <h4> Related Macros <h4>
+  @li mp_jsonout.sas
+
   @version 9.2
   @author Allan Bowe
 **/
@@ -5013,6 +5016,8 @@ create table &outds (rename=(
   @param dbg= DEPRECATED - was used to conditionally add PRETTY to
     proc json but this can cause line truncation in large files.
 
+  <h4> Related Macros <h4>
+  @li mp_ds2fmtds.sas
 
   @version 9.2
   @author Allan Bowe
@@ -5020,10 +5025,11 @@ create table &outds (rename=(
 
 **/
 
-%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=PROCJSON,dbg=0
+%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=DATASTEP,dbg=0
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
 %put output location=&jref;
 %if &action=OPEN %then %do;
+  OPTIONS NOBOMFILE;
   data _null_;file &jref encoding='utf-8';
     put '{"START_DTTM" : "' "%sysfunc(datetime(),datetime20.3)" '"';
   run;
@@ -5051,6 +5057,64 @@ create table &outds (rename=(
       %put &sysmacroname:  &ds NOT FOUND!!!;
       %return;
     %end;
+    %if &fmt=Y %then %do;
+      %put converting every variable to a formatted variable;
+      /* see mp_ds2fmtds.sas for source */
+      proc contents noprint data=&ds
+        out=_data_(keep=name type length format formatl formatd varnum);
+      run;
+      proc sort;
+        by varnum;
+      run;
+      %local fmtds;
+      %let fmtds=%scan(&syslast,2,.);
+      /* prepare formats and varnames */
+      data _null_;
+        set &fmtds end=last;
+        name=upcase(name);
+        /* fix formats */
+        if type=2 or type=6 then do;
+          length fmt $49.;
+          if format='' then fmt=cats('$',length,'.');
+          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,'.');
+          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,'.');
+          newlen=max(formatl,length);
+        end;
+        else do;
+          if format='' then fmt='best.';
+          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,'.');
+          else if formatd=0 then fmt=cats(format,formatl,'.');
+          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,'.',formatd);
+          /* needs to be wide, for datetimes etc */
+          newlen=max(length,formatl,24);
+        end;
+        /* 32 char unique name */
+        newname='sasjs'!!substr(cats(put(md5(name),$hex32.)),1,27);
+
+        call symputx(cats('name',_n_),name,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('newname',_n_),newname,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('len',_n_),newlen,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('fmt',_n_),fmt,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('type',_n_),type,'l');
+        if last then call symputx('nobs',_n_,'l');
+      run;
+      data &fmtds;
+        /* rename on entry */
+        set &ds(rename=(
+      %local i;
+      %do i=1 %to &nobs;
+        &&name&i=&&newname&i
+      %end;
+        ));
+      %do i=1 %to &nobs;
+        length &&name&i $&&len&i;
+        &&name&i=left(put(&&newname&i,&&fmt&i));
+        drop &&newname&i;
+      %end;
+        if _error_ then call symputx('syscc',1012);
+      run;
+      %let ds=&fmtds;
+    %end; /* &fmt=Y */
     data _null_;file &jref mod ;
       put "["; call symputx('cols',0,'l');
     proc sort
@@ -5134,7 +5198,7 @@ create table &outds (rename=(
     put "}";
   run;
 %end;
-%mend;
+%mend mp_jsonout;
 /**
   @file
   @brief Convert all library members to CARDS files
@@ -8791,10 +8855,11 @@ data _null_;
   put "/* Created on %sysfunc(datetime(),datetime19.) by %mf_getuser() */";
 /* WEBOUT BEGIN */
   put ' ';
-  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=PROCJSON,dbg=0 ';
+  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=DATASTEP,dbg=0 ';
   put ')/*/STORE SOURCE*/; ';
   put '%put output location=&jref; ';
   put '%if &action=OPEN %then %do; ';
+  put '  OPTIONS NOBOMFILE; ';
   put '  data _null_;file &jref encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ''{"START_DTTM" : "'' "%sysfunc(datetime(),datetime20.3)" ''"''; ';
   put '  run; ';
@@ -8822,6 +8887,64 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname:  &ds NOT FOUND!!!; ';
   put '      %return; ';
   put '    %end; ';
+  put '    %if &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
+  put '      %put converting every variable to a formatted variable; ';
+  put '      /* see mp_ds2fmtds.sas for source */ ';
+  put '      proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
+  put '        out=_data_(keep=name type length format formatl formatd varnum); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      proc sort; ';
+  put '        by varnum; ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %local fmtds; ';
+  put '      %let fmtds=%scan(&syslast,2,.); ';
+  put '      /* prepare formats and varnames */ ';
+  put '      data _null_; ';
+  put '        set &fmtds end=last; ';
+  put '        name=upcase(name); ';
+  put '        /* fix formats */ ';
+  put '        if type=2 or type=6 then do; ';
+  put '          length fmt $49.; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=cats(''$'',length,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          newlen=max(formatl,length); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        else do; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=''best.''; ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatd=0 then fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.'',formatd); ';
+  put '          /* needs to be wide, for datetimes etc */ ';
+  put '          newlen=max(length,formatl,24); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        /* 32 char unique name */ ';
+  put '        newname=''sasjs''!!substr(cats(put(md5(name),$hex32.)),1,27); ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''name'',_n_),name,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''newname'',_n_),newname,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''len'',_n_),newlen,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''fmt'',_n_),fmt,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''type'',_n_),type,''l''); ';
+  put '        if last then call symputx(''nobs'',_n_,''l''); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      data &fmtds; ';
+  put '        /* rename on entry */ ';
+  put '        set &ds(rename=( ';
+  put '      %local i; ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=&&newname&i ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        )); ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        length &&name&i $&&len&i; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=left(put(&&newname&i,&&fmt&i)); ';
+  put '        drop &&newname&i; ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        if _error_ then call symputx(''syscc'',1012); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %let ds=&fmtds; ';
+  put '    %end; /* &fmt=Y */ ';
   put '    data _null_;file &jref mod ; ';
   put '      put "["; call symputx(''cols'',0,''l''); ';
   put '    proc sort ';
@@ -8905,7 +9028,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    put "}"; ';
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
-  put '%mend; ';
+  put '%mend mp_jsonout; ';
   put '%macro mm_webout(action,ds,dslabel=,fref=_webout,fmt=Y); ';
   put '%global _webin_file_count _webin_fileref1 _webin_name1 _program _debug ';
   put '  sasjs_tables; ';
@@ -13347,10 +13470,11 @@ data _null_;
   put "/* Created on %sysfunc(datetime(),datetime19.) by &sysuserid */";
 /* WEBOUT BEGIN */
   put ' ';
-  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=PROCJSON,dbg=0 ';
+  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=DATASTEP,dbg=0 ';
   put ')/*/STORE SOURCE*/; ';
   put '%put output location=&jref; ';
   put '%if &action=OPEN %then %do; ';
+  put '  OPTIONS NOBOMFILE; ';
   put '  data _null_;file &jref encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ''{"START_DTTM" : "'' "%sysfunc(datetime(),datetime20.3)" ''"''; ';
   put '  run; ';
@@ -13378,6 +13502,64 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname:  &ds NOT FOUND!!!; ';
   put '      %return; ';
   put '    %end; ';
+  put '    %if &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
+  put '      %put converting every variable to a formatted variable; ';
+  put '      /* see mp_ds2fmtds.sas for source */ ';
+  put '      proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
+  put '        out=_data_(keep=name type length format formatl formatd varnum); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      proc sort; ';
+  put '        by varnum; ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %local fmtds; ';
+  put '      %let fmtds=%scan(&syslast,2,.); ';
+  put '      /* prepare formats and varnames */ ';
+  put '      data _null_; ';
+  put '        set &fmtds end=last; ';
+  put '        name=upcase(name); ';
+  put '        /* fix formats */ ';
+  put '        if type=2 or type=6 then do; ';
+  put '          length fmt $49.; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=cats(''$'',length,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          newlen=max(formatl,length); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        else do; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=''best.''; ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatd=0 then fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.'',formatd); ';
+  put '          /* needs to be wide, for datetimes etc */ ';
+  put '          newlen=max(length,formatl,24); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        /* 32 char unique name */ ';
+  put '        newname=''sasjs''!!substr(cats(put(md5(name),$hex32.)),1,27); ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''name'',_n_),name,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''newname'',_n_),newname,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''len'',_n_),newlen,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''fmt'',_n_),fmt,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''type'',_n_),type,''l''); ';
+  put '        if last then call symputx(''nobs'',_n_,''l''); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      data &fmtds; ';
+  put '        /* rename on entry */ ';
+  put '        set &ds(rename=( ';
+  put '      %local i; ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=&&newname&i ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        )); ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        length &&name&i $&&len&i; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=left(put(&&newname&i,&&fmt&i)); ';
+  put '        drop &&newname&i; ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        if _error_ then call symputx(''syscc'',1012); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %let ds=&fmtds; ';
+  put '    %end; /* &fmt=Y */ ';
   put '    data _null_;file &jref mod ; ';
   put '      put "["; call symputx(''cols'',0,''l''); ';
   put '    proc sort ';
@@ -13461,7 +13643,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    put "}"; ';
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
-  put '%mend; ';
+  put '%mend mp_jsonout; ';
   put '%macro mv_webout(action,ds,fref=_mvwtemp,dslabel=,fmt=Y); ';
   put '%global _webin_file_count _webin_fileuri _debug _omittextlog _webin_name ';
   put '  sasjs_tables SYS_JES_JOB_URI; ';

base/mp_ds2fmtds.sas

@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 
   Usage:
 
-      %mp_ds2fmtds(sashelp.cars,work.cards)
+      %mp_ds2fmtds(sashelp.cars,work.cars)
 
   @param [in] libds The library.dataset to be converted
   @param [out] outds The dataset to create.
 
+  <h4> Related Macros <h4>
+  @li mp_jsonout.sas
+
   @version 9.2
   @author Allan Bowe
 **/

base/mp_jsonout.sas

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
   @param dbg= DEPRECATED - was used to conditionally add PRETTY to
     proc json but this can cause line truncation in large files.
 
+  <h4> Related Macros <h4>
+  @li mp_ds2fmtds.sas
 
   @version 9.2
   @author Allan Bowe
@@ -55,10 +57,11 @@
 
 **/
 
-%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=PROCJSON,dbg=0
+%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=DATASTEP,dbg=0
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
 %put output location=&jref;
 %if &action=OPEN %then %do;
+  OPTIONS NOBOMFILE;
   data _null_;file &jref encoding='utf-8';
     put '{"START_DTTM" : "' "%sysfunc(datetime(),datetime20.3)" '"';
   run;
@@ -86,6 +89,64 @@
       %put &sysmacroname:  &ds NOT FOUND!!!;
       %return;
     %end;
+    %if &fmt=Y %then %do;
+      %put converting every variable to a formatted variable;
+      /* see mp_ds2fmtds.sas for source */
+      proc contents noprint data=&ds
+        out=_data_(keep=name type length format formatl formatd varnum);
+      run;
+      proc sort;
+        by varnum;
+      run;
+      %local fmtds;
+      %let fmtds=%scan(&syslast,2,.);
+      /* prepare formats and varnames */
+      data _null_;
+        set &fmtds end=last;
+        name=upcase(name);
+        /* fix formats */
+        if type=2 or type=6 then do;
+          length fmt $49.;
+          if format='' then fmt=cats('$',length,'.');
+          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,'.');
+          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,'.');
+          newlen=max(formatl,length);
+        end;
+        else do;
+          if format='' then fmt='best.';
+          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,'.');
+          else if formatd=0 then fmt=cats(format,formatl,'.');
+          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,'.',formatd);
+          /* needs to be wide, for datetimes etc */
+          newlen=max(length,formatl,24);
+        end;
+        /* 32 char unique name */
+        newname='sasjs'!!substr(cats(put(md5(name),$hex32.)),1,27);
+
+        call symputx(cats('name',_n_),name,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('newname',_n_),newname,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('len',_n_),newlen,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('fmt',_n_),fmt,'l');
+        call symputx(cats('type',_n_),type,'l');
+        if last then call symputx('nobs',_n_,'l');
+      run;
+      data &fmtds;
+        /* rename on entry */
+        set &ds(rename=(
+      %local i;
+      %do i=1 %to &nobs;
+        &&name&i=&&newname&i
+      %end;
+        ));
+      %do i=1 %to &nobs;
+        length &&name&i $&&len&i;
+        &&name&i=left(put(&&newname&i,&&fmt&i));
+        drop &&newname&i;
+      %end;
+        if _error_ then call symputx('syscc',1012);
+      run;
+      %let ds=&fmtds;
+    %end; /* &fmt=Y */
     data _null_;file &jref mod ;
       put "["; call symputx('cols',0,'l');
     proc sort
@@ -169,4 +230,4 @@
     put "}";
   run;
 %end;
-%mend;
+%mend mp_jsonout;

meta/mm_createwebservice.sas

@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ data _null_;
   put "/* Created on %sysfunc(datetime(),datetime19.) by %mf_getuser() */";
 /* WEBOUT BEGIN */
   put ' ';
-  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=PROCJSON,dbg=0 ';
+  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=DATASTEP,dbg=0 ';
   put ')/*/STORE SOURCE*/; ';
   put '%put output location=&jref; ';
   put '%if &action=OPEN %then %do; ';
+  put '  OPTIONS NOBOMFILE; ';
   put '  data _null_;file &jref encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ''{"START_DTTM" : "'' "%sysfunc(datetime(),datetime20.3)" ''"''; ';
   put '  run; ';
@@ -117,6 +118,64 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname:  &ds NOT FOUND!!!; ';
   put '      %return; ';
   put '    %end; ';
+  put '    %if &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
+  put '      %put converting every variable to a formatted variable; ';
+  put '      /* see mp_ds2fmtds.sas for source */ ';
+  put '      proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
+  put '        out=_data_(keep=name type length format formatl formatd varnum); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      proc sort; ';
+  put '        by varnum; ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %local fmtds; ';
+  put '      %let fmtds=%scan(&syslast,2,.); ';
+  put '      /* prepare formats and varnames */ ';
+  put '      data _null_; ';
+  put '        set &fmtds end=last; ';
+  put '        name=upcase(name); ';
+  put '        /* fix formats */ ';
+  put '        if type=2 or type=6 then do; ';
+  put '          length fmt $49.; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=cats(''$'',length,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          newlen=max(formatl,length); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        else do; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=''best.''; ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatd=0 then fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.'',formatd); ';
+  put '          /* needs to be wide, for datetimes etc */ ';
+  put '          newlen=max(length,formatl,24); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        /* 32 char unique name */ ';
+  put '        newname=''sasjs''!!substr(cats(put(md5(name),$hex32.)),1,27); ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''name'',_n_),name,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''newname'',_n_),newname,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''len'',_n_),newlen,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''fmt'',_n_),fmt,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''type'',_n_),type,''l''); ';
+  put '        if last then call symputx(''nobs'',_n_,''l''); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      data &fmtds; ';
+  put '        /* rename on entry */ ';
+  put '        set &ds(rename=( ';
+  put '      %local i; ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=&&newname&i ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        )); ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        length &&name&i $&&len&i; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=left(put(&&newname&i,&&fmt&i)); ';
+  put '        drop &&newname&i; ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        if _error_ then call symputx(''syscc'',1012); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %let ds=&fmtds; ';
+  put '    %end; /* &fmt=Y */ ';
   put '    data _null_;file &jref mod ; ';
   put '      put "["; call symputx(''cols'',0,''l''); ';
   put '    proc sort ';
@@ -200,7 +259,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    put "}"; ';
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
-  put '%mend; ';
+  put '%mend mp_jsonout; ';
   put '%macro mm_webout(action,ds,dslabel=,fref=_webout,fmt=Y); ';
   put '%global _webin_file_count _webin_fileref1 _webin_name1 _program _debug ';
   put '  sasjs_tables; ';

tests/base/mp_jsonout.test.sas

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mp_jsonout.sas macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mp_jsonout.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+
+**/
+
+filename webref temp;
+
+data demo;
+  dtval=date();
+  format dtval date9.;
+  compare=put(date(),date9.);
+  call symputx('compare',compare);
+run;
+
+%mp_jsonout(OPEN,jref=webref)
+%mp_jsonout(OBJ,demo,jref=webref,fmt=Y)
+%mp_jsonout(CLOSE,jref=webref)
+
+data _null_;
+  infile webref;
+  input;
+  putlog _infile_;
+run;
+
+libname web JSON fileref=webref;
+%let dtval=0;
+data work.test;
+  set web.demo;
+  call symputx('dtval',dtval);
+run;
+
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&dtval=&compare),
+  desc=Checking tables were created successfully,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)

viya/mv_createwebservice.sas

@@ -237,10 +237,11 @@ data _null_;
   put "/* Created on %sysfunc(datetime(),datetime19.) by &sysuserid */";
 /* WEBOUT BEGIN */
   put ' ';
-  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=PROCJSON,dbg=0 ';
+  put '%macro mp_jsonout(action,ds,jref=_webout,dslabel=,fmt=Y,engine=DATASTEP,dbg=0 ';
   put ')/*/STORE SOURCE*/; ';
   put '%put output location=&jref; ';
   put '%if &action=OPEN %then %do; ';
+  put '  OPTIONS NOBOMFILE; ';
   put '  data _null_;file &jref encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ''{"START_DTTM" : "'' "%sysfunc(datetime(),datetime20.3)" ''"''; ';
   put '  run; ';
@@ -268,6 +269,64 @@ data _null_;
   put '      %put &sysmacroname:  &ds NOT FOUND!!!; ';
   put '      %return; ';
   put '    %end; ';
+  put '    %if &fmt=Y %then %do; ';
+  put '      %put converting every variable to a formatted variable; ';
+  put '      /* see mp_ds2fmtds.sas for source */ ';
+  put '      proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
+  put '        out=_data_(keep=name type length format formatl formatd varnum); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      proc sort; ';
+  put '        by varnum; ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %local fmtds; ';
+  put '      %let fmtds=%scan(&syslast,2,.); ';
+  put '      /* prepare formats and varnames */ ';
+  put '      data _null_; ';
+  put '        set &fmtds end=last; ';
+  put '        name=upcase(name); ';
+  put '        /* fix formats */ ';
+  put '        if type=2 or type=6 then do; ';
+  put '          length fmt $49.; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=cats(''$'',length,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          newlen=max(formatl,length); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        else do; ';
+  put '          if format='''' then fmt=''best.''; ';
+  put '          else if formatl=0 then fmt=cats(format,''.''); ';
+  put '          else if formatd=0 then fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.''); ';
+  put '          else fmt=cats(format,formatl,''.'',formatd); ';
+  put '          /* needs to be wide, for datetimes etc */ ';
+  put '          newlen=max(length,formatl,24); ';
+  put '        end; ';
+  put '        /* 32 char unique name */ ';
+  put '        newname=''sasjs''!!substr(cats(put(md5(name),$hex32.)),1,27); ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''name'',_n_),name,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''newname'',_n_),newname,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''len'',_n_),newlen,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''fmt'',_n_),fmt,''l''); ';
+  put '        call symputx(cats(''type'',_n_),type,''l''); ';
+  put '        if last then call symputx(''nobs'',_n_,''l''); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      data &fmtds; ';
+  put '        /* rename on entry */ ';
+  put '        set &ds(rename=( ';
+  put '      %local i; ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=&&newname&i ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        )); ';
+  put '      %do i=1 %to &nobs; ';
+  put '        length &&name&i $&&len&i; ';
+  put '        &&name&i=left(put(&&newname&i,&&fmt&i)); ';
+  put '        drop &&newname&i; ';
+  put '      %end; ';
+  put '        if _error_ then call symputx(''syscc'',1012); ';
+  put '      run; ';
+  put '      %let ds=&fmtds; ';
+  put '    %end; /* &fmt=Y */ ';
   put '    data _null_;file &jref mod ; ';
   put '      put "["; call symputx(''cols'',0,''l''); ';
   put '    proc sort ';
@@ -351,7 +410,7 @@ data _null_;
   put '    put "}"; ';
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
-  put '%mend; ';
+  put '%mend mp_jsonout; ';
   put '%macro mv_webout(action,ds,fref=_mvwtemp,dslabel=,fmt=Y); ';
   put '%global _webin_file_count _webin_fileuri _debug _omittextlog _webin_name ';
   put '  sasjs_tables SYS_JES_JOB_URI; ';