feat: adding mf_getfmtlist() and mf_getfmtname() macros and associated tests. Also added &sasjswork as a global macro variable in mp_init().

base/mf_getfmtlist.sas

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Returns a distinct list of formats from a table
+  @details Reads the dataset header and returns a distinct list of formats
+  applied.
+
+        %put NOTE- %mf_getfmtlist(sashelp.prdsale);
+        %put NOTE- %mf_getfmtlist(sashelp.shoes);
+        %put NOTE- %mf_getfmtlist(sashelp.demographics);
+
+  returns:
+
+  > DOLLAR $CHAR W MONNAME
+  > $CHAR BEST DOLLAR
+  > BEST Z $CHAR COMMA PERCENTN
+
+
+  @param [in] libds Two part library.dataset reference.
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getfmtname.sas
+
+  @version 9.2
+  @author Allan Bowe
+
+**/
+
+%macro mf_getfmtlist(libds
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+/* declare local vars */
+%local out dsid nvars x rc fmt;
+
+/* open dataset in macro */
+%let dsid=%sysfunc(open(&libds));
+
+/* continue if dataset exists */
+%if &dsid %then %do;
+  /* loop each variable in the dataset */
+  %let nvars=%sysfunc(attrn(&dsid,NVARS));
+  %do x=1 %to &nvars;
+    /* grab format and check it exists */
+    %let fmt=%sysfunc(varfmt(&dsid,&x));
+    %if %quote(&fmt) ne %quote() %then %let fmt=%mf_getfmtname(&fmt);
+    %else %do;
+      /* assign default format depending on variable type */
+      %if %sysfunc(vartype(&dsid, &x))=C %then %let fmt=$CHAR;
+      %else %let fmt=BEST;
+    %end;
+    /* concatenate unique list of formats */
+    %if %sysfunc(indexw(&out,&fmt,%str( )))=0 %then %let out=&out &fmt;
+  %end;
+  %let rc=%sysfunc(close(&dsid));
+%end;
+%else %do;
+  %put &sysmacroname: Unable to open &libds (rc=&dsid);
+  %put &sysmacroname: SYSMSG= %sysfunc(sysmsg());
+  %let rc=%sysfunc(close(&dsid));
+%end;
+/* send them out without spaces or quote markers */
+%do;%unquote(&out)%end;
+%mend mf_getfmtlist;

base/mf_getfmtname.sas

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Extracts a format name from a fully defined format
+  @details Converts formats in like $thi3. and th13.2 $THI and TH.
+  Usage:
+
+      %put %mf_getfmtname(8.);
+      %put %mf_getfmtname($4.);
+      %put %mf_getfmtname(comma14.10);
+
+  Returns:
+
+  > W
+  > $CHAR
+  > COMMA
+
+  Note that system defaults are inferred from the values provided.
+
+  @param [in] fmt The fully defined format. If left blank, nothing is returned.
+
+  @returns The name (without width or decimal) of the format.
+
+  @version 9.2
+  @author Allan Bowe
+
+**/
+
+%macro mf_getfmtname(fmt
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/ /minoperator mindelimiter=' ';
+
+%local out dsid nvars x rc fmt;
+
+/* extract actual format name from the format definition */
+%let fmt=%scan(&fmt,1,.);
+%do %while(%substr(&fmt,%length(&fmt),1) in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0);
+  %if %length(&fmt)=1 %then %let fmt=W;
+  %else %let fmt=%substr(&fmt,1,%length(&fmt)-1);
+%end;
+
+%if &fmt=$ %then %let fmt=$CHAR;
+
+/* send them out without spaces or quote markers */
+%do;%unquote(%upcase(&fmt))%end;
+%mend mf_getfmtname;

base/mp_init.sas

@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
 
   %global
-    &prefix._INIT_NUM   /* initialisation time as numeric             */
+    &prefix._INIT_NUM   /* initialisation time as numeric                   */
-    &prefix._INIT_DTTM  /* initialisation time in E8601DT26.6 format */
+    &prefix._INIT_DTTM  /* initialisation time in E8601DT26.6 format        */
+    &prefix.WORK        /* avoid typing %sysfunc(pathname(work)) every time */
   ;
   %if %eval(&&&prefix._INIT_NUM>0) %then %return;  /* only run once */
 
   data _null_;
     dttm=datetime();
-    call symputx("&prefix._init_num",dttm);
+    call symputx("&prefix._init_num",dttm,'g');
-    call symputx("&prefix._init_dttm",put(dttm,E8601DT26.6));
+    call symputx("&prefix._init_dttm",put(dttm,E8601DT26.6),'g');
+    call symputx("&prefix.work",pathname('WORK'),'g');
   run;
 
   options
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
     noquotelenmax           /* avoid warnings for long strings                */
     noreplace               /* avoid overwriting permanent datasets           */
     ps=max                  /* reduce log size slightly                       */
-    ls=max                  /* reduce log a bit more, + avoid word truncation */
+    ls=max                  /* reduce log even more and avoid word truncation */
     validmemname=COMPATIBLE /* avoid special characters etc in table names    */
     validvarname=V7         /* avoid special characters etc in variable names */
     varinitchk=%str(ERR)OR  /* avoid data mistakes from variable name typos   */

tests/crossplatform/mf_getfmtlist.test.sas

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+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mf_getfmtlist macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getfmtlist.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+
+**/
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(
+    "%mf_getfmtlist(sashelp.prdsale)"="DOLLAR $CHAR W MONNAME"
+  ),
+  desc=Checking basic numeric,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(
+    "%mf_getfmtlist(sashelp.shoes)"="$CHAR BEST DOLLAR"
+  ),
+  desc=Checking basic char,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(
+    "%mf_getfmtlist(sashelp.demographics)"="BEST Z $CHAR COMMA PERCENTN"
+  ),
+  desc=Checking longer numeric,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)

tests/crossplatform/mf_getfmtname.test.sas

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mf_getfmtname macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getfmtname.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+
+**/
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(
+    "%mf_getfmtname(8.)"="W"
+  ),
+  desc=Checking basic numeric,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(
+    "%mf_getfmtname($4.)"="$CHAR"
+  ),
+  desc=Checking basic char,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(
+    "%mf_getfmtname(comma14.10)"="COMMA"
+  ),
+  desc=Checking longer numeric,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)