fix: reduce logging when debug is off

fix: removing endsas for 9.4m6+ WIN enviornments in mp_abort

all.sas

@@ -2191,8 +2191,10 @@ Usage:
 
   The method used varies according to the context.  Important points:
 
-  @li should not use endsas or abort cancel in 9.4m3 environments as this can
-    cause hung multibridge sessions and result in a frozen STP server
+  @li should not use endsas or abort cancel in 9.4m3 WIN environments as this
+    can cause hung multibridge sessions and result in a frozen STP server
+  @li The use of endsas in 9.4m6+ windows environments for POST requests to the
+    STP server can result in an empty response body
   @li should not use endsas in viya 3.5 as this destroys the session and cannot
     fetch results (although both mv_getjoblog.sas and the @sasjs/adapter will
     recognise this and fetch the log of the parent session instead)
@@ -2204,8 +2206,8 @@ Usage:
     a macro.  For that, we recommend you use mp_include.sas to perform the
     include, and then call \%mp_abort(mode=INCLUDE) from the source program (ie,
     OUTSIDE of the top-parent macro).
-    The soft abort has also been found to be ineffective in 9.4m6 windows
-    environments and above, so in these cases, endsas is used.
+    The soft abort has become ineffective in 9.4m6 WINDOWS environments.  We are
+    currently investigating approaches to deal with this.
 
 
   @param mac= (mp_abort.sas) To contain the name of the calling macro. Do not
@@ -2430,6 +2432,7 @@ and %superq(SYSPROCESSNAME) ne %str(Compute Server)
       call symputx("syscc",0,"g");
     run;
     %if &sysscp=WIN
+    and 1=0 /* deprecating this logic until we figure out a consistent abort */
     and "%substr(%str(&sysvlong         ),1,8)"="9.04.01M"
     and "%substr(%str(&sysvlong         ),9,1)">"5" %then %do;
       /* skip approach (below) does not work in windows m6+ envs */
@@ -8575,7 +8578,12 @@ options
 /**
   @file mp_jsonout.sas
   @brief Writes JSON in SASjs format to a fileref
-  @details PROC JSON is faster but will produce errs like the ones below if
+  @details This macro can be used to OPEN a JSON stream and send one or more
+  tables as arrays of rows, where each row can be an object or a nested array.
+
+  There are two engines available - DATASTEP or PROCJSON.
+
+  PROC JSON is fast but will produce errs like the ones below if
   special chars are encountered.
 
   > (ERR)OR: Some code points did not transcode.
@@ -8586,6 +8594,10 @@ options
 
   If this happens, try running with ENGINE=DATASTEP.
 
+  The DATASTEP engine is used to handle special SAS missing numerics, and
+  can also convert entire datasets to formatted values.  Output JSON is always
+  in UTF-8.
+
   Usage:
 
         filename tmp temp;
@@ -8649,9 +8661,23 @@ options
   run;
 %end;
 %else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do;
+  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */
   options validvarname=upcase;
-  data _null_; file &jref encoding='utf-8' mod;
+  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation
+    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */
+  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ;
+  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding='utf-8';
     put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":";
+  run;
+  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */
+  data _null_;
+    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+    format sourcechar hex2.;
+    put sourcechar char1. @@;
+  run;
+  filename _sjs1 clear;
 
   /* grab col defs */
   proc contents noprint data=&ds
@@ -8708,10 +8734,20 @@ options
     data &tempds;set &ds;
     %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;;
     /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */
-    proc json out=&jref pretty
+    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8';
+    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty
         %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ;
         ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric;
     run;
+    /* send back to webout */
+    data _null_;
+      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+      format sourcechar hex2.;
+      put sourcechar char1. @@;
+    run;
+    filename _sjs2 clear;
   %end;
   %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do;
     %datastep:
@@ -8794,10 +8830,9 @@ options
     %end;
     run;
 
-    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation
-      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */
-    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8';
-    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8' mod ;
+    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ;
+    data _null_;
+      file _sjs3 encoding='utf-8';
       if _n_=1 then put "[";
       set &tempds;
       if _n_>1 then put "," @; put
@@ -8808,27 +8843,29 @@ options
         "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */
       %end;
       %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ;
-    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */
+
+    /* close out the table */
     data _null_;
-      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      file _sjs3 mod encoding='utf-8';
+      put ']';
+    run;
+    data _null_;
+      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
       file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
       input sourcechar $char1. @@;
       format sourcechar hex2.;
       put sourcechar char1. @@;
     run;
-    /* close out the table */
-    data _null_;
-      file &jref mod;
-      put ']';
-    run;
-    filename _sjs clear;
+    filename _sjs3 clear;
   %end;
 
   proc sql;
   drop table &colinfo, &tempds;
 
   %if &showmeta=YES %then %do;
-    data _null_; file &jref encoding='utf-8' mod;
+    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8';
+    data _null_;
+      file _sjs4;
       put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{";
       do i=1 to &numcols;
         name=quote(trim(symget(cats('name',i))));
@@ -8842,6 +8879,15 @@ options
       end;
       put '}}';
     run;
+    /* send back to webout */
+    data _null_;
+      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+      format sourcechar hex2.;
+      put sourcechar char1. @@;
+    run;
+    filename _sjs4 clear;
   %end;
 %end;
 
@@ -15026,9 +15072,23 @@ data _null_;
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */ ';
   put '  options validvarname=upcase; ';
-  put '  data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation ';
+  put '    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ; ';
+  put '  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":"; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 clear; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  /* grab col defs */ ';
   put '  proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
@@ -15085,10 +15145,20 @@ data _null_;
   put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
-  put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty ';
   put '        %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ; ';
   put '        ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do; ';
   put '    %datastep: ';
@@ -15171,10 +15241,9 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation ';
-  put '      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */ ';
-  put '    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8'' mod ; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      if _n_=1 then put "["; ';
   put '      set &tempds; ';
   put '      if _n_>1 then put "," @; put ';
@@ -15185,27 +15254,29 @@ data _null_;
   put '        "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */ ';
   put '      %end; ';
   put '      %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ; ';
-  put '    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
   put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      put '']''; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
   put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
   put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
   put '    run; ';
-  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
-  put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      file &jref mod; ';
-  put '      put '']''; ';
-  put '    run; ';
-  put '    filename _sjs clear; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
   put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs4; ';
   put '      put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{"; ';
   put '      do i=1 to &numcols; ';
   put '        name=quote(trim(symget(cats(''name'',i)))); ';
@@ -15219,6 +15290,15 @@ data _null_;
   put '      end; ';
   put '      put ''}}''; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';
@@ -15320,6 +15400,8 @@ data _null_;
   put '  ) ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if &action=CLOSE %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI we use a temporary file */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjsref temp lrecl=131068; ';
   put '  %if %str(&_debug) ge 131 %then %do; ';
   put '    /* if debug mode, send back first 10 records of each work table also */ ';
   put '    options obs=10; ';
@@ -15333,11 +15415,11 @@ data _null_;
   put '      i+1; ';
   put '      call symputx(cats(''wt'',i),name,''l''); ';
   put '      call symputx(''wtcnt'',i,''l''); ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      put ",""WORK"":{"; ';
   put '    %do i=1 %to &wtcnt; ';
   put '      %let wt=&&wt&i; ';
-  put '      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '        dsid=open("WORK.&wt",''is''); ';
   put '        nlobs=attrn(dsid,''NLOBS''); ';
   put '        nvars=attrn(dsid,''NVARS''); ';
@@ -15346,16 +15428,16 @@ data _null_;
   put '        put " ""&wt"" : {"; ';
   put '        put ''"nlobs":'' nlobs; ';
   put '        put '',"nvars":'' nvars; ';
-  put '      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=&fref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES) ';
-  put '      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=_sjsref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES) ';
+  put '      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '        put "}"; ';
   put '    %end; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      put "}"; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  /* close off json */ ';
-  put '  data _null_;file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '  data _null_;file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    _PROGRAM=quote(trim(resolve(symget(''_PROGRAM'')))); ';
   put '    put ",""SYSUSERID"" : ""&sysuserid"" "; ';
   put '    put ",""MF_GETUSER"" : ""%mf_getuser()"" "; ';
@@ -15387,6 +15469,16 @@ data _null_;
   put '    put ''>>weboutEND<<''; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjsref lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &fref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjsref clear; ';
+  put ' ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '%mend mm_webout; ';
@@ -17212,7 +17304,7 @@ data _null_;
     cnt=1;
     do while (metadata_getnasn(uri,"Notes",cnt,tsuri)>0);
       rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Name",value);
-      put tsuri= value=;
+      &mD.put tsuri= value=;
       if value="SourceCode" then do;
         /* found it! */
         rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Id",value);
@@ -18668,7 +18760,9 @@ data _null_;
     cnt=1;
     do while (metadata_getnasn(uri,"Notes",cnt,tsuri)>0);
       rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Name",value);
+    %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
       put tsuri= value=;
+    %end;
       if value="SourceCode" then do;
         /* found it! */
         rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Id",value);
@@ -18751,29 +18845,30 @@ run;
   filename &frefout clear;
 %end;
 
-%mend mm_updatestpsourcecode;/**
+%mend mm_updatestpsourcecode;
+/**
   @file mm_webout.sas
   @brief Send data to/from SAS Stored Processes
   @details This macro should be added to the start of each Stored Process,
   **immediately** followed by a call to:
 
-        %mm_webout(FETCH)
+      %mm_webout(FETCH)
 
-    This will read all the input data and create same-named SAS datasets in the
-    WORK library.  You can then insert your code, and send data back using the
-    following syntax:
+  This will read all the input data and create same-named SAS datasets in the
+  WORK library.  You can then insert your code, and send data back using the
+  following syntax:
 
-        data some datasets; * make some data ;
-        retain some columns;
-        run;
+      data some datasets; * make some data ;
+      retain some columns;
+      run;
 
-        %mm_webout(OPEN)
-        %mm_webout(ARR,some)  * Array format, fast, suitable for large tables ;
-        %mm_webout(OBJ,datasets) * Object format, easier to work with ;
+      %mm_webout(OPEN)
+      %mm_webout(ARR,some)  * Array format, fast, suitable for large tables ;
+      %mm_webout(OBJ,datasets) * Object format, easier to work with ;
 
-    Finally, wrap everything up send some helpful system variables too
+  Finally, wrap everything up send some helpful system variables too
 
-        %mm_webout(CLOSE)
+      %mm_webout(CLOSE)
 
 
   @param [in] action Either FETCH, OPEN, ARR, OBJ or CLOSE
@@ -18788,6 +18883,10 @@ run;
     object with the same name as the table but prefixed with a dollar sign - ie,
     `,"$tablename":{"formats":{"col1":"$CHAR1"},"types":{"COL1":"C"}}`
 
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mp_jsonout.sas
+
   @version 9.3
   @author Allan Bowe
 
@@ -18864,6 +18963,8 @@ run;
   )
 %end;
 %else %if &action=CLOSE %then %do;
+  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI we use a temporary file */
+  filename _sjsref temp lrecl=131068;
   %if %str(&_debug) ge 131 %then %do;
     /* if debug mode, send back first 10 records of each work table also */
     options obs=10;
@@ -18877,11 +18978,11 @@ run;
       i+1;
       call symputx(cats('wt',i),name,'l');
       call symputx('wtcnt',i,'l');
-    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
       put ",""WORK"":{";
     %do i=1 %to &wtcnt;
       %let wt=&&wt&i;
-      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
         dsid=open("WORK.&wt",'is');
         nlobs=attrn(dsid,'NLOBS');
         nvars=attrn(dsid,'NVARS');
@@ -18890,16 +18991,16 @@ run;
         put " ""&wt"" : {";
         put '"nlobs":' nlobs;
         put ',"nvars":' nvars;
-      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=&fref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES)
-      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=_sjsref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES)
+      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
         put "}";
     %end;
-    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
       put "}";
     run;
   %end;
   /* close off json */
-  data _null_;file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+  data _null_;file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
     _PROGRAM=quote(trim(resolve(symget('_PROGRAM'))));
     put ",""SYSUSERID"" : ""&sysuserid"" ";
     put ",""MF_GETUSER"" : ""%mf_getuser()"" ";
@@ -18931,6 +19032,16 @@ run;
     put '>>weboutEND<<';
   %end;
   run;
+  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */
+  data _null_;
+    infile _sjsref lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    file &fref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+    format sourcechar hex2.;
+    put sourcechar char1. @@;
+  run;
+  filename _sjsref clear;
+
 %end;
 
 %mend mm_webout;
@@ -19759,9 +19870,23 @@ data _null_;
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */ ';
   put '  options validvarname=upcase; ';
-  put '  data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation ';
+  put '    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ; ';
+  put '  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":"; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 clear; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  /* grab col defs */ ';
   put '  proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
@@ -19818,10 +19943,20 @@ data _null_;
   put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
-  put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty ';
   put '        %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ; ';
   put '        ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do; ';
   put '    %datastep: ';
@@ -19904,10 +20039,9 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation ';
-  put '      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */ ';
-  put '    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8'' mod ; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      if _n_=1 then put "["; ';
   put '      set &tempds; ';
   put '      if _n_>1 then put "," @; put ';
@@ -19918,27 +20052,29 @@ data _null_;
   put '        "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */ ';
   put '      %end; ';
   put '      %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ; ';
-  put '    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
   put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      put '']''; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
   put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
   put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
   put '    run; ';
-  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
-  put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      file &jref mod; ';
-  put '      put '']''; ';
-  put '    run; ';
-  put '    filename _sjs clear; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
   put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs4; ';
   put '      put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{"; ';
   put '      do i=1 to &numcols; ';
   put '        name=quote(trim(symget(cats(''name'',i)))); ';
@@ -19952,6 +20088,15 @@ data _null_;
   put '      end; ';
   put '      put ''}}''; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';
@@ -22100,9 +22245,23 @@ data _null_;
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */ ';
   put '  options validvarname=upcase; ';
-  put '  data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation ';
+  put '    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ; ';
+  put '  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":"; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 clear; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  /* grab col defs */ ';
   put '  proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
@@ -22159,10 +22318,20 @@ data _null_;
   put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
-  put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty ';
   put '        %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ; ';
   put '        ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do; ';
   put '    %datastep: ';
@@ -22245,10 +22414,9 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation ';
-  put '      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */ ';
-  put '    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8'' mod ; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      if _n_=1 then put "["; ';
   put '      set &tempds; ';
   put '      if _n_>1 then put "," @; put ';
@@ -22259,27 +22427,29 @@ data _null_;
   put '        "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */ ';
   put '      %end; ';
   put '      %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ; ';
-  put '    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
   put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      put '']''; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
   put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
   put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
   put '    run; ';
-  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
-  put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      file &jref mod; ';
-  put '      put '']''; ';
-  put '    run; ';
-  put '    filename _sjs clear; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
   put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs4; ';
   put '      put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{"; ';
   put '      do i=1 to &numcols; ';
   put '        name=quote(trim(symget(cats(''name'',i)))); ';
@@ -22293,6 +22463,15 @@ data _null_;
   put '      end; ';
   put '      put ''}}''; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';

base/mp_abort.sas

@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 
   The method used varies according to the context.  Important points:
 
-  @li should not use endsas or abort cancel in 9.4m3 environments as this can
-    cause hung multibridge sessions and result in a frozen STP server
+  @li should not use endsas or abort cancel in 9.4m3 WIN environments as this
+    can cause hung multibridge sessions and result in a frozen STP server
+  @li The use of endsas in 9.4m6+ windows environments for POST requests to the
+    STP server can result in an empty response body
   @li should not use endsas in viya 3.5 as this destroys the session and cannot
     fetch results (although both mv_getjoblog.sas and the @sasjs/adapter will
     recognise this and fetch the log of the parent session instead)
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@
     a macro.  For that, we recommend you use mp_include.sas to perform the
     include, and then call \%mp_abort(mode=INCLUDE) from the source program (ie,
     OUTSIDE of the top-parent macro).
-    The soft abort has also been found to be ineffective in 9.4m6 windows
-    environments and above, so in these cases, endsas is used.
+    The soft abort has become ineffective in 9.4m6 WINDOWS environments.  We are
+    currently investigating approaches to deal with this.
 
 
   @param mac= (mp_abort.sas) To contain the name of the calling macro. Do not
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ and %superq(SYSPROCESSNAME) ne %str(Compute Server)
       call symputx("syscc",0,"g");
     run;
     %if &sysscp=WIN
+    and 1=0 /* deprecating this logic until we figure out a consistent abort */
     and "%substr(%str(&sysvlong         ),1,8)"="9.04.01M"
     and "%substr(%str(&sysvlong         ),9,1)">"5" %then %do;
       /* skip approach (below) does not work in windows m6+ envs */

base/mp_jsonout.sas

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 /**
   @file mp_jsonout.sas
   @brief Writes JSON in SASjs format to a fileref
-  @details PROC JSON is faster but will produce errs like the ones below if
+  @details This macro can be used to OPEN a JSON stream and send one or more
+  tables as arrays of rows, where each row can be an object or a nested array.
+
+  There are two engines available - DATASTEP or PROCJSON.
+
+  PROC JSON is fast but will produce errs like the ones below if
   special chars are encountered.
 
   > (ERR)OR: Some code points did not transcode.
@@ -12,6 +17,10 @@
 
   If this happens, try running with ENGINE=DATASTEP.
 
+  The DATASTEP engine is used to handle special SAS missing numerics, and
+  can also convert entire datasets to formatted values.  Output JSON is always
+  in UTF-8.
+
   Usage:
 
         filename tmp temp;
@@ -75,9 +84,23 @@
   run;
 %end;
 %else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do;
+  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */
   options validvarname=upcase;
-  data _null_; file &jref encoding='utf-8' mod;
+  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation
+    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */
+  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ;
+  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding='utf-8';
     put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":";
+  run;
+  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */
+  data _null_;
+    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+    format sourcechar hex2.;
+    put sourcechar char1. @@;
+  run;
+  filename _sjs1 clear;
 
   /* grab col defs */
   proc contents noprint data=&ds
@@ -134,10 +157,20 @@
     data &tempds;set &ds;
     %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;;
     /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */
-    proc json out=&jref pretty
+    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8';
+    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty
         %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ;
         ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric;
     run;
+    /* send back to webout */
+    data _null_;
+      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+      format sourcechar hex2.;
+      put sourcechar char1. @@;
+    run;
+    filename _sjs2 clear;
   %end;
   %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do;
     %datastep:
@@ -220,10 +253,9 @@
     %end;
     run;
 
-    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation
-      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */
-    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8';
-    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8' mod ;
+    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ;
+    data _null_;
+      file _sjs3 encoding='utf-8';
       if _n_=1 then put "[";
       set &tempds;
       if _n_>1 then put "," @; put
@@ -234,27 +266,29 @@
         "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */
       %end;
       %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ;
-    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */
+
+    /* close out the table */
     data _null_;
-      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      file _sjs3 mod encoding='utf-8';
+      put ']';
+    run;
+    data _null_;
+      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
       file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
       input sourcechar $char1. @@;
       format sourcechar hex2.;
       put sourcechar char1. @@;
     run;
-    /* close out the table */
-    data _null_;
-      file &jref mod;
-      put ']';
-    run;
-    filename _sjs clear;
+    filename _sjs3 clear;
   %end;
 
   proc sql;
   drop table &colinfo, &tempds;
 
   %if &showmeta=YES %then %do;
-    data _null_; file &jref encoding='utf-8' mod;
+    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding='utf-8';
+    data _null_;
+      file _sjs4;
       put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{";
       do i=1 to &numcols;
         name=quote(trim(symget(cats('name',i))));
@@ -268,6 +302,15 @@
       end;
       put '}}';
     run;
+    /* send back to webout */
+    data _null_;
+      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+      input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+      format sourcechar hex2.;
+      put sourcechar char1. @@;
+    run;
+    filename _sjs4 clear;
   %end;
 %end;
 

meta/mm_createwebservice.sas

@@ -109,9 +109,23 @@ data _null_;
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */ ';
   put '  options validvarname=upcase; ';
-  put '  data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation ';
+  put '    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ; ';
+  put '  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":"; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 clear; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  /* grab col defs */ ';
   put '  proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
@@ -168,10 +182,20 @@ data _null_;
   put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
-  put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty ';
   put '        %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ; ';
   put '        ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do; ';
   put '    %datastep: ';
@@ -254,10 +278,9 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation ';
-  put '      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */ ';
-  put '    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8'' mod ; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      if _n_=1 then put "["; ';
   put '      set &tempds; ';
   put '      if _n_>1 then put "," @; put ';
@@ -268,27 +291,29 @@ data _null_;
   put '        "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */ ';
   put '      %end; ';
   put '      %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ; ';
-  put '    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
   put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      put '']''; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
   put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
   put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
   put '    run; ';
-  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
-  put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      file &jref mod; ';
-  put '      put '']''; ';
-  put '    run; ';
-  put '    filename _sjs clear; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
   put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs4; ';
   put '      put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{"; ';
   put '      do i=1 to &numcols; ';
   put '        name=quote(trim(symget(cats(''name'',i)))); ';
@@ -302,6 +327,15 @@ data _null_;
   put '      end; ';
   put '      put ''}}''; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';
@@ -403,6 +437,8 @@ data _null_;
   put '  ) ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if &action=CLOSE %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI we use a temporary file */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjsref temp lrecl=131068; ';
   put '  %if %str(&_debug) ge 131 %then %do; ';
   put '    /* if debug mode, send back first 10 records of each work table also */ ';
   put '    options obs=10; ';
@@ -416,11 +452,11 @@ data _null_;
   put '      i+1; ';
   put '      call symputx(cats(''wt'',i),name,''l''); ';
   put '      call symputx(''wtcnt'',i,''l''); ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      put ",""WORK"":{"; ';
   put '    %do i=1 %to &wtcnt; ';
   put '      %let wt=&&wt&i; ';
-  put '      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '        dsid=open("WORK.&wt",''is''); ';
   put '        nlobs=attrn(dsid,''NLOBS''); ';
   put '        nvars=attrn(dsid,''NVARS''); ';
@@ -429,16 +465,16 @@ data _null_;
   put '        put " ""&wt"" : {"; ';
   put '        put ''"nlobs":'' nlobs; ';
   put '        put '',"nvars":'' nvars; ';
-  put '      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=&fref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES) ';
-  put '      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=_sjsref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES) ';
+  put '      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '        put "}"; ';
   put '    %end; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      put "}"; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  /* close off json */ ';
-  put '  data _null_;file &fref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '  data _null_;file _sjsref mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    _PROGRAM=quote(trim(resolve(symget(''_PROGRAM'')))); ';
   put '    put ",""SYSUSERID"" : ""&sysuserid"" "; ';
   put '    put ",""MF_GETUSER"" : ""%mf_getuser()"" "; ';
@@ -470,6 +506,16 @@ data _null_;
   put '    put ''>>weboutEND<<''; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjsref lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &fref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjsref clear; ';
+  put ' ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '%mend mm_webout; ';

meta/mm_getstpcode.sas

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ data _null_;
     cnt=1;
     do while (metadata_getnasn(uri,"Notes",cnt,tsuri)>0);
       rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Name",value);
-      put tsuri= value=;
+      &mD.put tsuri= value=;
       if value="SourceCode" then do;
         /* found it! */
         rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Id",value);

meta/mm_updatestpsourcecode.sas

@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ data _null_;
     cnt=1;
     do while (metadata_getnasn(uri,"Notes",cnt,tsuri)>0);
       rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Name",value);
+    %if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
       put tsuri= value=;
+    %end;
       if value="SourceCode" then do;
         /* found it! */
         rc=metadata_getattr(tsuri,"Id",value);
@@ -126,4 +128,4 @@ run;
   filename &frefout clear;
 %end;
 
-%mend mm_updatestpsourcecode;
+%mend mm_updatestpsourcecode;

meta/mm_webout.sas

@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@
   @details This macro should be added to the start of each Stored Process,
   **immediately** followed by a call to:
 
-        %mm_webout(FETCH)
+      %mm_webout(FETCH)
 
-    This will read all the input data and create same-named SAS datasets in the
-    WORK library.  You can then insert your code, and send data back using the
-    following syntax:
+  This will read all the input data and create same-named SAS datasets in the
+  WORK library.  You can then insert your code, and send data back using the
+  following syntax:
 
-        data some datasets; * make some data ;
-        retain some columns;
-        run;
+      data some datasets; * make some data ;
+      retain some columns;
+      run;
 
-        %mm_webout(OPEN)
-        %mm_webout(ARR,some)  * Array format, fast, suitable for large tables ;
-        %mm_webout(OBJ,datasets) * Object format, easier to work with ;
+      %mm_webout(OPEN)
+      %mm_webout(ARR,some)  * Array format, fast, suitable for large tables ;
+      %mm_webout(OBJ,datasets) * Object format, easier to work with ;
 
-    Finally, wrap everything up send some helpful system variables too
+  Finally, wrap everything up send some helpful system variables too
 
-        %mm_webout(CLOSE)
+      %mm_webout(CLOSE)
 
 
   @param [in] action Either FETCH, OPEN, ARR, OBJ or CLOSE
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     object with the same name as the table but prefixed with a dollar sign - ie,
     `,"$tablename":{"formats":{"col1":"$CHAR1"},"types":{"COL1":"C"}}`
 
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mp_jsonout.sas
+
   @version 9.3
   @author Allan Bowe
 
@@ -111,6 +115,8 @@
   )
 %end;
 %else %if &action=CLOSE %then %do;
+  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI we use a temporary file */
+  filename _sjsref temp lrecl=131068;
   %if %str(&_debug) ge 131 %then %do;
     /* if debug mode, send back first 10 records of each work table also */
     options obs=10;
@@ -124,11 +130,11 @@
       i+1;
       call symputx(cats('wt',i),name,'l');
       call symputx('wtcnt',i,'l');
-    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
       put ",""WORK"":{";
     %do i=1 %to &wtcnt;
       %let wt=&&wt&i;
-      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
         dsid=open("WORK.&wt",'is');
         nlobs=attrn(dsid,'NLOBS');
         nvars=attrn(dsid,'NVARS');
@@ -137,16 +143,16 @@
         put " ""&wt"" : {";
         put '"nlobs":' nlobs;
         put ',"nvars":' nvars;
-      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=&fref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES)
-      data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+      %mp_jsonout(OBJ,&wt,jref=_sjsref,dslabel=first10rows,showmeta=YES)
+      data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
         put "}";
     %end;
-    data _null_; file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+    data _null_; file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
       put "}";
     run;
   %end;
   /* close off json */
-  data _null_;file &fref mod encoding='utf-8';
+  data _null_;file _sjsref mod encoding='utf-8';
     _PROGRAM=quote(trim(resolve(symget('_PROGRAM'))));
     put ",""SYSUSERID"" : ""&sysuserid"" ";
     put ",""MF_GETUSER"" : ""%mf_getuser()"" ";
@@ -178,6 +184,16 @@
     put '>>weboutEND<<';
   %end;
   run;
+  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */
+  data _null_;
+    infile _sjsref lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    file &fref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n;
+    input sourcechar $char1. @@;
+    format sourcechar hex2.;
+    put sourcechar char1. @@;
+  run;
+  filename _sjsref clear;
+
 %end;
 
 %mend mm_webout;

server/ms_createwebservice.sas

@@ -110,9 +110,23 @@ data _null_;
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */ ';
   put '  options validvarname=upcase; ';
-  put '  data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation ';
+  put '    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ; ';
+  put '  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":"; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 clear; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  /* grab col defs */ ';
   put '  proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
@@ -169,10 +183,20 @@ data _null_;
   put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
-  put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty ';
   put '        %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ; ';
   put '        ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do; ';
   put '    %datastep: ';
@@ -255,10 +279,9 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation ';
-  put '      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */ ';
-  put '    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8'' mod ; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      if _n_=1 then put "["; ';
   put '      set &tempds; ';
   put '      if _n_>1 then put "," @; put ';
@@ -269,27 +292,29 @@ data _null_;
   put '        "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */ ';
   put '      %end; ';
   put '      %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ; ';
-  put '    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
   put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      put '']''; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
   put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
   put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
   put '    run; ';
-  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
-  put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      file &jref mod; ';
-  put '      put '']''; ';
-  put '    run; ';
-  put '    filename _sjs clear; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
   put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs4; ';
   put '      put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{"; ';
   put '      do i=1 to &numcols; ';
   put '        name=quote(trim(symget(cats(''name'',i)))); ';
@@ -303,6 +328,15 @@ data _null_;
   put '      end; ';
   put '      put ''}}''; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';

viya/mv_createwebservice.sas

@@ -252,9 +252,23 @@ data _null_;
   put '  run; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put '%else %if (&action=ARR or &action=OBJ) %then %do; ';
+  put '  /* force variable names to always be uppercase in the JSON */ ';
   put '  options validvarname=upcase; ';
-  put '  data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '  /* To avoid issues with _webout on EBI - such as encoding diffs and truncation ';
+  put '    (https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html) we use temporary files */ ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 temp lrecl=200 ; ';
+  put '  data _null_; file _sjs1 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '    put ", ""%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":"; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  /* now write to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put '  data _null_; ';
+  put '    infile _sjs1 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '    input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '    format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '    put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '  run; ';
+  put '  filename _sjs1 clear; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  /* grab col defs */ ';
   put '  proc contents noprint data=&ds ';
@@ -311,10 +325,20 @@ data _null_;
   put '    data &tempds;set &ds; ';
   put '    %if &fmt=N %then format _numeric_ best32.;; ';
   put '    /* PRETTY is necessary to avoid line truncation in large files */ ';
-  put '    proc json out=&jref pretty ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    proc json out=_sjs2 pretty ';
   put '        %if &action=ARR %then nokeys ; ';
   put '        ;export &tempds / nosastags fmtnumeric; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs2 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs2 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '  %else %if &engine=DATASTEP %then %do; ';
   put '    %datastep: ';
@@ -397,10 +421,9 @@ data _null_;
   put '    %end; ';
   put '    run; ';
   put ' ';
-  put '    /* write to temp loc to avoid _webout truncation ';
-  put '      - https://support.sas.com/kb/49/325.html */ ';
-  put '    filename _sjs temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file _sjs lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8'' mod ; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 temp lrecl=131068 ; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
   put '      if _n_=1 then put "["; ';
   put '      set &tempds; ';
   put '      if _n_>1 then put "," @; put ';
@@ -411,27 +434,29 @@ data _null_;
   put '        "&&name&i"n /* name literal for reserved variable names */ ';
   put '      %end; ';
   put '      %if &action=ARR %then "]" ; %else "}" ; ; ';
-  put '    /* now write the long strings to _webout 1 char at a time */ ';
+  put ' ';
+  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
   put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      infile _sjs lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file _sjs3 mod encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '      put '']''; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs3 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
   put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
   put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
   put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
   put '    run; ';
-  put '    /* close out the table */ ';
-  put '    data _null_; ';
-  put '      file &jref mod; ';
-  put '      put '']''; ';
-  put '    run; ';
-  put '    filename _sjs clear; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs3 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  proc sql; ';
   put '  drop table &colinfo, &tempds; ';
   put ' ';
   put '  %if &showmeta=YES %then %do; ';
-  put '    data _null_; file &jref encoding=''utf-8'' mod; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 temp lrecl=131068 encoding=''utf-8''; ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      file _sjs4; ';
   put '      put ", ""$%lowcase(%sysfunc(coalescec(&dslabel,&ds)))"":{""vars"":{"; ';
   put '      do i=1 to &numcols; ';
   put '        name=quote(trim(symget(cats(''name'',i)))); ';
@@ -445,6 +470,15 @@ data _null_;
   put '      end; ';
   put '      put ''}}''; ';
   put '    run; ';
+  put '    /* send back to webout */ ';
+  put '    data _null_; ';
+  put '      infile _sjs4 lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      file &jref mod lrecl=1 recfm=n; ';
+  put '      input sourcechar $char1. @@; ';
+  put '      format sourcechar hex2.; ';
+  put '      put sourcechar char1. @@; ';
+  put '    run; ';
+  put '    filename _sjs4 clear; ';
   put '  %end; ';
   put '%end; ';
   put ' ';