SAS Packages Framework, version 20241207

SAS Packages Framework, version 20241207

Changes:
- New parameter `instDoc=` in the `%installPackage()` macro allows to download (if one is available) the `.md` documentation file for a package.

README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Don't forget to **STAR** (:star:) the repository! :-)
 
 ### Current version:
 
-**The latest version** of SPF is **`20241129`**.  
+**The latest version** of SPF is **`20241207`**.  
 
 To get started with SAS Packages try this [**`Getting Started with SAS Packages`**](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/Documentation/Getting_Started_with_SAS_Packages.pdf "Getting Started with SAS Packages") presentation (see the `./SPF/Documentation` directory).
 
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ Letter "D" indicates tutorial dedicated for developers and "U" materials for use
 
 3) (D) Article and all required materials for ["My first SAS Package"](https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation/Paper_1079-2021) tutorial.
 
-4) (DU) Materials from Hands-on-Workshop (4+ hours) tutorial: [Share your code with SAS Packages](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages).
+4) (DU) Materials from Hands-on-Workshop (4+ hours) tutorial: [Share your code with SAS Packages](https://github.com/yabwon/HoW-SASPackages). 
+   It is a "zero to hero" tutorial that explains all the "bells and whistles" of using, and all the "nuts and bolts" of developing SAS packages.
 
 
 ---

SPF/Macros/extendpackagesfileref.sas

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
              when empty the "packages" value is used */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241129. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241207. Run %extendPackagesFileref(HELP) for help info.'
 ;
 
 %if %QUPCASE(&packages.) = HELP %then
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241129
     %put ###       This is short help information for the `extendPackagesFileref` macro            #;
     %put #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
-    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20241129`             #;
+    %put # Macro to list directories pointed by 'packages' fileref, version `20241207`             #;
     %put #                                                                                         #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                          #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                                  #;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ des = 'Macro to list directories pointed by "packages" fileref, version 20241129
     %put #   Run the following code in your SAS session:                                           #;
     %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas;
     %put  %nrstr( filename packages ("C:/SAS_PK1" "C:/SAS_PK2"); %%* setup a directory for packages;        );
-    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);               %%* enable the framework;                  );
+    %put  %nrstr( %%include packages(SPFinit.sas);                %%* enable the framework;                  );
     %put  ;
     %put  %nrstr( filename packages ("D:/NEW_DIR" %%extendPackagesFileref()); %%* add new directory;        );
     %put ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;

SPF/Macros/generatepackage.sas

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
    Macro to generate SAS packages.
 
-   Version 20241129
+   Version 20241207
 
    A SAS package is a zip file containing a group 
    of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                     file name be created */
 )/ secure minoperator
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20241129. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20241207. Run %generatePackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(filesLocation) = ) OR (%qupcase(&filesLocation.) = HELP) %then
   %do;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ des = 'Macro to generate SAS packages, version 20241129. Run %generatePackage()
     %put ###      This is short help information for the `generatePackage` macro         #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20241129`                            #;
+    %put # Macro to generate SAS packages, version `20241207`                            #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ Maintainer: Firstname Lastname ([email protected])
 License: MIT
 Encoding: UTF8
 
-Required: "Base SAS Software"                    :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required SAS products, values must be like from proc setinit;run; output *;
+Required: "Base SAS Software"                    :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required SAS products, values must be like from "proc setinit" output *;
 ReqPackages: "macroArray (0.1)", "DFA (0.1)"     :%*optional, COMMA separated, QUOTED list, names of required packages *;
 
 >> **DESCRIPTION** <<
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ DESCRIPTION END:
    |                       it will be created only if user request it by using:
    |                       %loadPackage(packagename, lazyData=klm)
    |                       multiple elements separated by space are allowed
-   |                       an asterisk(*) means "load all data"] 
+   |                       an asterisk("*") means "load all data"] 
    |
    +-010_imlmodule [one file one IML module,
    |             |  only plain code of the module, without "Proc IML" header]
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ title6 "MD5 hashed fileref of package lowcase name: &_PackageFileref_.";
     title8 "Required SAS packages: %qsysfunc(compress(%superq(packageReqPackages),%str(%'%")))" ;   /* " */
   %end;
 
-footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20241129";
+footnote1 "SAS Packages Framework, version 20241207";
 
 proc print 
   data = &filesWithCodes.(drop=base folderRef fileRef rc folderid _abort_ fileId additionalContent)
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ data _null_;
             %end; 
       put +(-1) '`.;''' /
       ' !! ''      %put The macro generated: '' !! put(dtCASLudf, E8601DT19.-L) !! ";"' /
-      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241129.;''' / 
+      ' !! ''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241207.;''' / 
       ' !! ''      %put ****************************************************************************;''' /
       ' !! ''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;''' / 
       ' !! ''    %end;''' ;
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ data _null_;
             %end; 
       put +(-1) '`.; '' !!' /
           '''      %put The macro generated: ''' " !! put(dtIML, E8601DT19.-L) !! " ''';                    '' !!' / 
-          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241129.;                                  '' !! ' / 
+          '''      %put with the SAS Packages Framework version 20241207.;                                  '' !! ' / 
           '''      %put ****************************************************************************;       '' !! ' /
           '''    %GOTO theEndOfTheMacro;                                                                    '' !! ' / 
           '''    %end;                                                                                      '' !! ' / 
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ data _null_;
   %end;
 
   put 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";' 
-    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241129`*";' 
+    /       'put @3 "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241207`*";' 
     / 'put " " / @3 "--------------------------------------------------------------------";';
 
   put 'run;                                                                      ' /;
@@ -3706,7 +3706,7 @@ data &filesWithCodes.markdown;
   %end;
 
   put " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " " 
-          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241129`*" 
+          / "*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20241207`*" 
     / " " / "--------------------------------------------------------------------" / " ";
 
   put "# The `&packageName.` package content";

SPF/Macros/helppackage.sas

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                         */
 )/secure
 /*** HELP END ***/
-des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241129. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
+des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241207. Run %helpPackage() for help info.'
 ;
 %if (%superq(packageName) = ) OR (%qupcase(&packageName.) = HELP) %then
   %do;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ des = 'Macro to get help about SAS package, version 20241129. Run %helpPackage()
     %put ###       This is short help information for the `helpPackage` macro            #;
     %put #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#;
     %put #                                                                               #;
-    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20241129`                      #;
+    %put # Macro to get help about SAS packages, version `20241207`                      #;
     %put #                                                                               #;
     %put # A SAS package is a zip file containing a group                                #;
     %put # of SAS codes (macros, functions, data steps generating                        #;