Macro List

allocr.sas         - Spectre (Clinical) example macro to allocate data libraries and
                     formats in read mode.

                     Usage: %allocr
 

allocw.sas         - Spectre (Clinical) example macro to allocate data libraries and
                     formats in write mode.

                     Usage: %allocw
 

dosemerge.sas      - Clinical reporting macro to merge dose in with date

                     Usage: 
 

locf.sas           - Clinical reporting macro to perform "Last Observation Carried
                     Forward" processing.

                     Usage: 
 

npctpvals.sas      - Clinical reporting macro that calculates p-values for the
                     %npcttab macro.

                     Usage: %npctpvals(dsin=data1,byvars=byvar1 byvar2,trtvar=trtgrp,
                     respvar=resp,countvar=count,pvalstr=TRT9999)
 

npcttab.sas        - Clinical reporting macro to produce tables showing "n", the
                     percentage and optionally the number of events.

                     Usage: See tutorial with demonstrations on the Spectre web site
 

popfmt.sas         - Clinical reporting macro to create a treatment format that is the
                     same as an existing format but with the (N=xxx) at the end.

                     Usage: %popfmt(stat.acct(where=(xxx=1 and &_pop_.cd=1)),trtgroup)
 

rgpp.sas           - Create html graphical patient profiles

                     Usage: %rgpp

unicat2word.sas    - Clinical reporting macro to produce a Word-style cell table
                     from the dataset output from the %unistats macro of treatment-
                     transposed categories counts and statistics.

                     Usage: %unicat2word(dsin=_unitran,dest=print,dlim=';')
 

unicatrep.sas      - Clinical reporting macro to produce a report from the dataset
                     output from the %unistats macro of treatment-transposed
                     categories counts and statistics.

                     Usage: %unicatrep(dsin=_unitran)
 

unimap.sas         - Function-style clinical reporting macro to map proc univariate
                     labels to the actual stats keyword names.

                     Usage: %let stats=%unimap(&labels);

unipvals.sas       - Clinical reporting macro to calculate statistics values and
                     p-values for the %unistats macro.

                     Usage: %unipvals(dsin=means,dsout=out,trtvar=tmt,respvar=val,type=N)
 

unistatlabel.sas   - To replace _statlabel values in the %unistats output dataset

                     Usage: N/A

unistats.sas       - Clinical reporting macro to calculate proc univariate
                     statistics and category counts with percentages with optional
                     statistics added and by default to print a report.

                     Usage: %unistats(dsin=means,dsout=out,dspout=pout,trtvar=tmt,
                     varlist=val,stats=n mean min max std,statvarlist=val);
 

allocr.sas         - Spectre (Clinical) example macro to allocate data libraries and
                     formats in read mode.

                     Usage: %allocr
 

allocw.sas         - Spectre (Clinical) example macro to allocate data libraries and
                     formats in write mode.

                     Usage: %allocw
 

closerep.sas       - Spectre (Clinical) macro to close the temporary file created
                     by the %openrep macro for redirected sas output and copy to a
                     final output file with page number labels added.

                     Usage: Should be used with the %titles and %openrep macros as below.
 
                     %allocr
                     %titles
                     %openrep
                     <reporting code>
                     %closerep
 

crprotds.sas       - Spectre (Clinical) macro to create a protocol dataset from a
                     protocol details flat file.

                     Usage: %crprotds(flatfile,der.study)
 

crtitlesds.sas     - Spectre (Clinical) macro to create a titles dataset from a
                     titles flat file.

                     Usage: %crtitlesds(flatfile,der.titles)
 

ctitlepgmrk.sas    - Spectre (Clinical) macro to create a centered top title with a
                     right-most "FF"x page mark.

                     Usage: %ctitlepgmrk("centred title")
 

jobinfo.sas        - Spectre (Clinical) macro to store important job information in
                     global macro variables.

                     Usage: %jobinfo
 

layout2lsps.sas    - Spectre (Clinical) macro to calculate sas linesize and pagesize
                     values based on paper type, margins and layout.

                     Usage: %layout2lsps(lmargin=1.0,rmargin=0.75,tmargin=1.0,bmargin=1.0,
                     paper=A4,layout=L10);

openrep.sas        - Spectre (Clinical) macro to redirect print output to a
                     temporary file.

                     Usage: Should be used with the %titles and %closerep macros as below.
 
                     %allocr
                     %titles
                     %openrep
                     <reporting code>
                     %closerep
 

pagexofy.sas       - Spectre (Clinical) macro to add "Page x of Y" labels where
                     the 'FF'x character is found and to make other special
                     character substitutions.

                     Usage: %pagexofy(myfile.lst)
                     %pagexofy(myfile.lst,style="Page x of Y")
                     %pagexofy(myfile.lst,style="Seite x von Y")
                     %pagexofy(myfile.lst,style="(PAGE X OF Y)")
                     %pagexofy(myfile.lst,style="SEITE x")
                     %pagexofy(myfile.lst,style="[SEITE x]"

proginfo.sas       - Spectre (Clinical) macro to store important program information
                     in global macro variables.

                     Usage: %proginfo
 

protinfo.sas       - Spectre (Clinical) macro to store important protocol information
                     in global macro variables.

                     Usage: %protinfo
 

titlegen.sas       - Spectre (Clinical) macro to generate titles and footnotes from a
                     dataset of the style created by the %crtitlesds macro.

                     Usage: %titlegen(dsname)
 

titles.sas         - Spectre (Clinical) macro to create the titles and footnotes for
                     a standard report.

                     Usage: Should be used with the %openrep and %closerep macros as below.
 
                     %allocr
                     %titles
                     %openrep
                     <reporting code>
                     %closerep
 

xytitles.sas       - Spectre (Clinical) macro to finish creating the header lines
                     for the imaginary XenuYama pharmaceutical company style.

                     Usage: Must be called from within the %titles macro and must not be
                     used standalone.
 

addautos.sas       - To concatenate a macro library onto the sasautos path

                     Usage: %addautos(mymacros)
 

adddecodevars.sas  - To add decode variables where a user format is specified

                     Usage: %adddecodevars(dsin=ds1,dsout=ds2)
 

after.sas          - Function-style macro to give you what comes directly after a
                     target string.

                     Usage: %let width=%after(&str,%str(width=),%str( w=));
 

age.sas            - In-datastep function-style macro to calculate the age of a person
                     on a date.

                     Usage: data test;
                     age=%age(dob,date);

agedec.sas         - In-datastep function-style macro to calculate the age of a person
                     on a date as a decimal age.

                     Usage: data test;
                     agedec=%agedec(dob,date);

aligndp.sas        - In-datastep macro to create a string from a numeric value with
                     decimal points aligned.

                     Usage: %aligndp(numvar,charvar,4);
 

allfmtvals.sas     - Create a dataset with every start value of a format in it

                     Usage: %allfmtvals(fmt=$country,var=country,dsout=temp1,length=2)
                     %allfmtvals(fmt=site,var=site,dsout=temp2)

alluniq.sas        - To create a dataset with all unique occurences of a variable
                     throughout a library.

                     Usage: %alluniq(in,subject,allsubj)
 

asciinonp.sas      - To show up ascii non-printables characters in a flat file by
                     displaying their hex codes.

                     Usage: %asciinonp(infile,outfile)
 

attrc.sas          - Function-style macro to return a character attribute of a dataset

                     Usage: %let dslabel=%attrc(dsname,label);
                     %let sortseq=%attrc(dsname,sortedby);
 

attrn.sas          - Function-style macro to return a numeric attribute of a dataset

                     Usage: %let nobs=%attrn(dsname,nlobs);
 

attrv.sas          - Function-style macro to return a variable attribute

                     Usage: %let vartype=%attrv(dsname,varname,vartype);
 

bydrop.sas         - To drop by-group residuals

                     Usage: %bydrop(dsin,by1 by2)
 

bytitle.sas        - To drop the last title if it is a "by" title and write it to the
                     global macro variable _bytitle_ instead.

                     Usage: %bytitle
 

capmac.sas         - Function-style macro to capitalise the first letter of each
                     word in a macro string.

                     Usage: %let tidy=%capmac(%bquote(A, B AND C'S RESULTS));
 

capvar.sas         - In-datastep macro to tidy case of text in a variable

                     Usage: data lparmcd;
                     set lparmcd;
                     %capvar(put(lparmcd,lparmcd.),newvar,
                     ignore="SGOT" "SGPT" "PTT" "LDH" "GGT" "BUN");
                     run;

casestrmac.sas     - Function-style macro to force mixed case forms of a string into
                     the string itself for a macro expression.

                     Usage: %let newtext=%casestrvar(&oldtext,Roland);

casestrvar.sas     - In-datastep macro to force mixed case forms of a string into the
                     string itself.

                     Usage: data test2;
                     set test;
                     %casestrvar(text,'Roland');
                     run;

char2num.sas       - To "effectively" convert a list of character variables to numeric

                     Usage: %char2num(test,test2,char1 char2 char3 char4)
 

checkv6.sas        - Check a dataset for Version 6 compatibility

                     Usage: %checkv6(sasuser.myds);

chkuniq.sas        - To check for uniqueness in key variables.

                     Usage: %chkuniq(dsname)
 

chompw.sas         - Function-style macro to cut out a word from a macro string and
                     optionally cut out words before and/or after it.

                     Usage: %let str2=%chompw(&str1,&target,2,0,casesens=yes);
 

clashvars.sas      - To identify where there is a clash of variable characteristics and
                     output diagnostics.

                     Usage: %clashvars(mylib)
 

clength.sas        - To create a length statement to unify character lengths in a list
                     of data sets to the maximum variable length.

                     Usage: %clength(ds1 ds2 ds3);
                     data all;
                     &_clength_;
                     set ds1 ds2 ds3;
                     run;

commas.sas         - Function-style macro to separate the elements of a list with
                     commas.

                     Usage: order by %commas(&var1 &var2 &var3);
 

complibs.sas       - To "proc compare" identically-named datasets in two libraries

                     Usage: %complibs(base,comp)
       

compress.sas       - Function-style macro to compress a macro string

                     Usage: %let str2=%compress(&str,1234567890.);
 

compvars.sas       - To compare the differences in variables present in two datasets
                     and report the results to global macro variables.

                     Usage: %let ds1=dataset1;
                     %let ds2=dataset2;
                     %compvars(&ds1,&ds2)
                     options nosource;
                     %put NOTE: Variables found in &ds1 but not &ds2:;
                     %put &_left_;
                     %put NOTE: Variables found in &ds2 but not &ds1:;
                     %put _right_;
                     %put NOTE: Variables found in both &ds1 and &ds2:;
                     %put &_both_;
                     options source;

crdte.sas          - Function-style macro to return the creation datetime stamp of a
                     dataset.

                     Usage: %let crdte=%crdte(dsname);
 

datanulldemo.sas   - Clinical reporting sample code to do a stacked-column report using
                     data _null_ that does not leave line gaps like proc report does.

                     Usage: Ordinary SAS code.
     

delhex.sas         - To delete occurrences of a specified hex character in a flat file.

                     Usage: %delhex(infile,outfile,'FE'x)
 

delifexist.sas     - To delete a dataset if it exists

                     Usage: %delifexist(sasuser.myds)
 

delzero.sas        - To delete all datasets in a library with zero observations. This
                     macro was written for illustration purposes and is of limited use.

                     Usage: %delzero(work)
 

dequote.sas        - Function-style macro to remove front and end matching quotes
                     from a macro string and return the result.

                     Usage: %let str=%dequote(%qreadpipe(echo '%username%'));
 

dir.sas            - Function-style macro to return a list of members of a directory
                     on a WINDOWS platform according to the file pattern you supply.
                     If you supply just the directory name then all members are
                     listed. This runs the MSDOS command in the form "dir /B mydir"

                     Usage: %let dirlist=%dir(C:\utilmacros);
                     %let dirlist=%dir(C:\utilmacros\*.sas);

dirfpq.sas         - Function-style macro to return a list of full-path quoted members
                     of a directory on a Windows platform according to the file pattern
                     you supply.

                     Usage: %let dirlist=%dirfpq(C:\utilmacros);     %*- NO GOOD -;
                     %let dirlist=%dirfpq(C:\utilmacros\*);      %*- GOOD -;
                     %let dirlist=%dirfpq(C:\utilmacros\*.sas);  %*- GOOD -;

doallitem.sas      - To execute code for each item in a space-delimited list

                     Usage: %doallitem(dsa dsb dsc,'proc sort data=&item;by var;run;');
 

dosfilesize.sas    - Function-style macro to return a DOS file size

                     Usage: %let filesize=%dosfilesize(C:\spectre\unistats.html);

dropvars.sas       - To drop a list of unwanted variables in a list of datasets.

                     Usage: %dropvars(work._all,x1 x2)
 

dsall.sas          - To expand out the _all_ in a dataset list into all datasets in the
                     library.

                     Usage: %dsall(sasuser.test work._all_);
                     %let dsall=&_dsall_;

dsattrib.sas       - To force a set of attributes, held in a template dataset,
                     on another dataset.

                     Usage: %dsattrib(template,inds,outds)
 

dslabel.sas        - Function-style macro to return a dataset label

                     Usage: %let dslabel=%dslabel(dsname);
               

dslist.sas         - To list all the datasets in a libref.

                     Usage: %dslist(work);
                     %let dslist=&_dslist_;

dtscale.sas        - To generate a date scale for sas/graph

                     Usage: %dtscale(&min,&max);
 

duplvars.sas       - Function-style macro to create a list of duplicate variables in a
                     second dataset so that they can be dropped before a merge.

                     Usage: data newds;
                     merge ds1 ds2(drop=%duplvars(ds1,ds2,&bylist));
                     by &bylist;
                     run;

endwith.sas        - Function-style macro to ensure any non-null value assigned to a
                     macro variable ends with the specified character.

                     Usage: filename outfile "%endwith(&outdir,/)output.txt";
 

eqsuff.sas         - Function-style macro to suffix a list of words (usually variables)
                     with an equals sign.

                     Usage: put %eqsuff(&varlist);
 

equals.sas         - In-datastep function-style macro to compare two numeric values to
                     find if they are equal or very nearly equal.

                     Usage: if %equals(val1,7.3) then ...
  

fixnames.sas       - In-datastep macro to fix UTF-8 characters in a person's name by
                     converting the UTF-8 character pairs back to ascii.

                     Usage: data newpatinfo;
                     set patinfo;
                     %fixnames(invname)
                     run;

fixvars.sas        - To "fix" variables in a library so they are consistent

                     Usage: fixvars(mylib,w);
 

flatten.sas        - To "flatten" data so there is only one observation per "by group"

                     Usage: %flatten(dsin=test,bygroup=by1 by2,vars=str num)
 

fmtord.sas         - To create a numeric informat that maps a format label to its
                     order position.

                     Usage: %fmtord(agernge);
 

fmtpath.sas        - Function-style macro to get the full fmtsearch path

                     Usage: %let path=%fmtpath;
 

fmts2fda.sas       - To create sas code to generate formats as found in your data

                     Usage: %fmts2fda(mylib1 mylib2)
 

getfmts.sas        - To get details of a list of user formats defined in a dataset

                     Usage: %getfmts(dsin=fmtlist,fmtvar=format,dsout=allfmts);
 

getvalue.sas       - Function-style macro to return a variable's value

                     Usage: %let value=%getvalue(dsname,varname,1);
 

globexist.sas      - Function-style macro to return true if all the global macro
                     variables listed exist.

                     Usage: %if %globexist(globvar) %then %do ....
 

globlist.sas       - Function-style macro to return a list of current global macro
                     variable names.

                     Usage: %let glist=%globlist;
 

hasvars.sas        - Function-style macro to return true if a dataset has all the
                     variables defined to a list.

                     Usage: %if not %hasvars(dsname,aa bb cc) %then %do ....
 

hasvarsc.sas       - Function-style to return true if a dataset has all the character
                     variables defined to a list.

                     Usage: %if not %hasvarsc(dsname,aa bb cc) %then %do ....
 

hasvarsn.sas       - Function-style macro to return true if a dataset has all the
                     numeric variables defined to a list.

                     Usage: %if not %hasvarsn(dsname,aa bb cc) %then %do ....
 

hexchars.sas       - To show up ascii non-printables characters in a flat file by
                     displaying their hex codes.

                     Usage: %hexchars(infile,outfile)
 

hexcnt.sas         - To count the strange hex character in character variables

                     Usage: %hexcnt(dsname,droplist,globcnt=_hexcnt_,globvars=_hexvars_);

lafootnote.sas     - To create a left-aligned footnote

                     Usage: %lafootnote(2,"  second footnote indented two spaces")
 

latitle.sas        - To create a left-aligned title

                     Usage: %latitle(2,"  second title indented two spaces")
 

lcralign.sas       - Write to a macro variable with the supplied text left, center
                     and right-aligned.

                     Usage: %let macvar=;
                     %lcralign(macvar,50,"left bit","center bit","right bit")
                     %put macvar=*&macvar*;

left.sas           - Function-style macro to left-align the contents of a macro
                     variable.

                     Usage: %let macvar=%left(&macvar);
 

liblist.sas        - To list all the libraries.

                     Usage: %liblist;
                     %let liblist=&_liblist_;

ljustify.sas       - To left-justify all character fields in a dataset

                     Usage: %ljustify(dset)
 

lookahead.sas      - To do the opposite of lag and allow the user to look ahead at the
                     variables in the following observations in the same by group.

                     Usage: 
 

lowcase.sas        - Function-style macro to return a lower-case version of a macro
                     variable's contents.

                     Usage: %let lcase=%lowcase(&string);
 

lrafootnote.sas    - To left and right-align a two part footnote for a pure text output

                     Usage: %lrafootnote(5,"Left aligned","Right-aligned")
 

lratitle.sas       - To left and right-align a two part title for a pure text output

                     Usage: %lratitle(5,"Left aligned","Right-aligned")
 

ls.sas             - Function-style macro to return a list of members of a directory
                     on a Unix platform according to the file pattern you supply.
                     If you supply just the directory name then all members are
                     listed. This runs the Unix command in the form "ls -1 mydir" .

                     Usage: %let dirlist=%ls(/usr/utilmacros);
                     %let dirlist=%ls(/usr/utilmacros/*.sas);

lsfpq.sas          - Function-style macro to return a list of full-path quoted members
                     of a directory on a Unix platform according to the file pattern
                     you supply.

                     Usage: %let dirlist=%lsfpq(/usr/mylib);     %*- NO GOOD -;
                     %let dirlist=%lsfpq(/usr/mylib/*);      %*- GOOD -;
                     %let dirlist=%lsfpq(/usr/mylib/*.sas);  %*- GOOD -;

lstattrib.sas      - Lists the variable attributes of the specified dataset in the
                     form of a LENGTH statement and ATTRIB statement that can be used
                     in sas code.

                     Usage: %lstattrib(sasuser.demog)
 
                     ******  Attributes obtained from sasuser.demog  ******;
                     DATA xxxxxx;
                     *- The order of the variables in the following LENGTH statement matches -;
                     *- the variable order in the original dataset so do not change.         -;
                     LENGTH dob 8 trtcd 8 sexcd 8 racecd 8 weight 8 height 8 patno 8 invid 8
                     sitecd 8 fascd 8 age 8
                     ;
 
                     *- The SET or MERGE statement for the input dataset(s) should be -;
                     *- placed after the LENGTH statement and before the attributes.  -;
                     SET yyyyyy;
 
                     *- Cancel existing formats and informats in the input dataset(s) -;
                     FORMAT   _all_ ;
                     INFORMAT _all_ ;
 
                     *- Assign output variable attributes -;
                     ATTRIB
                     age    format=3.                        label="AGE (YEARS)"
                     dob    format=DATE9.  informat=DATE7.   label="DATE OF BIRTH"
                     fascd  format=NY.     informat=COMMA13. label="FULL ANALYSIS SET (N/Y)"
                     height format=5.1     informat=COMMA13. label="HEIGHT (CM)"
                     invid                 informat=COMMA13. label="INVESTIGATOR ID"
                     patno                 informat=COMMA13. label="PATIENT NUMBER"
                     racecd format=RACECD. informat=COMMA13. label="RACE CODE"
                     sexcd  format=SEXCD.  informat=COMMA13. label="GENDER CODE"
                     sitecd                informat=COMMA13. label="SITE CODE"
                     trtcd  format=TRTCD.  informat=COMMA13. label="TREATMENT REGIMEN"
                     weight format=5.1     informat=COMMA13. label="WEIGHT (KG)"
                     ;
 
                     *- KEEP statement for the variables listed above -;
                     KEEP age dob fascd height invid patno racecd sexcd sitecd trtcd weight
                     ;
                     RUN;
 

ltgtm1.sas         - In-datastep macro to turn a text numeric value into a numeric
                     value and handle "<" and ">" signs preceding and adjust the value
                     according to a rule (method 1).

                     Usage: %ltgtm1(textvar,numvar);
 

match.sas          - Function-style macro to return elements of a list that match those
                     in a reference list.

                     Usage: %let match=%match(aa bb,aa cc);
 

maxtitle.sas       - To find the highest number title and footnote and output to global
                     macro variables.

                     Usage: %maxtitles
 

misscnt.sas        - To create a list of variables and their missing value count

                     Usage: %misscnt(dsname,droplist,globvar=_miss_);

missvars.sas       - To create a list of all-missing variables

                     Usage: %missvars(dsname);
                     run;
                     data dsname;
                     set dsname(drop=&_miss_);
                     run;

mkformat.sas       - To create a format out of a "coded" and "decoded" variable in a
                     specified dataset.

                     Usage: %mkformat(dsname(where=(x>1)),varcd,vardcd,fmtname,fmtcat);
 

modte.sas          - Function-style macro to return the last modification datetime
                     stamp of a dataset.

                     Usage: %let modte=%modte(dsname);
 

mtype.sas          - Function-style macro to return the member type of a dataset
                     (i.e. whether DATA or VIEW).

                     Usage: %let mtype=%mtype(dsname);
 

mvarlist.sas       - Function-style macro to return a list of macro variable names
                     satisfying the supplied scope.

                     Usage: %macro dummy(a=123,b=345,c=);
                     %let setparmlist=%mvarlist(dummy,s);
                     %mend dummy;

mvarvalues.sas     - Lists and resolves macro variables one per line for a supplied
                     macro variable list.

                     Usage: %mvarvalues(&mvarlist,*);
                     %mvarvalues('%mvarlist(dummy9,a)',**);

nlobs.sas          - Function-style macro to return the number of logical observations
                     (i.e. not marked for deletion) in a dataset or view. This will
                     either be a positive integer or forced to zero.

                     Usage: %put >>>>>> %nlobs(sashelp.class) >>>>;
                     %put >>>>>> %nlobs(sashelp.class(where=(sex="M"))) >>>>;
                     %put >>>>>> %nlobs(sashelp.vtable) >>>>;

nobs.sas           - Function-style macro to return the number of observations in a
                     dataset or view. This will either be a positive integer or forced
                     to zero.

                     Usage: %put >>>>>> %nobs(sashelp.class) >>>>;
                     %put >>>>>> %nobs(sashelp.class(where=(sex="M"))) >>>>;
                     %put >>>>>> %nobs(sashelp.vtable) >>>>;

nodata.sas         - To produce a "No Data" report

                     Usage: %if not %nobs(dset) %then %do;
                     %nodata
                     %goto skip;
                     %end;

nodup.sas          - Function-style macro to drop duplicates in a space-delimited list

                     Usage: %let str=%nodup(aaa bbb aaa);
 

nodupkey.sas       - To sort "nodupkey" but list observations being dropped so that
                     they can be investigated and accounted for.

                     Usage: %nodupkey(ds,var1 var2 var3)
 

noquotes.sas       - Function-style macro to remove all quoted strings from a macro
                     expression.

                     Usage: %let noquotes=%noquotes(&str);
 

now.sas            - Function-style macro to return the current timestamp

                     Usage: %put Stage1: %now;
 

numchars.sas       - To create a list of character variables that contain numeric-like
                     text.

                     Usage: %numchars(dsname,globvar=_numchars_);
                     %put ######## &_numchars_;

nvars.sas          - Function-style macro to return the number of variables in a
                     dataset.

                     Usage: %let nvars=%nvars(dsname);
 

nvarsc.sas         - Function-style macro to return the number of character variables
                     in a dataset.

                     Usage: %let nvarsc=%nvarsc(dsname);
 

nvarsn.sas         - Function-style macro to return the number of numeric variables in
                     a dataset.

                     Usage: %let nvarsn=%nvarsn(dsname);
    

optlength.sas      - To create a length statement for character variables that take up
                     less length than that allotted to the variable.

                     Usage: optlength(dset)
                     data dset;
                     &_optlength_;
                     set dset;
                     run;
 

partialdates.sas   - In-datastep macro to impute partial dates to a high or low value

                     Usage: data test;
                     datestr="--feb08";
                     %partialdates(datetext=datestr,datevar=date,pattern="ddmmmyy",
                     lohi=high);
                     format date date9.;
                     put date= datestr=;
                     run;
                     29FEB2008

prefix.sas         - Function-style macro to return a list with a prefix added.

                     Usage: %let preflist=%prefix(C:\mylib\,fname1 "fname 2" fname3);
 

printall.sas       - To print every observation in a library where a variable satisfies
                     a specified condition.

                     Usage: %printall(work,%str(num>1))
 

prxnames.sas       - Function-style macro to convert a space-delimited list of sas
                     names (variable or dataset names) to a Pearl Regular Expression
                     for use in the prxmatch() function that takes into account the
                     ending colon notation.

                     Usage: %let dslist=var1 var2 vx:;
                     ....where prxmatch(%prxnames(&dslist),memname);

putvars.sas        - To list variables in a dataset suffixed with an equals sign
                     suitable for a "put" statement written to the log.

                     Usage: put %putvars(ds);
 

qcompress.sas      - Function-style macro to compress a macro variable string and
                     return the result quoted.

                     Usage: %let tidy=%qcompress(&string);
 

qdequote.sas       - Function-style macro to remove front and end matching quotes
                     from a macro string and return the result MACRO QUOTED.

                     Usage: %let str=%qdequote(%qreadpipe(echo '%username%'));
                     CLASS %unquote(%qdequote('&trtvar')) ;

qdosfileinfo.sas   - Function-style macro to return information about a DOS file
                     and return the result MACRO QUOTED.

                     Usage: %let filesize=%qdosfileinfo(C:\spectre\unistats.html,z);

qgetenv.sas        - Function-style macro to get the contents of a system or user
                     environment variable and return the result MACRO QUOTED.

                     Usage: %let newvar=%qgetenv(uservar);
 

qleft.sas          - Function-style macro to left-align the contents of a macro
                     variable and return the result quoted.

                     Usage: %let macvar=%qleft(&macvar);
 

qreadpipe.sas      - Function-style macro to read the output of a system command and
                     return the result MACRO QUOTED and trimmed.

                     Usage: %let mvar=%qreadpipe(echo $USER);
 

qtrim.sas          - Function-style macro to trim the contents of a macro variable and
                     return the results macro-quoted.

                     Usage: %let macvar=%qtrim(&macvar);
 

quotecnt.sas       - Function-style macro to count quoted strings in a macro expression

                     Usage: %let count=%quotecnt(&str);
 

quotelst.sas       - Function-style macro to quote the elements of a list

                     Usage: %if %index(%quotelst(varnames),"varname") %then...
 

quotescan.sas      - Function-style macro to scan for a quoted string in a macro
                     expression.

                     Usage: %let scan=%quotescan(&str,2);
 

rafootnote.sas     - To right-align a footnote for a pure text output

                     Usage: %rafootnote(5,"This footnote 5 will be right-aligned")
 

rannomac.sas       - Compile Roland's annotate macros

                     Usage: filename webout "C:\spectre\";
 
                     goptions reset=all xpixels=1000 ypixels=6000 hpos=50 vpos=300
                     dev=gif gsfmode=replace transparency border
                     ftext='Arial' htext=1 cell ctext=CX483D8C; * DarkSlateBlue ;
 
                     ods listing close;
                     ods html path=webout body="annotest.html";
 
                     %rannomac
 
                     data test;
                     %dclannovars
                     %rarrow(y=298,x1=20,x2=48)
                     %text(y=298,x=19,position='<',text="right-aligned text")
                     %rarrow(y=297,x1=20,x2=48,fillcolor='green',
                     linecolor='black',fillpattern='mempty')
                     %text(y=297,x=19,position='<',text="next line of text")
                     %text(y=296,x=19,position='<',
                     text="This has a hotspot but misaligned on the left",
                     color='maroon',
                     html="alt='This hotspot is misaligned on the left of the text'")
                     %box(y=295,x=25)
                     %box(y=295,x=35)
                     %box(y=295,x=45,html="alt='Third Box Hotspot'")
                     %text(y=295,x=19,position='<',
                     text="The third box ONLY should have a hotspot")
                     %bigbox(x1=20,y1=294.5,x2=50,y2=298.5,linecolor="brown")
                     run;
 
                     *- Set description to a space to stop whole output area -;
                     *- from having a hotspot and give the gif the same name -;
                     *- as the html body file. -;
                     proc ganno annotate=test description=" " name="annotest";
                     run;
 
                     *- If you rerun this code then you need to delete the -;
                     *- "annotest" grseg member in work.gseg so it can be  -;
                     *- reused as a name in the "proc ganno" step.  -;
                     proc greplay igout=gseg nofs;
                     delete annotest;
                     run;
                     quit;
        
                     ods html close;
                     ods listing;
 

ratitle.sas        - To right-align a title for a pure text output

                     Usage: %ratitle(5,"This title 5 will be right-aligned")
 

rcmd.sas           - To run a system command on the remote host and write the output to
                     the log.

                     Usage: %rcmd(ps -fu userid); *- see details of a user-id -;
                     %rcmd(ps -fp 12345);  *- see details of a process-id -;

readfile.sas       - Function-style macro to read in a flat file and assign the
                     contents to a macro variable.

                     Usage: %let mvar=%readfile(filename);
 

remove.sas         - Function-style macro to remove all occurrences of the target
                     string(s) from another string.

                     Usage: %let string2=%remove(&string1,XXX,yyy,YYY);
 

removew.sas        - Function-style macro to remove all occurrences of the target
                     word(s) from a source list of words.

                     Usage: %let colors2=%remove(&rainbow,green yellow);
 

rename8.sas        - Function-style macro to return a variable rename list for variable
                     names longer than 8 characters to shorten them to 8 characters.

                     Usage: data myds2;
                     set myds;
                     rename %rename8(myds);
                     run;

replhex.sas        - To replace occurrences of a specified hex character in a flat file
                     with another specified character.

                     Usage: %replhex(infile,outfile,'FE'x,' ')
 

rinclude.sas       - To submit local sas code members in the remote session

                     Usage: %rinclude(mylib(mymacro1.sas) "C:\mylib\mymacro2.sas"
                     %dirfpq(C:\macros\*.sas);
 

round.sas          - To round all the numeric variables in a list of datasets.

                     Usage: %round(work._all_)
 

rxmatch.sas        - Function-style macro to return those space-delimited elements of a
                     list that match a specified rxparse pattern.

                     Usage: %let match=%rxmatch(apopa pop aapop popaa,pop $s);
                     %put &match;
                     pop aapop

sas2xpt.sas        - Create multiple transport files from sas datasets

                     Usage: %sas2xpt((INDSLIB),%nrstr("V:\SAS\Two Parts\X&Y\temp\"));

scanlog.sas        - To scan a sas log file for important messages

                     Usage: %scanlog("full-file-path-name")
                     or
                     %scanlog(fileref)

showhex.sas        - To create a new dataset where hex characters in character
                     variables are highlighted.

                     Usage: %showhex(test1,test2,cvar1 cvar2 cvar3)
 

sortedby.sas       - Function-style macro to return the variables a dataset is sorted
                     by, or null if not sorted.

                     Usage: %let sortedby=%sortedby(dsname);
 

splitmac.sas       - Function-style macro to insert split characters in a macro string

                     Usage: %let str=The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog;
                     %let splitstr=%splitmac(&str,10);

splitvar.sas       - In-datastep macro to insert split characters in a string variable

                     Usage: data aaa;
                     set aaa;
                     %split(var,10,split='/');
                     run;

substrw.sas        - Function-style macro to substring words assigned to a macro
                     variable.

                     Usage: %let whatsleft=%substrw(&mvar,4);
                     %let twothree=%substrw(&str,2,2);

suffix.sas         - Function-style macro to return a list with a suffix added.

                     Usage: %let sufflist=%suffix(.sas,fname1 "fname 2" fname3);
 

supasort.sas       - To sort a list of datasets by variables if they exist in the
                     datasets.

                     Usage: %supasort(work._all_,date time)
 

sysfmtlist.sas     - In-datastep macro to list all the system formats

                     Usage: if format in (" " %sysfmtlist) then _fmt="SYS";
                     else _fmt="USR";

therest.sas        - Function-style macro to give you everything following any found
                     target string character.

                     Usage: %let rest=%therest(&str,\/);
 

titlelen.sas       - To create a copy of sashelp.vtitle but with the length added.

                     Usage: %titlelen
 

trim.sas           - Function-style macro to trim the contents of a macro variable

                     Usage: %let macvar=%trim(&macvar);
 

v_macros.sas       - To compile the validation macros %mmm, %fmm, %dmm and set up
                     global macro variables "mut", "rut", "exp" and "act".

                     Usage: %v_macros
       
                     %let mut=removew;
                     %let rut=req001 req002;
                     %let days=mon tue wed thu fri sat;
                     %let act=%&mut(&days,tue fri);
                     %let exp=mon wed thu sat;
                     %mmm
 

varfmt.sas         - Function-style macro to return a variable format

                     Usage: %let varfmt=%varfmt(dsname,varname);
 

varinfmt.sas       - Function-style macro to return a variable informat

                     Usage: %let varinfmt=%varinfmt(dsname,varname);
 

varlabel.sas       - Function-style macro to return a variable label

                     Usage: %let varlabel=%varlabel(dsname,varname);
 

varlen.sas         - Function-style macro to return a variable length

                     Usage: %let varlen=%varlen(dsname,varname);
 

varlist.sas        - Function-style macro to return a list of variables in a dataset

                     Usage: %let varlist=%varlist(dsname);
 

varlistc.sas       - Function-style macro to return a list of character variables in a
                     dataset.

                     Usage: %let varlistc=%varlistc(dsname);
 

varlistn.sas       - Function-style macro to return a list of numeric variables in a
                     dataset.

                     Usage: %let varlistn=%varlistn(dsname);
 

varnum.sas         - Function-style macro to return the variable position in a dataset
                     or 0 if not in dataset.

                     Usage: %let varnum=%varnum(dsname,varname);
 

vartype.sas        - Function-style macro to return a variable type as either C or N

                     Usage: %let vartype=%vartype(dsname,varname);
 

vaxis.sas          - To generate the values to construct a vaxis scale

                     Usage: %vaxis(&min,&max,spare=1)
 

verify.sas         - Function-style macro to return the position of the first character
                     in a string that does not match any character in a reference
                     string.

                     Usage: %let pos=%verify(&text,%str( )); %*- first non-blank character -;
 

verifyb.sas        - Function-style macro to return the position of the first character
                     in a string that does not match any character in a reference
                     string BUT STARTING FROM THE BACK.

                     Usage: %let pos=%verifyb(&text,%str( )); %*- last non-blank character -;
 

vwlist.sas         - To list all the views in a libref.

                     Usage: %vwlist(work);
                     %let vwlist=&_vwlist_;

windex.sas         - Function-style macro to return the word count position in a string

                     Usage: %let windex=%windex(string,target);
 

words.sas          - Function-style macro to return the number of words in a string

                     Usage: %let words=%words(string);

xl2sas.sas         - Read an Excel spreadsheet into a sas dataset using DDE

                     Usage: %xl2sas(xlfile=C:\myfiles\My Spread Sheet.xls,sheetname=Sheet1,
                     dsout=sasuser.myspread,compress=no,vpref=_col,vlen=50,
                     startrow=5,startcol=1,endrow=95,endcol=10)

xlblocks.sas       - Read an Excel spreadsheet sheet containing blocks of
                     information using DDE with each block output as a numbered
                     or prespecified dataset.

                     Usage: %xlblocks(xlfile=C:\myfiles\My Sheet.xls,sheetname=Sheet One,
                     dspref=sasuser.myspread,compress=no,vpref=col,vlen=40);

xlsheets.sas       - Get a list of sheet names (topics) from an Excel spreadsheet
                     using DDE and write them to a global macro variable.

                     Usage: %xlsheets(C:\Mydata\Spread Sheet Name.xls);

xpt2sas.sas        - Convert all the .xpt files in a folder to sas datasets

                     Usage: %xpt2sas(%nrstr("V:\SAS\Two Parts\X&Y\"),
                     %nrstr("V:\SAS\Two Parts\X&Y\temp\"));

yrcutoff.sas       - To set the year cutoff option to a number of years previous to the
                     current year. 90 is the default which is suitable for clinical
                     reporting.

                     Usage: %yrcutoff
 

zerogrid.sas       - To create a "grid" of combined values with a variable set to zero
                     for all combinations of values.

                     Usage: %zerogrid(dsout=grid,var1=subject,ds1=demog,var2=tmtarm,
                     ds2=demog,zerovar=count,sortby=tmtarm subject)
                     %zerogrid(zerovar=str,zero="  0 (  0.0)",var1=trtrand ddose,
                     ds1=period1,var2=day,ds2=period1)