topic Re: Token? in SAS Programming

Token?

ybz12003 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:01:00 GMT

Hello:

I have the macro codes list below. Could anyone let me know what is the token used for? Thanks.

%macro path (site,url,token);

filename in&site "&dira.\&site._parameter.txt";

In the "Parameter" text file, there is text list below.

token=9999RRR4HTYBNNMVCB&content=record&type=flat&format=csv&

Re: Token?

VDD — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:10:38 GMT

this link may help with your question about tokens

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/bisecag/61133/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a003172284.htm

Re: Token?

Tom — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:15:59 GMT

If you wrote a macro name PATH that has a input parameter named TOKEN then you should know what it is used for.

If someone else wrote the macro and you cannot figure out what it is doing then if you want help you need to show the code for the macro. All you included in your question the first line of the macro definition.

Re: Token?

ybz12003 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:13:43 GMT

Someone wrote the code, I am try to figure out what it is for. It's my first time get the idea for this SAS token.

Re: Token?

Tom — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:18:51 GMT

So far all we know is that your macro has a parameter named TOKEN. But without the actual code of the macro we cannot tell what the meaning of that parameter is. The word TOKEN has many meanings in English and Computer Science and without seeing the macro's source code there is no way to tell how that parameter is being used and if it is being used in a way that might be compatible with one of those meanings.

Re: Token?

VDD — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:34:38 GMT

As @Tom puts it, token means many things.

if those perimeters are consistent with English I would say that the token is user authorization to access the ulr. It could also be a specific directory at the ulr.

Please post more information relevant to the macro and the calling statement.

Re: Token?

ybz12003 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:55:22 GMT

what is ulr? I found there is another codes follow the token codes.

proc http

in= in&site

out= out&site

headerout = stat&site

url ="&url"

method="post";

run;

Re: Token?

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:11:49 GMT

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL

Re: Token?

ybz12003 — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:18:04 GMT

Thanks for all of the expert's help. I think I know what the codes are used for. Unfortunately, I can't give all of you as solution acceptors. I picked the most closest to my answer.