topic Re: Include Macros Automatically in SAS Programming

Include Macros Automatically

SasStatistics — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:39:37 GMT

I have written some general purpose macros that often are used in my organization (around 10 people).

What we do now is to include the macros by an %include statement (which I have understood is "not the way to do it").

What I would like to do is to make those 10 macros be available to everyone in the organization (around 10 people) as soon as they open up SAS Enterprise Guide. Is this possible to achieve?

Re: Include Macros Automatically

PeterClemmensen — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:44:50 GMT

Sounds like you want to set up an Autocall Library 🙂

Re: Include Macros Automatically

PaigeMiller — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:01:52 GMT

One of the benefits of an AUTOCALL library is that in the future when you add a macro(s) to the collection, you don't have to change the %INCLUDE code, because you're not using %INCLUDE now.

Each person needs the appropriate SASAUTOS option in their AUTOEXEC file.