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    <title>topic SAS Packages Framework, version 20260126 in SAS Programming</title>
    <link>https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Packages-Framework-version-20260126/m-p/982434#M379327</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey SAS-C,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I know there was release yesterday, but just FYI.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Don't forget to give it a "star" at GitHub&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:"&gt;🙂&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;All the best&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Bart&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H1&gt;SAS Packages Framework, version&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;20260126&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As usual available at&amp;nbsp;&lt;A title="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES" href="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES" target="_self"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Packages' metadata (version, authors, etc.) are now easier to get.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Changes and modifications:&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A) When a package is created the&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A title="%generatePackage()" href="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/SPFinit.md#generatepackage" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;%generatePackage()&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;macro adds a utility FCMP function&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&amp;lt;packageName&amp;gt;META()&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;and a utility macro&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&amp;lt;%packageName&amp;gt;META()&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;that allow to extract package's metadata easier.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;B)&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation" target="_blank"&gt;Documentation&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;updated.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;C) Packages regenerated with the latest version of the framework:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/baseplus" target="_blank"&gt;BasePlus&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/dfa" target="_blank"&gt;DFA&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/gsm" target="_blank"&gt;GSM&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/macroarray" target="_blank"&gt;macroArray&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/sqlinds" target="_blank"&gt;SQLinDS&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/bputil" target="_blank"&gt;bpUTiL&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/evexpress" target="_blank"&gt;evExpress&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Examples&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Example 1.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;Check version and authors of the&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;BasePlus&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;package:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV class="highlight highlight-source-sas notranslate position-relative overflow-auto"&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;%loadPackage(BasePlus)

&lt;SPAN class="pl-k"&gt;data&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class="pl-en"&gt;_null_&lt;/SPAN&gt;;
  v = BasePlusMeta(&lt;SPAN class="pl-s"&gt;"version"&lt;/SPAN&gt;);
  &lt;SPAN class="pl-c1"&gt;put&lt;/SPAN&gt; v=;
&lt;SPAN class="pl-k"&gt;run&lt;/SPAN&gt;;

&lt;SPAN class="pl-k"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="pl-c1"&gt;%put&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;%BasePlusMeta(Authors);
&lt;/PRE&gt;
&lt;DIV class="zeroclipboard-container position-absolute right-0 top-0"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:34:59 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>yabwon</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2026-01-26T17:34:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>SAS Packages Framework, version 20260126</title>
      <link>https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Packages-Framework-version-20260126/m-p/982434#M379327</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey SAS-C,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I know there was release yesterday, but just FYI.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Don't forget to give it a "star" at GitHub&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:"&gt;🙂&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;All the best&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Bart&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H1&gt;SAS Packages Framework, version&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;20260126&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As usual available at&amp;nbsp;&lt;A title="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES" href="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES" target="_self"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Packages' metadata (version, authors, etc.) are now easier to get.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Changes and modifications:&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A) When a package is created the&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A title="%generatePackage()" href="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/blob/main/SPF/SPFinit.md#generatepackage" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;%generatePackage()&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;macro adds a utility FCMP function&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&amp;lt;packageName&amp;gt;META()&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;and a utility macro&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&amp;lt;%packageName&amp;gt;META()&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;that allow to extract package's metadata easier.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;B)&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES/tree/main/SPF/Documentation" target="_blank"&gt;Documentation&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;updated.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;C) Packages regenerated with the latest version of the framework:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/baseplus" target="_blank"&gt;BasePlus&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/dfa" target="_blank"&gt;DFA&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/gsm" target="_blank"&gt;GSM&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/macroarray" target="_blank"&gt;macroArray&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/sqlinds" target="_blank"&gt;SQLinDS&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/bputil" target="_blank"&gt;bpUTiL&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://github.com/SASPAC/evexpress" target="_blank"&gt;evExpress&lt;/A&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Examples&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Example 1.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;Check version and authors of the&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;BasePlus&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;package:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;DIV class="highlight highlight-source-sas notranslate position-relative overflow-auto"&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;%loadPackage(BasePlus)

&lt;SPAN class="pl-k"&gt;data&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class="pl-en"&gt;_null_&lt;/SPAN&gt;;
  v = BasePlusMeta(&lt;SPAN class="pl-s"&gt;"version"&lt;/SPAN&gt;);
  &lt;SPAN class="pl-c1"&gt;put&lt;/SPAN&gt; v=;
&lt;SPAN class="pl-k"&gt;run&lt;/SPAN&gt;;

&lt;SPAN class="pl-k"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="pl-c1"&gt;%put&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;/SPAN&gt;%BasePlusMeta(Authors);
&lt;/PRE&gt;
&lt;DIV class="zeroclipboard-container position-absolute right-0 top-0"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;
&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:34:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/SAS-Packages-Framework-version-20260126/m-p/982434#M379327</guid>
      <dc:creator>yabwon</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-26T17:34:59Z</dc:date>
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