topic Re: Writing vba code in sas in SAS Programming

Writing vba code in sas

cercig — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:58:23 GMT

I want to implement my VBA code into my SAS-code, so I can do the whole process with one run. My SAS code reads a big SAS table, does some transformations, and finally exportes to an Excel file (the code is below). I also wrote some VBA code in the Excel file (for example AutoFiltering for some variables, you can see the code below).

The table looks like this:

A B C Var1 Var2 Var3

--------------------

1 1 1 10 15 20

1 1 2 15 20 30

1 2 1 20 30 40

1 2 2 30 40 50

2 1 1 40 50 60

2 1 2 50 60 70

2 2 1 60 70 80

..............

However, I want to implement my VBA code into my SAS-code, so I can do the whole process with one run. I know how to open and run an Excel file in SAS (the code is below), but I don't know how to implement a VBA code in my SAS.

If you wonder why I want to implement my Macro-code in my SAS, I will work with similar SAS-tables many times in the future, so it would be more practicle to keep the whole-code in one place.

I just realized that I can't export an table in SAS in macro-enabled Excel format, XLSM. I guess it is also a challange. Also, it is not so practicle to save a Macro-code from an Excel file, because it must be saved in Adds-in menu. So it would be much better to handle the whole process in one place, like inside the SAS editor.

THE code in SAS which exports the final table to an Excel file:

PROC EXPORT 
     DATA=File1 
     OUTFILE= "&server\&env\test1.xlsx" 
     DBMS=EXCEL REPLACE; SHEET="sheet1"; 
RUN;

The VBA code example in the Excel file to create AutoFilter for variables in the Excel file:

Sub Macro1() 
     Dim N As Long, r As Range 
With Sheets("sheet1") 
     N = .Cells(Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp).Row 
     ReDim ary(1 To N) 
     For i = 1 To N 
          ary(i) = .Cells(i, 1) 
     Next i 
End With  


Range("A1:F20").AutoFilter 
ActiveSheet.Range("$A$1:$F$20").AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=ary, Operator:=xlFilterValues 
End Sub

The code in SAS to start and run an Excel file in SAS:

OPTIONS NOXWAIT NOXSYNC; 
     DATA _NULL_; 
     RC=SYSTEM('START EXCEL'); 
     RC=SLEEP(0.5); 
RUN; 


FILENAME CMDS DDE 'EXCEL|SYSTEM'; 
DATA _NULL_; 
     FILE CMDS; 
     PUT "[OPEN(""&server\&env\test1.XLS"")]"; 
     PUT '[RUN("Macro1")]'; 
     PUT '[SAVE.AS("&server\&env\FORMATTED_FILE.XLSM")'; 
     PUT "[QUIT()]"; 
RUN; 
QUIT;

Re: Writing vba code in sas

Community_Help — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:26:45 GMT

Hello, thank you for your message and being part of Communities on SAS. I noticed that you posted your message in our forum about the community itself - so I've moved it here to the https://communities.sas.com/community/support-communities/sas_macro_facility_data_step_and_sas_language_elements Macro & Programming community so that it has better visibility. Thanks again!

Re: Writing vba code in sas

ballardw — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:41:29 GMT

Tell us what the expected output should be. Not all of us do VBA. For example what does "autofilter" do?

Re: Writing vba code in sas

cercig — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:10:23 GMT

Hi @ballardw . Auto filter creates buttons on the top of your column, so through that button you can filter unnecessary options on your excel table.

But it was only an example. i will use more vba options to create "more readable" excel tables.

Re: Writing vba code in sas

Cynthia_sas — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 01:29:32 GMT

Hi:

I am not sure what you mean by more "readable" Excel tables. Using TAGSETS.EXCELXP, you can turn on AutoFilters quite easily and using STYLE overrides, you can implement font and color changes (not shown here).

cynthia

** the code;

ods tagsets.excelxp file="c:\temp\filter_table.xml" style=htmlblue

options (doc='help' sheet_name="example" autofilter='all');

proc print data=sashelp.shoes noobs;

var region subsidiary product sales inventory returns;

run;

ods _all_ close;

Re: Writing vba code in sas

cercig — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:16:01 GMT

Thanks a lot @Cynthia@sas

It is good learn about ods options which I didn't know muc about it,

I tested the Auto Filter option, it works perfectly. Now I will try to find other formatting options in ODS, like merging cells or removing frames of cells or changing text color.