topic Re: Viewing format catalogs and macro catalogs in SAS Enterprise Guide

Viewing format catalogs and macro catalogs

saspert — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:59:27 GMT

Hi,

One of my coworkers is trying to find a way to view format catalogs and macro catalogs in SAS EG 4.2. The libraries show the datasets and the SAS folders show the metadata folders (right?) but not the catalogs. So, just wondering if there is an option available in EG?

Thanks,

saspert

Re: Viewing format catalogs and macro catalogs

ChrisHemedinger — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:45:34 GMT

You can use the Catalog and Formats Explorer custom task: It's a custom task for EG 4.3 through v7.13, and it's a built-in task in later versions.

It allows you to see that catalog entries exist (like compiled macros and formats), and now provides a drillable view into format definitions.

Chris

Re: Viewing format catalogs and macro catalogs

ballardw — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:41:16 GMT

If you are trying to find out the descriptions of your formats try using

proc format library=(name of the library with format catalog of interest) cntlout=formatdetails;run;

The resulting dataset will have all the information about the formats.

Re: Viewing format catalogs and macro catalogs

saspert — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:53:55 GMT

Thanks this is helpful.

Re: Viewing format catalogs and macro catalogs

saspert — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:54:46 GMT

thanks this is helpful. i think this is the standard way of looking at the list of catalogs.