Yep, that paper describes exactly why most of our code from pre 64bit no no longer works, nor will ever work as we can't see any of it.
Since SAS is at it's core an interpreter, the codes are basically open source. You can "hide" code by putting it in macros in catalogs that have a
options nosource;
included so that the code will not be displayed in the log. Have much fun maintaining such crap.
Why? Hiding your code is just really bad practice. Trust me, we have just lost a whole shedload of historical coding which was hidden in compiled catalogs due to the 64bit move. The age of hidden, compiled code is hopefully over and good riddance.
@Sharathr wrote:
Hi forum,
Is there a way to password protect SAS codes using sas?
If so please provide code.
Thanks.
https://amadeus.co.uk/sas-tips/how-to-keep-secret-code-secret/
Yep, that paper describes exactly why most of our code from pre 64bit no no longer works, nor will ever work as we can't see any of it.
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