mm_createdataset.sas

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/**
  @file
  @brief Create an empty dataset from a metadata definition
  @details This macro was built to support viewing empty tables in
  https://datacontroller.io
 
  The table can be retrieved using LIBRARY.DATASET reference, or directly
  using the metadata URI.
 
  The dataset is written to the WORK library.
 
  Usage:
 
      %mm_createdataset(libds=metlib.some_dataset)
 
  or
 
      %mm_createdataset(tableuri=G5X8AFW1.BE00015Y)
 
  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
  @li mm_getlibs.sas
  @li mm_gettables.sas
  @li mm_getcols.sas
  @li mf_nobs.sas
 
  @param [in] libds= library.dataset metadata source.  Note - table names in metadata
    can be longer than 32 chars (just fyi, not an issue here)
  @param [in] tableuri= Metadata URI of the table to be created
  @param [out] outds= (work.mm_createdataset) The dataset to create.  The table
    name needs to be 32 chars or less as per SAS naming rules.
  @param [in] mdebug= (0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages
 
  @version 9.4
  @author Allan Bowe
 
**/
 
%macro mm_createdataset(libds=,tableuri=,outds=work.mm_createdataset,mDebug=0);
%local dbg errorcheck tempds1 tempds2 tempds3;
%if &mDebug=0 %then %let dbg=*;
%let errorcheck=1;
 
%if %index(&libds,.)>0 %then %do;
  /* get lib uri */
  data;run;%let tempds1=&syslast;
  %mm_getlibs(outds=&tempds1)
  data _null_;
    set &tempds1;
    if upcase(libraryref)="%upcase(%scan(&libds,1,.))";
    call symputx('liburi',LibraryId,'l');
  run;
  /* get ds uri */
  data;run;%let tempds2=&syslast;
  %mm_gettables(uri=&liburi,outds=&tempds2)
  data _null_;
    set &tempds2;
    where upcase(tablename)="%upcase(%scan(&libds,2,.))";
    &dbg putlog tableuri=;
    call symputx('tableuri',tableuri);
  run;
%end;
 
data;run;
%let tempds3=&syslast;
%mm_getcols(tableuri=&tableuri,outds=&tempds3)
 
%if %mf_nobs(&tempds3)=0 %then %do;
  %put &libds (&tableuri) has no columns defined!!;
  data &outds;
  run;
  %return;
%end;
 
data _null_;
  set &tempds3 end=last;
  if _n_=1 then call execute('data &outds;');
  length attrib $32767;
 
  if SAScolumntype='C' then type='$';
  attrib='attrib '!!cats(colname)!!' length='!!cats(type,SASColumnLength,'.');
 
  if not missing(sasformat) then fmt=' format='!!cats(sasformat);
  if not missing(sasinformat) then infmt=' informat='!!cats(sasinformat);
  if not missing(coldesc) then desc=' label='!!quote(cats(coldesc));
 
  attrib=trim(attrib)!!fmt!!infmt!!desc!!';';
 
  call execute(attrib);
  if last then call execute('call missing(of _all_);stop;run;');
run;
 
%mend mm_createdataset;