Re: Write a custom Code Explorer parser?

SAS has code parser for code explorer included in PSPad.
If you have use highlighter, change file type for code explorer to ftSAS

Hi

Thanks for the swift reply!
pspad indeed includes a sas highligher(looked over it), I changed also the 'CodeExplorer file typ' to ftSas (as you recommend).
And now the code explorer loads indeed 3 types: libraries, Data and procedures which is really great.
But I still miss the Macro overview, would it be possible to extend this ftSas code explorer file with this?
The reason is that we include a lot of these macro's in our code(they have a meaningful name) so we can work with it as a 'function' -> This way we are able to structure our code much better.
I believe strongly this would be very convenient for other sas developers as well.

Just a question, no obligation off course.

Frank

Hello

I can extend SAS code explore, but I need some source sample and description what you want to see in code explorer window

Hi
The syntax to define a macro looks as follows:
%macro MacroFunctionName;
...
Code
...
%mend MacroFunctionName;

where MacroFunctionName is the name of the macro definition(which is probably pretty obvious but just to be clear )

below a (more or less)full sas code snippet of a macro function.

/*-----------------------------------*/
/* Check if there was data found */
/*-----------------------------------*/
%macro check_if_edc_found;
%let timenow=%sysfunc(time(), time.);
%put ----- [&timenow] MACRO: check_if_edc_found -----;
%global nr;
data _null_;
set SAVE.EDCdata_all end=end;
if end then call symputx('nr',_N_);
run;
%put SAVE.EDCdata_all: nr of observations=&nr;
%if "&nr"="" %then %do;
data _null_;
file _webout;
/* Set title of webpage */
put "<title>No data found</title>";
[...]
put "</body></html>";
run;
%let abort=1;
%abort;
%end;
%mend;

Will be available in the next build for ftSAS code parser type

Hey

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Thanks!!!

Any outlook on when this will be(roughly estimated)?
This way I can temper my colleagues their enthousiasme for a while

I will release it this weekend I hope

wow, I've to say much faster than expected!
Thanks again for the GREAT support!

not to be willing impatient, just to know the outlook, any idea when you would find time(supposing somewhere next year?)

Build with your highlighter was released last weekend. Look at developer forum