Extracting Metadata

SAS Syntax File

/*
Version: 1.0
Encoding: UTF-8 without byte order mark
Note: The working directory must contain the data file (sas7bdat) and catalog file (sas7bcat)
NB: The data and catalog files must have the same name
NB: The link between variable and format must be stored in the data file
NB: The formats in the catalog file must represent code list(s) only
NB: The values in the catalog file must be explicitly specified (ranges are invalid)

Placeholders:
	{0}: directory separator
	{1}: data file directory
	{2}: data file name
	{3}: $
*/

* Set the working directory and data file name;
%let outDir=%str({1}{0});
%let inputSas=%str({2});
libname mylib "&outDir";

* Set options;
options locale=da_DK replace=yes;
options nofmterr;

* Escape reserved xml characters;
%macro clean(varName);
	&varname=strip(&varname);
	label=tranwrd(&varName,'&','&');
	label=tranwrd(&varName,'<','<');
	label=tranwrd(&varName,'>','>');
	label=tranwrd(&varName,"'",''');
	label=tranwrd(&varName,'"','"');
%mend clean;

* CREATE VARIABEL;
ods listing;
ods trace on /listing;
* Ods output <ouput-object>=<sas data set>;
ods output variables=mylib.odsOut;
proc contents data=mylib.&inputSas;
run;
ods trace off;
ods _all_ close;
* If format column is missing in output, add column;
data mylib.odsOut;
	length Format {3}200;
	set mylib.odsOut;
	id=open('mylib.odsOut');
	if varnum(id, 'Format')=0 then Format='';
	rc=close(id);
	drop rc id;
run;
* Create output with variable name and format;
data mylib.varNames(keep=varNameFormat);
	set mylib.odsOut;
	format Format {3}char200.;
	*If format is missing, map the generic type to format;
	if lowcase(type) eq 'num' then type='';
	else
		do;
			if lowcase(type) EQ 'char' then type='{3}';
		end;
	if Format eq '' then Format=cats(type,len,'.');
	* If present in format, remove "char" and "best";
	if prxmatch('/\{3}char\d+\./',lowcase(strip(Format)))>0 then Format=cats(type,len,'.');
	if prxmatch('/best\d*\./',lowcase(strip(Format)))>0 then Format=cats(type,len,'.');
	varNameFormat=cat(strip(Variable),' ',strip(lowcase(Format)));
run;
* Write output to file;
%let name=%str({2}_VARIABEL.txt);
%let outfile=&outDir&name;
data _null_;
	set mylib.varNames;
	file "&outfile" encoding='utf-8' dsd dlm='09'x lrecl=2000000;
	put(_all_)(+0);
run;

* CREATE VARIABELBESKRIVELSE;
data mylib.varLabels(keep=varLabels);
	length Label {3}6400;
	set mylib.odsOut;
	%clean(Label);
	if Label eq '' then Label='n.a.';
	length varLabels {3}7200;
	varLabels=cat(strip(Variable)," '",strip(Label),"'");
run;
* Write output to file;
%let name=%str({2}_VARIABELBESKRIVELSE.txt);
%let outfile=&outDir&name;
data _null_;
	set mylib.varLabels;
	file "&outfile" encoding='utf-8' dsd dlm='09'x lrecl=2000000;
	put(_all_)(+0);
run;

* CREATE KODELISTE;
%let name=%str(valLabels);
%let outfile=&outDir&name;
* Get content from the catalog file;
proc format out="&outfile" fmtlib library=mylib.&inputSas;
run;
data mylib.valLabels(keep=Fmtname valLabels);
	length Label {3}32767;
	set mylib.valLabels;
	%clean(Label);
	* If label is empty, use default value;
	if Label eq '' then Label='n.a.';
	Fmtname=strip(lowcase(Fmtname));
	if lag(Fmtname)=Fmtname then Fmtname='';
	* Remove preceding dot in front of special values (.A-.Z);
	if prxmatch('/\.[a-z]/',lowcase(strip(Start)))>0 then Start=substr(strip(Start),2,1);
	length valLabels {3}32767;
	valLabels=cat("'",strip(Start),"'"," '",strip(Label),"'");
run;
* Create output with code list(s);
%let name=%str({2}_KODELISTE.txt);
%let outfile=&outDir&name;
data _null_;
	set mylib.valLabels;
	file "&outfile" encoding='utf-8' dsd dlm='09'x lrecl=2000000;
	put(Fmtname)(+0);
	put(valLabels)(+0);
run;
data mylib.valLabels;
	infile "&outfile" encoding='utf-8' delimiter='09'x missover dsd lrecl=32767;
	informat var1 {3}32767.;
	format var1 {3}32767.;
	input var1 {3}; var1=strip(var1);
run;
data mylib.valLabels;
	set mylib.valLabels;
	if var1 eq '' then delete;
run;
* Write output to file;
data _null_;
	set mylib.valLabels;
	file "&outfile" encoding='utf-8' dsd dlm='09'x lrecl=2000000;
	put(_all_)(+0);
run;

* Delete temporary files on disk;
proc datasets library=mylib;
	delete odsOut varNames varLabels valLabels;
run;

/*
CONVERT DATA TO DELIMITED TEXT FILE (DEFAULT METHOD)
Note: Write variable names on the first line
Note: Write text qualifier only if data contain the delimiter
Note: Escape a double quote in string data with a double quote and double quoting of the whole string
Note: Null values in numeric variables are not respresented at all
Note: Special codes for missing values are written as uppercase letters (A-Z)
NB: Max lrecl in output=32767
*/
data _null_;
	call symput('datafile', "mylib.&inputSas");
	filename csv "&outDir{0}&inputSas..csv" encoding='utf-8';
	%let outFile=csv;
	proc export data=&datafile outfile=&outFile dbms=dlm replace;
		delimiter=';';
		putnames=yes;
run;

/*
CONVERT DATA TO DELIMITED TEXT FILE (ALTERNATIVE METHOD)
Note: Write text qualifier only if data contain the delimiter
Note: Escape a double quote in string data with a double quote and double quoting of the whole string
Note: Null values in numeric variables are not respresented at all
Note: Special codes for missing values are written as uppercase letters (A-Z)
NB: Does not write variable names on the first line
data _null_;
	file csv dsd dlm=';' lrecl=2000000;
	set mylib.&inputName;
	put(_all_)(+0);
run;
*/

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