What is it

A collection of utilities that facilitate SAS code development.

Prerequisite

• Windows
• Notepad++
• Python
• Git for Windows

Installation

1. Clone the project.
2. Add source utils.sh to your .bashrc using actual path to the file.
3. Incorporate <Command> tag into your Notepad++ settings file (how to find it). It adds run configuration and assigns Ctrl + B shortcut for that action.
4. Set actual path to the cloned directory in the <Command> tag.
5. Make sure that the shortcut has no other assignment (Settings — Shortcut Mapper...). By default, that is Go to matching brace. Otherwise, you need to assign another keyboard shortcut for the action.

Usage

Note: As of now, that only works if all SAS files you search in are located in the same directory.

Go to macro variable or function declaration (Notepad++)

1. Open SAS file with Notepad++.
2. Either select a variable or function name or put caret there.
3. Invoke Run — SAS macro search. Its default keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + B.

Go to macro function declaration (Git for Windows)

1. Open Git Bash.
2. Navigate to a directory that contains your SAS files.
3. Put the actual macro function name into the command below. Quotes are optional.

sm 'macro_function_name'