mpe_validatecol.sas File Reference

Validates a column of values, including the Data Controller format-catalog form of a libds reference. More...

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Detailed Description

Wrapper around mp_validatecol() that adds the Data Controller convention of addressing a format catalog as LIBREF.CATALOGNAME-FC to the LIBDS rule.

The -FC suffix is matched exactly and the remainder is validated as a strict LIBREF.DATASET, so the whole value is covered by the validation - a bare scan on the dash would leave anything after it unvalidated. The input column itself is never modified, so a caller that needs the catalog reference downstream (to match MPE_SECURITY, for instance) still receives it.

Parameters

[in]	incol	Input column (a data step variable)
[in]	rule	Validation rule, as per mp_validatecol()
[out]	outcol	1 when the value is valid, else 0

SAS Macros

• mp_validatecol.sas
• mf_getuniquename.sas

Version

9.2

Author

4GL Apps Ltd

Copyright

4GL Apps Ltd. This code may only be used within Data Controller and may not be re-distributed or re-sold without the express permission of 4GL Apps Ltd.

Definition in file mpe_validatecol.sas.