Core language support

The WPS Core language module provides the main language syntax support for programming in the SAS language including DATA Steps, procedures, functions, call routines, formats, informats and macros together with logs, input data, output data and reporting of results.

Macros

WPS Core provides support for both old-style and new-style macros.

Functions and CALL routines

Many DATA step functions and CALL routines are supported by WPS Core including:

• Date and Time
• Maths
• String
• Financial
• Statistics
• Multi-byte (“K-functions”)
• File System

Formats and Informats

Many Formats and Informats are supported by WPS Core including:

• Date and Time
• Numeric
• String
• User-Defined
• INFILE Exits

Procedures

Many Procedures are supported by WPS Core.

Logs

Full support for program logs with error messages and warnings. The WPS Workbench provides the option to view, navigate, save and print logs. Locating errors in program logs is made easy with the outline view and log highlighting.

Output

WPS Core supports the following Output Delivery System (ODS) destinations:

• ODS CHTML
• ODS CSV
• ODS CSVALL
• ODS EXCEL
• ODS EXCELXP
• ODS HTML
• ODS HTMLCSS
• ODS LISTING
• ODS MARKUP
• ODS MSOFFICE2K
• ODS OUTPUT
• ODS PACKAGE
• ODS PDF
• ODS PHTML
• ODS RTF

Data file formats

The table below provides a summary of data formats presently supported by the WPS Core module.

Connectivity to databases, data warehouses and Hadoop big data sources is achieved by utilising the appropriate WPS Data Engine Modules.

File Types

WPS Core also provides support for the following file access methods:

• HTTP
• Pipe
• Socket
• Sysout
• Temp
• URL
• VSAM (IBM z/OS Mainframe only)
• ZIP

Dependencies and usage

WPS Core can be used on any supported platforms.

Language support in detail

The documents listed below provide details about the supported language syntax.