Date:         Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:53:39 +0100
Reply-To:     Marcin Sroka <sroka@SAWAN.COM.PL>
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From:         Marcin Sroka <sroka@SAWAN.COM.PL>
Organization: tp.internet - http://www.tpi.pl/
Subject:      Re: [summary] How to compile a SCL model programmatically ?
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Thank you very much !

I knew I could compile a SCL model automatically with compile='Y'
parameter in _setSource method. But I didn't know that you can do it not
only from the FRAME you use in your application but from any SCL source
which creates a proper environment for the model (e.g. proper table). I
couldn't use compile='Y' in the FRAME because sometimes users don't have
write access to codes' folder.

So I've decided to use a solution suggested by Richard A. DeVenezia. To
include compiling SCL models in my compile mechanism I do:

- create an entry compiling SCL models (e.g. _compile_models.scl):
init:
   declare sashelp.classes.sasdataset_c data
   = _new_ sashelp.classes.sasdataset_c();

   /* prepare a proper env for a model:
      e.g.
      data.table = 'sashelp.class';
    */
   data._setSource('myLibrary.myCatalog.myModel.scl', 'Y');
   data._term();

   /* and so on for other models in this SAS catalog */
return;

- put a command running above entry in a source compiling all entries in
SAS catalog:

/* include macros needed for compilation */
filename m CATALOG 'myLibrary.myCatalog._compile_macros.source';
%include m;
filename m;

/* compiling 'ordinary' entries */
proc build catalog = myLibrary.myCatalog batch;
    compile et=frame;
    compile select = (
                        SCLs (but not SCL models)
                     )
    ;
quit;

/* compiling models */
dm 'afa c=myLibrary.myCatalog._compile_models.scl';

In my SAS 8.2 application I have an old FRAME with a SAS 6.12 Data Table
Viewer with a SCL model attached to it. I compile the model with above
mechanism and it works well.

Marcin J. Sroka