Date:         Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:32:01 +0200
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From:         dwall@QBLM.QUINTILES.COM
Subject:      PROC CATALOG
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Dear SAS-L

I am running SAS 6.12 on Windows NT...

Suppose I have 3 directories, each containing the catalog
SASMACR (containing macros).

Suppose I have a LIBNAME pointing to these three directories.
LIBNAME macros ('directory1', 'directory2', 'directory3');

If I want to dump all these macros into the WORK.SASMACR
catalog on the start-up of SAS, I would have to include a
proc catalog statement in my AUTOEXEC.SAS.  Right?

When I run the proc catalog, it only includes the macros in the
FIRST directory's SASMACR.  It ignores the macros in the other
two directories.  Is there a way to get around this WITHOUT defining
a separate libname for each directory, and running 3 proc catalog
statements.

Another thing, how does SAS handle duplicates.  For example, if
two different macros have the same name in two different catalogs,
will the first always be over-written by the second?

Thanks for your help in advance.  I look forward to hearing from you.
Dianne