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Date:   Mon, 11 Oct 1999 16:03:04 +0200
Reply-To:   F a b r i z i o <Fabrizio1@USA.NET>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   F a b r i z i o <Fabrizio1@USA.NET>
Organization:   KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Subject:   Re: "Secure" macro ?

Paige Miller wrote in message <3801D3AD.7FC1DC15@kodak.com>... >john_iwaniszek@worldnet.att.net wrote: >> >> a macro can be 'decompiled' by running it with mprint turned on and also using >> mfile to route mprint output to a file.

This is no true decompile, it does not fully list the %IF logic; even with MLOGIC enabled you get not all statements used.

> >If the first line of the compiled macro is > >OPTIONS NOMPRINT NOSOURCE; > >then doesn't this make the remainder of the macro secure?

This is only true if the generated code is at the statement level, but if you use a macro to generate part of a statement, then the options statement comes at an inappropriate instance.

Grtz., Fabrizio


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