Random password generator

[gordonkeener]

Utility macro to generate a random "password" by appending random
characters to a string until it reaches the desired length.

Usage:

%MACRO RANDPASS(len=24,digits=1,special=%NRSTR(@%&#!?.-_+*,/;:));

where:
len= is the desired length, defaulting to 24
digits= when TRUE (non-zero), the default, digits 0-9 are included
special= is a string of non-alphanumeric characters to also choose from

My macro demonstrates trickery to make & and % characters work in the special
list, but I do not support ' " ( or ) as special characters.

This file contains the macro, a simple test macro to test it, and a silly example
that uses it to generate an encryption key for a temp table.

Signed-off-by: Gordon L Keener gordon.l.keener@gmail.com

[stever-sas]

Thanks, Gordon! I did test in Viya, and it looks good. I'll merge the PR, then update the comment block.

[gordonkeener]

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