topic Re: Superscript in title in ODS and Base Reporting

Superscript in title

Melk — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:44:10 GMT

I am trying to add a superscript in my title and this is what is happening. I am using SAS 9.4 - can anyone help identify the problem based on the image? Thank you.

ods escapechar='^';

proc sgplot data=datnoautolegend;
title "My Plot: Volume(ml^{sup 2})";

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Re: Superscript in title

PeterClemmensen — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:32:26 GMT

I think you need to use the super keyword like this

ods escapechar='^';
title "My Plot: Volume(ml^{super 2})";

proc print data=sashelp.class;
run;

@Melk , does that work for you?

Re: Superscript in title

Melk — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:34:09 GMT

I tried that as well, but the results are the same.

Re: Superscript in title

PeterClemmensen — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:36:15 GMT

Are you directing output to an external source or HTML?

When I run it, I see this

Re: Superscript in title

Melk — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:41:01 GMT

Hm, I am looking at it in my results viewer and exporting as rtf file, and still getting the same thing.

Re: Superscript in title

ballardw — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:47:51 GMT

Version of SAS?

And show your code from the ODS RTF statement to the ODS RTF close.

My title in RTF shows

My Plot: Volume(ml²)

Re: Superscript in title

Melk — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:36:48 GMT

I have SAS 9.4.

ods rtf file='temp.rtf';
proc sgplot data=dat noautolegend;
title "My Plot: (ml^{super 2})";
scatter x=new_method y=gs;
run;
quit;
ods rtf close;

Re: Superscript in title

ballardw — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:15:14 GMT

@Melk wrote:
I have SAS 9.4.

ods rtf file='temp.rtf';
proc sgplot data=dat noautolegend;
title "My Plot: (ml^{super 2})";
scatter x=new_method y=gs;
run;
quit;
ods rtf close;

Try adding NOGTITLE to the ODS RTF options. I think with the title out of the graph that RTF has a better chance of showing the text as desired. The default for RTF is GTITLE which leaves the title as part of the graph and the graph procedures have issues with escapechar stuff sometimes.

Re: Superscript in title

SuzanneDorinski — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 01:57:33 GMT

Try using the unicode value instead:

  title "My Plot: Volume(ml^{unicode '00b2'x})";

Re: Superscript in title

Melk — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:30:09 GMT

This worked, but it changes the format of my plot as well...which I don't want to change.

Re: Superscript in title

Melk — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:37:54 GMT

I also noticed that it works when I do a proc print, but not when I use sgplot - so it must have to do with the graph options?

Re: Superscript in title

huph — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:20:53 GMT

That was my solution - which works in the pdf and rtf files. However the png graphics file only shows an empty rectangle where subscript 2 should be in the label for y-axis of an sgplot plot - a pity. How to fix?

Re: Superscript in title

Ksharp — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:38:25 GMT

data sganno;
length label $ 200;
 drawspace="graphpercent"; function="text"; textweight="normal"; textsize=12;textcolor="black"; width=200;
/* x1=50; y1=2.5;label="&label1."; output;*/
 x1=50;  y1=95; label="Title -- My Plot: (ml(*ESC*){sup '2'})"; output;
 x1=2.5;  y1=50;rotate=90;label="My Plot: (ml(*ESC*){sup '2'})"; output;
 run;

title;
ods graphics/reset=all;
proc sgplot data=sashelp.class noautolegend sganno=sganno pad=(top=1cm);
scatter x=weight y=height;
yaxis label=' ';
run;
quit;