topic Re: Change color of boxplot (not working) in SAS Programming

Change color of boxplot (not working)

Revere2323 — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:02:15 GMT

Hello--

SAS is not using the options that I input, even though it is not reading it as an error.

Example:

proc boxplot data=example;
plot free*id/ boxstyle=schematic nohlabel idsymbol= box cboxes=black cboxfill=red;
run;

I run this code, there are no errors, but the color of the box plot does not change. Nothing changes. It is always the same.

Any help?

Re: Change color of boxplot (not working)

ballardw — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:40:00 GMT

@Revere2323 wrote:

Hello--

SAS is not using the options that I input, even though it is not reading it as an error.

Example:

proc boxplot data=example;
plot free*id/ boxstyle=schematic nohlabel idsymbol= box cboxes=black cboxfill=red;
run;

I run this code, there are no errors, but the color of the box plot does not change. Nothing changes. It is always the same.

Any help?

From Proc Boxplot documentation in the section about Traditional Graphics and ODS Graphics

Global graphics statements (GOPTIONS, AXIS, and SYMBOL, for example) and PLOT statement options that specify details of graph appearance (such as CBOXFILL= and FONT= ) are ignored when ODS Graphics is enabled.

The Plot statement syntax page should show which elements work with ODS graphics. Different ODS Style will change colors.

Or use Proc SGPLOT.

Re: Change color of boxplot (not working)

ilikeavocados — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:25:51 GMT

For the sake of other newbies (like myself), ODS Graphics can be disabled with:

ods graphics off;

Link to the previously mentioned documentation page