topic Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines in SAS Enterprise Guide

SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

matt23 — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 14:39:12 GMT

Hi. I'm running a multiple line plot with SGPLOT and I get 12 lines of basically the same color. All kinds of beiges or blues. Any way to make it have more vibrant colors? Here's my code and styleattrs does not work for me.

proc sort data=dataname;
by Month hour;
run;

proc means data=dataname noprint;
by Month hour;
var Load temp dew win cc;
output out=Meanz mean=;
run;

proc print data=Meanz;
run;

proc sgplot data=Meanz;
series x=Hour y=Load / group=Month lineattrs=(thickness=2 pattern=solid);
xaxis values=(0 to 23 by 1);
run;

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

PaigeMiller — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 14:50:24 GMT

Something like this:

proc sgplot data=Meanz;
styleattrs datacontrastcolors=(red green blue cyan orange);
series x=Hour y=Load / group=Month lineattrs=(thickness=2 pattern=solid);
xaxis values=(0 to 23 by 1);
run;

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

matt23 — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 14:52:37 GMT

styleattrs does not work on my version of SAS. Any way around it ?

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

PaigeMiller — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:01:51 GMT

What version of SAS is that?

What is the ERROR message? Show us the relevant parts of the SASLOG.

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

Reeza — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:01:41 GMT

Did the DataAttr map not work? If not, trying changing your overall style. Not sure what your destination is, but if it was PDF it would be like:

ods pdf file='path to file.pdf' <other options> style=seaside;

@matt23 wrote:
styleattrs does not work on my version of SAS. Any way around it ?

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

matt23 — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:25:46 GMT

I'm using SAS EG 4.3 at the moment.

This is the error:
112 styleattrs datacontrastcolors=(red green blue cyan orange);
__________
180
ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

PaigeMiller — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:41:44 GMT

Please show us the relevant parts of the SASLOG. This would be the SASLOG for the entire PROC SGPLOT code from start to end of PROC SGPLOT, including warnings and errors.

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

Reeza — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:43:07 GMT

proc product_status;

run;

This will give you the SAS version. That’s a really, really old EG version as well. I think current one is 7.3

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

matt23 — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:00:13 GMT

I'll just use gplot in this case. But can you help me make these lines thicker and delete the symbols?

symbol1 i = j value = W font = marker c = vivb h = 1 line = 1 width = 1;
symbol2 i = j value = W font = marker c = bigb h = 1 line = 1 width = 1; 
symbol3 i = j value = W font = marker c = liolbr h = 1 line = 1 width = 1;
symbol4 i = j value = W font = marker c = lilg h = 1 line = 1 width = 1;

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

PaigeMiller — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 22:37:51 GMT

@matt23 wrote:

I'll just use gplot in this case. But can you help me make these lines thicker and delete the symbols?

symbol1 i = j value = W font = marker c = vivb h = 1 line = 1 width = 1;
symbol2 i = j value = W font = marker c = bigb h = 1 line = 1 width = 1; 
symbol3 i = j value = W font = marker c = liolbr h = 1 line = 1 width = 1;
symbol4 i = j value = W font = marker c = lilg h = 1 line = 1 width = 1;

It seems relatively obvious how to make the lines thicker and delete the symbols. You ought to be able to figure this out yourself.

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

Ksharp — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:49:31 GMT

data meanz;
set sashelp.air;
group=year(date);
run;
proc sgplot data=Meanz NOCYCLEATTRS;
series x=date y=air / group=group lineattrs=(thickness=2 pattern=solid);
run;

OR try:

ods graphics/ ATTRPRIORITY=color;

proc sgplot ............

Re: SGPLOT: color of multiple lines

Reeza — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:00:44 GMT

@Ksharp I think he's on SAS 9.2 which doesn't have a lot of the SGplot features.