topic Pie Chart Image Distortion in ODS Layout in Graphics Programming

Pie Chart Image Distortion in ODS Layout

mimipin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:32:46 GMT

Trying to insert a pie chart along with a table from proc report. I am using ODS Layout. My pie chart has distorted colors - it is good in the gchart results window but not in the PDF.

Thanks in advance.

Below is the relevant section for this chart:

ods region x=3.501in y=2in width=3.999in height=1.75in ;

goptions reset=all cback=white hsize=3.5in vsize=1.75in;

proc gchart data=&rxds1(where = (cnt = &i.));

pie lob / sumvar=mat

noheading

slice=none

value=none

coutline=BL

matchcolor

other=0

legend=legend1

midpoints="COMMERCIAL" "MEDICARE D" "MEDICAID" "CASH"

;

legend1 label=none position=(right middle) across=1 shape=bar(3,2);

pattern1 color=green ;

pattern2 color=yellow ;

pattern3 color=blue ;

pattern4 color=red ;

run;

quit;

Re: Pie Chart Image Distortion in ODS Layout

ballardw — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:10:33 GMT

How are you getting it into PDF? You don't show any related code.

Re: Pie Chart Image Distortion in ODS Layout

mimipin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:56:26 GMT

Ballardw: thanks for the response - it is part of a longer, but I am adding the related PDF code:

options orientation=portrait papersize=letter nodate nonumber leftmargin=0.5in rightmargin=0.5in topmargin=.001in bottommargin=.001in;

ods escapechar='^';

title;

footnote;

ods pdf file="C:\.......\Output\clyot&i..pdf" notoc;

ods layout start width=8in height=10.9in columns=2;

ods region x=1in y=2in width=2.5in height=1.75in;

Proc Report Data=lob_ord (where = (cnt = &i.)) nowd headline

************

run;

ods region x=3.501in y=2in width=3.999in height=1.75in ;

goptions reset=all cback=white hsize=3.5in vsize=1.75in;

proc gchart data=&rxds1(where = (cnt = &i.));

pie lob / sumvar=mat

noheading

slice=none

value=none

coutline=BL

matchcolor

other=0

legend=legend1

midpoints="COMMERCIAL" "MEDICARE D" "MEDICAID" "CASH" ;

legend1 label=none position=(right middle) across=1 shape=bar(3,2);

pattern1 color=green ;

pattern2 color=yellow ;

pattern3 color=blue ;

pattern4 color=red ;

run;

quit;

ods region x=1in y=4in width=8in height=6.5in column_span=2;

........

Re: Pie Chart Image Distortion in ODS Layout

DanO_sas_com — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:51:43 GMT

This is a defect in SAS 9.3 that has been addressed in SAS 9.4. Unfortunately at this time I do not see a workaround.

Re: Pie Chart Image Distortion in ODS Layout

mimipin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:12:52 GMT

Thanks for your response Dan. Much appreciated!