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label for each fourth dot in gplot

reindeers — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:11:55 GMT

Good day to all.

I'm newbie in SAS.
I need labeling each fourth dot like this: " was built in &year_of_release ".
&year - is a variable value that store in data set. My table has three values: year, year_of_release and freq.
Year (simple number like 2014) and freq3 (number like 0.00514554) are used in graph as X and Y.
Year_of_release (simple number like 2014) is used in graph as value for grouping.

There is my code (you can see that I tried to use a "pointlabel" option but it doesn't display an information that I need, it always show a "freq3" information for some reason):

%macro prognostic_graph;

goptions reset=all device=activex ypixels=600 xpixels=800;

;

symbol1
INTERPOL = join
VALUE = dot
LINE = 1
WIDTH = 1
HEIGHT = 0.7
POINTLABEL = ("#year_of_release");

;

Axis1

STYLE = 0
WIDTH = 0
LABEL = (font="Arial/bold" a=90    Justify=center "Freq ")
VALUE = (font="Arial" HEIGHT=9pt )
MINOR = none
ORDER = (0 to 0.02 by 0.001)
OFFSET = (0,0)

;

Axis2

ORDER = (2002 to 2018 by 1)
STYLE = 0
WIDTH = 0
LABEL = (font="Arial/bold"    Justify=center "Years")
VALUE = (font="Arial" HEIGHT=9pt )
COLOR = cx&gridColor
MINOR = none
OFFSET = (0,0)
    ;

PROC GPLOT DATA=mergeDots;

PLOT freq3 * year = year_of_release /
            VAXIS = AXIS1
            HAXIS = AXIS2
            NOFRAME
            GRID
            NOLEGEND
;
RUN;

%mend prognostic_graph;

Thank you for your attention.

Re: label for each fourth dot in gplot

RW9 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:43:38 GMT

TBH I would strongly suggest moving away from GPLOT to SGPLOT at minimum or preferably proc template/GTL. You will have far more control over outputs. Have a look at this blog which has hundreds of examples of graphs with most options you could ever need, with example code generally in sgplot and GTL.

http://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/

Re: label for each fourth dot in gplot

GraphGuy — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:11:13 GMT

Try using device=png rather than device=activex.

The SAS/Graph device=activex implementation does not support all the customization features (such as pointlabel) fully.

Re: label for each fourth dot in gplot

reindeers — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:39:25 GMT

Thank you for your recomendation! I will be work with SGPLOT next time.

Re: label for each fourth dot in gplot

reindeers — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:41:35 GMT

Thank you, your comment decided my problem!