topic Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA in Graphics Programming

Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

lfang — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:59:45 GMT

I am working on some html graphics outputs, the simple program I copy from SAS is like that:

proc sort data= sashelp.prdsale out=prdsummary;

by year quarter;

run;

goptions reset=all device=javameta

ftext="Trebuchet" htext=1.5 hby=2;

ods listing close;

ods html;

proc gchart data=prdsummary;

by year quarter;

hbar country / sumvar=actual subgroup=product sum;

run;

quit;

ods html close;

I wa able to get the output, a htm file. But when I clicked on that htm file and tried to open it in my IE, the error message show up:

"Sorry, your browser does not support the applet tag. cannot be displayed. Sorry, there was a problem with the Graph control or plug-in in your browser. cannot be displayed."

What's the reason for this error? What should I do with my IE?

Many Thanks!!

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

Reeza — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:29:51 GMT

Have you tried a different browser?

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

lfang — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:33:14 GMT

I tried Microsoft Edge and Chrome. They are all the same.

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

Reeza — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:59:57 GMT

Why are you using device=javameta? Nothing in your code shows a need for it. Can you reset all your goptions and try some different options for device.

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

lfang — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:09:48 GMT

This is just an example. Actually in my own program, JAVAMETA is for the interactive features in my html output, for example, I want to use tips, and can enlarge the graph, etc. My program worked very well under SAS 9.3 and IE 8. Currently I have SAS 9.4 and Windows 10, and the progam is not working. I am not sure what's the issue.

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

Reeza — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:25:07 GMT

Can you post a sample of the output? My guess is a Windows10 issue with security.

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

lfang — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:42:58 GMT

My output is quite simple: I have a .txt which is output from SAS by using JAVAMETA. and then a html file like this:

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

GraphGuy — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:55:43 GMT

Viewing SAS device=javameta output can be problematic. You have to point the codebase just right in a location everyone can get to, and everyone's browser has to have the correct version of java, etc, etc. Therefore I would recommend not using it.

If you just need a graph, I would suggest using device=png. If you need a graph with html hover-text/drilldown/etc, but need it to be in a single file (such that it is easy to move around, or email, etc) I would suggest using the new "ods html5" with bitmap_mode='inline'. Here are a couple of blogs I wrote with example code:

http://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/2013/11/06/sas-9-4-has-a-new-way-to-send-interactive-graphs-in-email/

http://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/2014/01/22/easy-new-way-to-send-drilldown-graphs-in-an-email/

Re: Interactive metagraphics and JAVAMETA

lfang — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:41:13 GMT

Thank you RobertAllison_SAS and Reeza!