Here's a quick SAS ODS Graphics take on Northstory.ca's clever Modern Christmas Cards DIY project. Happy Holidays!
* Fun w/SAS ODS Graphics: A '2605'x, a '2605'x / Dancing in the night;
data stars; /* Create points for scatter plots */
input x y@@; /* Read x-y pairs of points for "stars" */
if x=3 & y=4 then color=2; else color=1; /* Assign different color to one star */
y=y*.85; /* Tighten up y-axis a smidgen */
xStand=2.5; /* Add points for "tree stand" */
yStand=1*.85;
datalines;
2.5 5 2 4 3 4 1.5 3 2.5 3 3.5 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2
;
ods graphics on / reset=index imagefmt=gif antialias height=5in width=5in;
proc sgplot data=stars noautolegend noborder pad=0 aspect=1;
styleattrs datacontrastcolors=(CX085411 hotpink);
symbolchar name=uniStar char='2605'x; /* Unicode for 5-pointed star */
symbolchar name=uniRectangle char='25AE'x; /* Unicode for vertical rectangle */
xaxis display=none offsetmin=0 offsetmax=0 values=(0 5);
yaxis display=none offsetmin=0 offsetmax=0 values=(.005 5);
scatter x=x y=y / /* Stars */
markerattrs=(symbol=unistar size=116pt) group=color;
scatter x=xStand y=yStand / /* Tree stand */
markerattrs=(symbol=unirectangle color=CX085411 size=116pt);
Perhaps worth pointing out that you need to run this under 9.4.
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