How can I create a .png file with gridded output?

[plf515]

I am using SAS 9.4 1M6 on a Windows 10 machine.  I have a program that creates what I want in HTML:

ods listing gpath = "c:\writing\nonfiction\glm book";
ods graphics /imagename = "anscombe1sas" imagefmt = png;
ods layout gridded columns = 2 rows = 2;
ods region;
proc sgplot data = anscombe;
 scatter x = x1 y = y1;
 lineparm x = 0 y = 3.000090909 slope = 0.500090909/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
 lineparm x = 0 y = 3.24 slope = 0.48/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" lineattrs = (color = "red");
run;

ods region;
proc sgplot data = anscombe;
 scatter x = x1 y = y2;
 lineparm x = 0 y = 3.000909091 slope = 0.5/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
 lineparm x = 0 y = 3.13 slope = 0.5/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" lineattrs = (color = "red");
run;


ods region;
proc sgplot data = anscombe;
 scatter x = x1 y = y3;
 lineparm x = 0 y = 3.002454545 slope = 0.5/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
 lineparm x = 0 y = 4.01 slope = 0.345/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" lineattrs = (color = "red");
run;


ods region;
proc sgplot data = anscombe;
 scatter x = x1 y = y4;
 lineparm x = 0 y = 9.231363636 slope = -0.192272727/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
 lineparm x = 0 y = 6.8067 slope = 0.0167/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" lineattrs = (color = "red");
run;

ods layout end;

but PNG doesn't support gridded output, so there are multiple .png files. How can I create a single PNG file with 4 graphs?

[DanH_sas · Accepted solution]

You'll need to use GTL instead. A LAYOUT LATTICE gives you the ability to put multiple plots in the same graph. The code below should get you close to what you want.

Hope it helps!

Dan

proc template;
define statgraph ScatPlots;
begingraph;
layout lattice / rows=2 columns=2;
layout overlay;
  scatterplot x = x1 y = y1;
  lineparm x = 0 y = 3.000090909 slope = 0.500090909/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
  lineparm x = 0 y = 3.24 slope = 0.48/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" lineat
trs = (color = red);
endlayout;
layout overlay;
  scatterplot x = x1 y = y2;
  lineparm x = 0 y = 3.000909091 slope = 0.5/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
  lineparm x = 0 y = 3.13 slope = 0.5/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" lineatt
rs = (color = red);
endlayout;
layout overlay;
  scatterplot x = x1 y = y3;
  lineparm x = 0 y = 3.002454545 slope = 0.5/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
  lineparm x = 0 y = 4.01 slope = 0.345/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" linea
ttrs = (color = red);
endlayout;
layout overlay;
  scatterplot x = x1 y = y4;
  lineparm x = 0 y = 9.231363636 slope = -0.192272727/curvelabel = "OLS fit";
  lineparm x = 0 y = 6.8067 slope = 0.0167/curvelabel = "Quantreg for median" li
neattrs = (color = red);
endlayout;
endlayout;
endgraph;
end;
run;

proc sgrender data=anscombe template=ScatPlots;
run;