Is it possible to make this better and readable?

[Arju1]

I am creating an excel chart but the labels on x-axis are not shown properly. Is it possible to make this better?

Thanks. 

Attaching the code, the source data and the resulting excel chart.

[PaigeMiller]

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[Arju1]

Thank you.

As directed, the graph generated is: Please notice that on xaxis the labels are compacted so not usable.

Sas Code:

data work.msudatax;
infile 'd:\sasdata\charts\msudata.csv'
delimiter=','
missover
firstobs=2
DSD
lrecl = 32767
obs=290;
input Date:ddmmyy10. Time:time. FreeMSU TotalMSU;
format Date ddmmyy10. Time time8.7;
run;
data msudatax;
set msudatax;
date_time=dhms(date,0,0,time);
run;
proc Contents data=work.msudatax;
run;

%data2datastep(msudatax, work, work, E:\Sai\make_msu.sas)
ods excel file="E:\SAI\temp.xlsx" options(sheet_name="gugus.xls");
ods excel options (orientation='landscape');
proc print data=work.msudatax (drop=date_time) noobs;
title "MSU Report";
ods excel options(sheet_interval = 'proc' sheet_name = "MSU");
ods graphics / reset width = 7.4in height=5.8in imagemap;
proc sgplot data = work.msudatax ;
needle x=date_time y=FreeMSU;
format date_time datetime14. ;
xaxis type= discrete display=(nolabel) fitpolicy=SPLIT splitchar=':';
run;
ods graphics / reset;
ods excel close;
quit;

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Datalines as instructed generated with data2datastep macro -file make_msu.sas:

data work.MSUDATAX;
infile datalines dsd truncover;
input Date:DDMMYY10. Time:TIME8.7 FreeMSU:32. TotalMSU:32. date_time:32.;
format Date DDMMYY10. Time TIME8.7;
datalines4;
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[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

Try taking TYPE=DISCRETE out of the XAXIS statement.

[Arju1]

Hello PaigeMiller,
Thank you so much. It is working.
Is it possible to change attributes of negative msu needles red?
with warm regards
Arju

[PaigeMiller]

You might be able to do this with what SAS calls Attribute Maps, but I have never done this for a Needle Plot. So I leave it up to you to give it a try.