Modifying Forest Plot by Sanjay Matanga to display study weight boxes

[Jay54]

It seems you have computed the Low and High values based on some stat.  You have a couple of options:

• You can use the BARWIDTH option for TYPE=BAR.
• You can use TYPE=LINE, and set the line thickness using LINEATTRS.

[ammarhm]

Sorry again for bothering

Still having a problem with this

Here is what I am doing 

I am using discretattrmap to add the specific colour and shape

discreteattrmap name='colors' / ignorecase=true;
         value '1' / markerattrs=(color=blue symbol=squarefilled  );
         value '2' /  markerattrs=(color=blue symbol=square ) ;
		  value '3' / markerattrs=(color=viro symbol=diamondfilled);
     
      enddiscreteattrmap;
      discreteattrvar attrvar=classfill var=id attrmap='colors';

then the plot is created with the following code 

  highlowplot y=obsid low=low high=high / CLIPCAP=true; 
 scatterplot y=obsid x=mean / markersizeresponse=w markersizemin=10 markersizemax=30 group=classfill  ;

But

THe character in the middle of the OR line is not showing!

If i change the code to

 referenceline y=ref / lineattrs=(thickness=15 color=_bandcolor);
   highlowplot y=obsid low=low high=high / CLIPCAP=true; 
          scatterplot y=obsid x=mean / markerattrs=(symbol=squarefilled) group=classfill  ;

it will work perfectly but the symboles are all squares

if I change the code to 

 highlowplot y=obsid low=low high=high / CLIPCAP=true; 
          scatterplot y=obsid x=mean /  markersizeresponse=w markersizemin=10 markersizemax=30 group=classfill  ;

Then the boxes are resized according tot he column w but all the symboles are the same of course

THe problem arizes when I try to combine these two options:

 highlowplot y=obsid low=low high=high / CLIPCAP=true; 
          scatterplot y=obsid x=mean /  markersizeresponse=w markersizemin=10 markersizemax=30 group=classfill ;

Any idea on how to solve this? See attached image

Kind regards

[Jay54]

I will have to check with the experts for the interactions between MarkerSizeResponse and DiscreteAttrMap.  

In the meantime, if you are using DiscreteAttrMap only to control the shape of the symbols by group, I suggest you can just set the three symbols you want (in the right order) using the DATASYMBOLS option in BEGINGRAPH to see if that works.  Leave out the DiscreteAttrMap.  This will tell us if there is some interaction we need to consider.

If you can include the full program with working data (not confidential) that I can run, I will have a better shot to debug the issues.