SGPanel & ODS Layout - stretch chart across page

[BTAinRVA]

I'm using ODS Layout and SGPanel and want the chart to fill the page. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,

Brian Adams

[BTAinRVA]

I am using the ODS Layou code below but the panel chart doesn't fill the page. I would like the chart to be larger. Is there a way to do this?

[AncaTilea]

Hi.

If you add

ODS PDF "\\your_path\plot_full_page.pdf";

...

your proc sgpnale code

...

ODS PDF CLOSE;

It fills the page.

Maybe I don't fully understand what would you like to accomplish at the end?:smileyconfused:

[BTAinRVA]

Anca,

Thanks for the reply. Yes I do have that ODS PDF code sandwiched around my code. But the panel chart only fills about 70% of the available page area. I would like the chart to fill the entire page.

Thanks again,

Brian

[AncaTilea]

Could you, please, try to change your width and height statement to:

width = 100pct height = 100pct;

Thanks!

Let me know if it works.

This is what I get -- see attached, using this code:

ods layout start width = 100pct height = 100pct;

ods escapechar = "^";

ods region width = 100pct height = 100pct ;*x = .1in y = .5in;

ods pdf file = "my_path....\plot.pdf";

proc sgpanel data = sashelp.class;

panelby sex/columns = 1 onepanel uniscale = all;

*format; *I don't have a format, but this shouldn't affect anything;

band x = height lower = 0 upper = 75/transparency= .5 legendlabel = "Height" fillattrs = (color = OLIVE);

series x = weight y = age/legendlabel = "Something" lineattrs = (color = MAROON thickness = 3);

run;

ods pdf close;

[BTAinRVA]

Anca,

Thanks again for the reply. When I run your code I again get a panel chart that only fills about 70% of the page. The output you posted looks like it used Proc SGPlot. When I run the code below I get a plot that only fills about half the page. (P.S. is there any way to copy/paste my code into these posts?)

[Jay54]

Try this.. This seems to works for me.

ods pdf file='c:\Plot.pdf';

ods graphics / reset width=100pct height=100pct;

proc sgplot data=sashelp.cars;

  histogram mpg_city;

  run;

ods pdf close;

ods pdf file='c:\Panel.pdf';

ods graphics / reset width=100pct height=100pct;

proc sgpanel data=sashelp.cars;

  panelby origin / layout=rowlattice onepanel;

  histogram mpg_city;

  run;

ods pdf close;

[BTAinRVA]

Sanjay,

Thanks for the reply!

Unfortunately it is not doing for me what it is doing for you. I think there must be some system settings that need to be changed on my end. I'm still getting a chart that only fills about 70% of the page (see attached file).

[AncaTilea]

Very interesting.

Did you try 1. GOPTIONS reset = all;

          2. Close SAS and open it again.

[BTAinRVA]

Anca,

Thanks for the reply! I had great hopes that that would be the answer. But I did exactly what you suggested and I still get a chart that fills only about 70% of the page.

[Jay54]

I am checking with others here who know more about ODS Layout.  However, do you need the ODS LAYOUT and the ODS REGION statements?  These are pre-production, and may not be doing what you want.  The example I sent you does not have those statements.  Yes, try this in a fresh session of SAS as suggested by Anca.

[BTAinRVA]

Sanjay,

Thanks for your help!

I copied the code you sent to a  new editor window and ran it without any of the ODS layout code and I still got the same results as before.

[BTAinRVA]

Anca & Sanjay,

I'm going to try running Sanjay's code on another pc to see if it's just something related to my installation. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks again!

[Jay54]

You may need to define rows and columns when using ODS LAYOUT in PDF.

Can you attach your full code?

ods _all_ close;

ods pdf file='c:\Panel.pdf';

ods layout start rows=1 columns=1;

ods region;

ods graphics / reset width=100pct height=100pct;

proc sgpanel data=sashelp.cars;

  panelby origin / layout=rowlattice onepanel;

  histogram mpg_city;

  run;

ods pdf close;

[Jay54]

You may be using some release of SAS 9.2.  In that case, the width=100% will not work on the ODS GRAPHICS statement will not work as it was not yet implemented for SAS 9.2.  Note ODS LAYOUT is pre-production and  it is implemented with SAS 9.3.

So, you will have to provide a specific size for the graph.  If this is a 8.5" x 11" page, I suggest using:

ods graphics / reset width=7.5in height=10in;