Unicode in a format to change output of proc template and proc sgender

[rbikes]

Hi everyone, I have this fomat that has a unicode for greater or equal to and would like to use a chatagory in a graph similar to the output of this example code below.

Thanks ahead of time!

proc format;
value age
1="< 5 Years"
2="^{unicode '2265'x} 5 Years";
run;

data race;
infile datalines dlm=',';
input age score;
datalines;
1,12
2,14
1,17
1,10
2,7
2,4
1,6
2,8
;
run;

proc template;                                                                
  define statgraph plot_race;
  begingraph /border=false designwidth=800px designheight=500px;
  layout overlay/walldisplay=none 
		yaxisopts=(label="Scroe" 
        			linearopts=(tickvaluelist=(0 5 10 15 20) viewmin=0 viewmax=20))
        xaxisopts=(Label="age" type=linear display=(line ticks tickvalues)
                                       linearopts=(	tickvaluelist=(1 2)  
                                                   	tickvalueformat=age.
												 	tickvaluefitpolicy=none));

        scatterPlot x=eval(0.08*rannor(57)+age) y=score /  name="sp1"
                    markerAttrs=GraphData1 
                    dataTransparency=0.5;
        boxplot x=age y=score /boxwidth=0.2  display=(caps mean median)
                    meanAttrs=(symbol=plus);
      endlayout;           
    endgraph;                                                               
  end;                                                                       
run;

ods rtf file="Test Score" style=myjournal BODYTITLE_AUX nogtitle nogfootnote;
ods graphics/ height= 4in width=6.4in;

title1 "Results";

proc sgrender data=race template=plot_race;
run;

ods rtf close;
ods listing;

[rbikes]

Sorry, I do know about ods escapechar, but it still doesn't work. ( updated code with it in there)

proc format;
value age
1="< 5 Years"
2="^{unicode '2265'x} 5 Years";
run;

data race;
infile datalines dlm=',';
input age score;
datalines;
1,12
2,14
1,17
1,10
2,7
2,4
1,6
2,8
;
run;
options orientation=landscape;
ods escapechar='^';

proc template;                                                                
  define statgraph plot_race;
  begingraph /border=false designwidth=800px designheight=500px;
  layout overlay/walldisplay=none 
		yaxisopts=(label="Scroe" 
        			linearopts=(tickvaluelist=(0 5 10 15 20) viewmin=0 viewmax=20))
        xaxisopts=(Label="age" type=linear display=(line ticks tickvalues)
                                       linearopts=(	tickvaluelist=(1 2)  
                                                   	tickvalueformat=age.
												 	tickvaluefitpolicy=none));

        scatterPlot x=eval(0.08*rannor(57)+age) y=score /  name="sp1"
                    markerAttrs=GraphData1 
                    dataTransparency=0.5;
        boxplot x=age y=score /boxwidth=0.2  display=(caps mean median)
                    meanAttrs=(symbol=plus);
      endlayout;           
    endgraph;                                                               
  end;                                                                       
run;

ods rtf file="Test Score" style=myjournal BODYTITLE_AUX nogtitle nogfootnote;
ods graphics/ height= 4in width=6.4in;

title1 "Results";

proc sgrender data=race template=plot_race;
run;

ods rtf close;
ods listing;

[Jay54]

In format definition, you must use the full default escape character - (*ESC*).

[Rick_SAS]

Use the full escape designation:

proc format;
value age
1="< 5 Years"
2="(*ESC*){unicode '2265'x} 5 Years";
run;

See the article "Unicode in Formatted Data - SAS 9.40M3"

[rbikes]

Thank you Sanjayand RIck for responding. But uncofcentialy when I added in the (*ESC*) within the format it still donest work. I am running SAS 9.3 TS level 1M2 on windows

proc format;
value age
1="< 5 Years"
2="(*ESC*){unicode '2265'x} 5 Years";
run;

data race;
infile datalines dlm=',';
input age score;
datalines;
1,12
2,14
1,17
1,10
2,7
2,4
1,6
2,8
;
run;

proc template;                                                                
  define statgraph plot_race;
  begingraph /border=false designwidth=800px designheight=500px;
  layout overlay/walldisplay=none 
		yaxisopts=(label="Scroe" 
        			linearopts=(tickvaluelist=(0 5 10 15 20) viewmin=0 viewmax=20))
        xaxisopts=(Label="age" type=linear display=(line ticks tickvalues)
                                       linearopts=(	tickvaluelist=(1 2)  
                                                   	tickvalueformat=age.
												 	tickvaluefitpolicy=none));

        scatterPlot x=eval(0.08*rannor(57)+age) y=score /  name="sp1"
                    markerAttrs=GraphData1 
                    dataTransparency=0.5;
        boxplot x=age y=score /boxwidth=0.2  display=(caps mean median)
                    meanAttrs=(symbol=plus);
      endlayout;           
    endgraph;                                                               
  end;                                                                       
run;

ods rtf file="C:\Users\[NAME]\Downloads\Test Score" style=myjournal BODYTITLE_AUX nogtitle nogfootnote;
ods graphics/ height= 4in width=6.4in;

options orientation=landscape;
ods escapechar='^';

title1 "Results";

proc sgrender data=race template=plot_race;
run;

ods rtf close;
ods listing;

if that helps.

[DanH_sas]

Since this is an "aggregating" format, you should not put it on the TICKVALUEFORMAT option. Put it on the FORMAT statement in PROC SGRENDER:

proc sgrender data=race template=plot_race;
format age age.;
run;

[Jay54]

This feature is only available with SAS 9.40M3 onwards.

[rbikes · Accepted solution]

I found a solution, it was from moving the

linearopts=(
tickvaluelist=(1 2)  
 tickdisplaylist= ("< 5 Years" "^{unicode '2265'x} 5 Years")												 	tickvaluefitpolicy=none
)

unicode from the format to the tickdisplaylist. It looks like the following: