Problem with Time of Day in Annotate

[pfarmer]

I am trying to use Annotate and Proc Gplot to combine / annotate with the time of day (within same 24 hour period) on the xaxis.  If I plot my data using Gplot, no problem.  If I try to bring it in with my x set to time of day I get the error:

A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

which says my data is too big.  However, it is time of day formated as time of day.  If I do a gplot it plots just fine.  I have played with different xyxs values with no change.  Any thoughts?

thanks,

205  data anno ;

206  length function color $ 8  ;

207      format x tod5. ;

208      retain xyxs ysys '3' size 2 ;

209      set temp ; * Tracker data for one Barlogie day as a test ;

210      ID = _n_ ;

211      function = 'move' ; x='09:00'T ; *x = arrivetime ; y = _n_ ; output ;

212      function = 'draw' ; x='10:00'T ; *x = leavetime ; y = _n_ ; color= 'red' ; size= 3 ; output ;

213      Run ;

NOTE: There were 15 observations read from the data set WORK.TEMP.

NOTE: The data set WORK.ANNO has 30 observations and 28 variables.

NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):

      real time           0.00 seconds

      cpu time            0.00 seconds

　

214  Axis1 order = ('08:00'T to '20:00'T by '00:30'T) minor = none label = (f = 'arial' h = 2 'Start to Stop');

215  Axis2 order = (0 to 10) minor = none;

216  symbol1 interpol=join value=dot;

217  *symbol i = none;

218  proc gplot data=anno ;

219  plot id*arrivetime /  haxis = axis1 annotate = anno  ; * vaxis = axis2;

220  run;

NOTE: ERROR DETECTED IN ANNOTATE= DATASET WORK.ANNO.

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     1 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     2 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     3 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     4 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     5 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     6 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     7 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     8 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION     9 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    10 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    11 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    12 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    13 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    14 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    15 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    16 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    17 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    18 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    19 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: PROBLEM IN OBSERVATION    20 -

      A CALCULATED COORDINATE LIES OUTSIDE THE VISIBLE AREA           X

NOTE: ERROR LIMIT REACHED IN ANNOTATE PROCESS. PROCESSING IS TERMINATED.

NOTE:    20 TOTAL ERRORS.

221  quit;

NOTE: There were 30 observations read from the data set WORK.ANNO.

NOTE: There were 20 observations read from the data set WORK.ANNO.

NOTE: PROCEDURE GPLOT used (Total process time):

      real time           0.17 seconds

      cpu time            0.15 seconds

[GraphGuy · Accepted solution]

I notice you probably have an error in your retain statement -- rather than xyxs, you probably intended it to be xsys:

retain xyxs ysys '3' size 2 ;

Also, when annotating values based on the data's coordinate system, you probably want to use xsys and ysys of '2'.

[pfarmer]

Thank you very much.  One of those obvious, slap myself
silly things. Been working with SAS since 1977, then get hung on something simple like this.  I have fought this for 3 days.

[GraphGuy]

I would never admit publicly that I've done something similar...

But I've probably done something similar! 😉