Hey Andrey-- This helps a lot.  Thanks.  I still can't get the syntax quite right, though.  It looks like I need the rectangle function with fillcolor: data annorec; /*   length function style color $8;                                                                                                       */ retain xsys '2' ysys '1' when 'b';                                                                                                    set drop;                                                                                                       function='rectangle'; height=.4; width=2; x=startdate;                                                                                                                        y=60;  display="all"; FILLCOLOR='LTGRAY'; output;                                                                                                           run;    Any ideas what I'm missing here? ... View more

Maybe your work computer mistake blank delimiter as TAB delimiter , just guess. data example; infile cards  expandtabs ; input productgroup $ state $ id amount price; cards; lumber  NC 17442 21324 66.83 lumber  NC 17951 353726 19.40 ; run; Xia Keshan ... View more