GPLOT procedure

     PROC GPLOT options;
        gplot_statement(s);
     RUN;

Note: The general statements TITLE, FOOTNOTE, NOTE, SYMBOL and PATTERN are usually written just before the procedure is invoked. Particular attention should be paid to the interpolation option (I), the plot character (V) and the line type (L) in the SYMBOL statement. The GPLOT options:

DATA = dataset_name
GOUT = graphicscatalog
ANNOTATE or ANNO = SASdataset
UNIFORM

The associated statements:

     PLOT yvar * xvar ... / options;
     PLOT2 yvar * xvar ... / options;
     BUBBLE yvar * xvar = zvar / options;
     BUBBLE2 yvar * xvar = zvar / options;
     BY variables;

e.g.,

PROC GPLOT DATA=TESTPTS GOUT=PLOTCAT;
     PLOT  y * x  y1 * x / OVERLAY;
     PLOT2 y2 * x  y3 * x / OVERLAY;

PLOT and PLOT2 statement options:

OVERLAY

Place all the plots requested on one set of axes. The scale is automatically reajusted.

SKIPMISS

Create a gap in the simple JOIN line at occurences of missing values.

LEGEND=LEGENDn

Specifies the LEGEND statement associated with the plot. LEGENDn is defined previously.

NOLEGEND

Suppress printing of the legend for plot request of the form Yvar * Xvar = Zvar. (see Guide p. 74)

ANNOTATE=SASdataset

Specifies the input data set for annotation

Options to draw lines on the plot (p 282):

HREF=values

VREF=values

Specifies where the lines will be drawn (e.g HREF=5)

CVREF=color

CV=color

Specifies color for requested vertical lines by VREF (see avail. colors p. 20-28)

CHREF=color

CH=color

Specifies color for requested horizontal lines by HREF (see avail. colors p. 20-28)

LHREF=linetype

LH=linetype

linetype for requested horizontal lines by HREF (see avail. linetypes p. 63)

LVREF=linetype

LV=linetype

linetype for requested vertical lines by VREF (see avail. linetypes p. 63)

Options to define axis (p 283):

VAXIS=values

HAXIS=values

Specify the major tic marks on an axis and the range of values to be included in the plot (e.g. VAXIS = 10 TO 100 BY 10 or VAXIS = 10, 20, 30, 40 )

VAXIS=AXISm

HAXIS=AXISn

(see AXIS statement p. 71-74)

VMINOR=n

HMINOR=n

number of minor tick marks on vertcal/horizontal axis

VZERO

HZERO

Specifies that the axis begins at zero, even if not in range.

VREVERSE

values on the vertical axis reversed

NOAXES

suppress drawing of the axes lines and labels

FRAME

axis area outline in the color of the axis

CFRAME=color

color to fill the axis area (implies FRAME)

CAXIS=color

color used for the axis (2nd of color list is the default)

CTEXT=color

color for printing text and ticks on the axis (2nd of color list is the default)

ANNOTATE=SASdataset

specifies input data for graphic annotation

BUBBLE and BUBBLE2 statements