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SAS/GRAPH Statements

Points as Units of Size

The height of text can be specified using points as the unit. These statements have options that can use points as the unit:

• AXIS

• GOPTIONS

• LEGEND

• TITLE, FOOTNOTE and NOTE

AXIS Statement

• The SPLIT= option defines a split character so that axis tables automatically break to a new line when that character is encountered.

• Date handling has been improved so that default intervals are more logical.

• New in Version 8, the REFLINE= option specifies labels for one or more of the reference lines that are displayed on an axis.

LEGEND Statement

The ORDER=() option orders, includes, or excludes legend entries.

PATTERN Statement

The default pattern for all types of graphs changed from hatch patterns to solid fills. As a result, some default outlines and colors also changed. The V6COMP graphics option enables you to request Version 6 behavior instead of the new defaults.

SYMBOL Statement

• The BWIDTH= option controls the width of the box in box plots and the width of the bar in HILOB plots. Both types of plots are produced with the GPLOT procedure and are controlled by the INTERPOL= option of the SYMBOL statement.

• New in Version 8, the POINTLABEL= option specifies labels for one or more plot points.

GOPTIONS Statement

• These new options specify graphics commands:
  • PREGEPILOG

  • PREGPROLOG

  • POSTGEPILOG

  • POSTGPROLOG

• These new options affect printing:
  • BINDING

  • COLLATE

  • DUPLEX

  • PAPERSOURCE

  • PAPERDEST

  • PAPERSIZE

  • PAPERTYPE

  • PPDFILE

  • REVERSE

• These options affect device drivers or host commands used during graph production:
  • CMAP

  • DRVINIT

  • DRVTERM

  • FILECLOSE

  • PREGRAPH

  • POSTGRAPH

  • UCC

• These new options affect GIF animation:
  • DELAY

  • DISPOSAL

  • ITERATION

  • INTERLACED

  • TRANSPARENCY

• These enhanced options control the size of images used for Web output:
  • AUTOSIZE

  • XMAX

  • XPIXELS

  • YMAX

  • YPIXELS

• The FILEONLY option specifies whether a file or a storage location is the default destination for graphics output.

• The V6COMP option enables programs that were developed in Version 6 to run but maintain certain Version 6 behaviors. V6COMP affects the default behavior of the PATTERN statement and of axis area frames.

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