Date:         Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:07:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Kerril Bauerly <kerrilbauerly@TEAMBSI.COM>
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From:         Kerril Bauerly <kerrilbauerly@TEAMBSI.COM>
Organization: Primary Network http://www.primary.net
Subject:      Re: Creating Graphic Files in Unix to download
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try putting adding the binary option to your proc download.

Good Luck!
Kerril Bauerly
Best Solutions, Inc.
KC, MO

birdsst@my-deja.com wrote:

> I am using rsubmit to create gplots on a Unix Server.  The output is
> sent to an external
> file e.g. graph.html which resides on Unix.
>
> I would then like to download these html files locally before viewing
> them through
> a web browser.  My problem is that Unix appears to destroy all
> formatting and once
> downloaded locally the file is unreadable.
>
> For example (partial code)
>
>     filename nets "/QS3/modelling/mod2/sb/proj1/dir4/graph.html";
>     goptions device=gif733 gsfname=nets gsfmode=replace;
>
>    proc gplot data=temp;
>    plot x*y;
>    symbol i=box;
>    run;
>
>   proc download
>   infile = '/QS3/modelling/mod2/sb/proj1/dir4/graph.html'
>   outfile= 'c:\graph.html';
>   run;
>
> This creates the file on Unix and successfully downloads it  (I have to
> input a value for
> lrecl= in the filename statement in order to remove the "record
> truncated" message when
> dowloading).  However when viewing it I just get an empty frame.
>
> I have also tried a CGM driver with the same effect which leads me to
> believe the
> problem is one of how UNIX formats the file.
>
> I guess my question is:-  Does anybody know how to create graphical
> output (html or
> cgm)  on a Unix server and then download it without destroying it or an
> alternative
> way of doing it.  (the datasets are too large to download locally).
>
> Many thanks and regards
> Stephen Birds
>
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