Irin,

According to your code you are asking SAS to draw horizontal lines (i.e., vref=&average.), at value=3, for both physical_score_f and emotional_score_f. Since they are each on a separate axis, two lines result.

Art ---------- On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:32:42 -0800, Irin later <irinfigvam@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>Nat, > > Thank you for your response. > I generated diagrams with dashed line using the following code: > proc means data=studybase mean nway; > var physical_score_f emotional_score_f; > class monthstudybase; > output out=studybase_ mean=; > run; > TITLE font='Times-Roman' 'Mean Physical and emotional score for each question in Baseline'; > symbol1 i=join c=red L=1; > symbol2 i=join c=green L=2 > value=dot > height=1; > %let average=3; > proc gplot data=studybase_; > plot physical_score_f * monthstudybase /overlay haxis=1 to 8 by 2 > vaxis=1 to 16 by 1 > vref=&average.; > plot2 emotional_score_f * monthstudybase /overlay /* haxis=1 to 8 by 1*/ > vaxis=0 to 8 by 1 > vref=&average.; > run; > quit; > > > > It did generated dashed line. > However it generated some additional parallel to horizontal axis line. Here is how it looks like after my code: http://www.geocities.com/irinaroscom > > > Why it is generated and how can I eliminate this line? > > Thank you in advance! > > Irin > > >Nathaniel_Wooding@Dom.com wrote: > Irin > >The following will help a little. > >Please note that when I run this code on a Win XP machine (SAS V9.1), it >will not give me Times Roman. This will depend on your operating system and >available fonts. Please see > >http://support.sas.com/91doc/docMainpage.jsp > >and follow the links to see the documentation on Fonts. > >Now, you can specify the line types using the l= nn in the symbol >statements as in the example below. > >Note that I added the option "overlay" to both plot statements. > >Note also that I removed the haxis definition in the plot2 statement since >SAS does not recognize such a definition in the second plot statement. > >I simplified your names a little to make my typing easier -- I'm lazy . > >Finally, this will not produce a legend statement. You could add one using >annotation but before we talk about that code, do you really need two >verticle axes? Would your graph be suitable if you had only one axis? The >code to produce this and add a legend is fairly simple. > >Nat Wooding > >title font='Times-Roman' 'Test Plot'; >symbol1 i=join c=red l=1 ;** l identifies the line type; >symbol2 i=join c=green l=2; >%let average = 3; >data a; >input phys emot month; >cards; >2 3 1 >4 7 2 >5 2 6 >14 . 11 >15 . 12 >proc gplot data=a; >plot phys * month /overlay haxis=1 to 16 by 2 >vaxis=1 to 16 by 1 >vref=&average.; >plot2 emot * month / overlay /* haxis=1 to 8 by 1*/ >vaxis=0 to 8 by 1 >vref=&average.; > >run; >quit; > > > >Irin later >.COM> To >Sent by: "SAS(r) SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >Discussion" cc >GA.EDU> Subject >How to customize graphic diagram? > >03/24/2006 12:52 >PM > > >Please respond to >Irin later >.COM> > > > > > > >Hi everybody, > >Using the code below I generated a plot which I needed. However I would >like to distinguish one line (physical) of another line (emotional). >How can I do it and incorporate into the code below? >How can I do a dashed line (for ex.emotional) for one of the diagram’s >line? >Also…how can I assign a font (Time Roman) as well as a font size to the >title? >Is it possible to generate a legend? >Thank you in advance. > >Irin >********************************************************************* > >/****Mean Physical & Emotional Score in each month for Base *****/ >proc means data=studybase mean nway; >var physical_score_f emotional_score_f; >class monthstudybase; >output out=studybase_ mean=; >run; > >TITLE 'Mean Physical and emotional score for each question in Baseline'; >symbol1 interpol=join >value=dot >height=1; > >proc gplot data=studybase_; >plot physical_score_f * monthstudybase / haxis=1 to 16 by 2 >vaxis=1 to 16 by 1 >vref=&average.; >plot2 emotional_score_f * monthstudybase / haxis=1 to 8 by 1 >vaxis=0 to 8 by 1 >vref=&average.; > >run; >quit; > > > >--------------------------------- >New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC for low, >low rates. > > >----------------------------------------- >CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic message contains >information which may be legally confidential and/or privileged and >does not in any case represent a firm ENERGY COMMODITY bid or offer >relating thereto which binds the sender without an additional >express written confirmation to that effect. The information is >intended solely for the individual or entity named above and access >by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended >recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the >contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If >you have received this electronic transmission in error, please >reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message >in error, and delete it. Thank you. > > > >--------------------------------- >New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.