Date:         Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:42:11 -0700
Reply-To:     "Lund, Pete" <Peter.Lund@CFC.WA.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Lund, Pete" <Peter.Lund@CFC.WA.GOV>
Subject:      GCHART patterns revisited
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I spoke a little soon when I said my problem was solved.  To recap, the
default assignment of pattern in a GCHART is alphabetical, based on the
chart variable values.  I want to have them based on the order of the bars -
the first bar gets pattern1, etc.  Matthew Zack pointed out the MIDPOINTS=
options to list the order of the bars - this worked in my simple example.

The real data also has a group variable.  If I specify the MIDPOINTS option
and PATTERNID=MIDPOINTS the bars are the right color, but SAS suppresses the
legend.  If I take out the PATTERNID=MIDPOINTS the legend is displayed, but
the bars are back to the default assignment of patterns.  I've augmented my
example below - if anyone has any further suggestions, I'd greatly
appreciate it.

data test;
  input q $ x $ y;
  cards;
x a 5
x b 3
x c 7
z a 5
z b 3
z c 7
;
run;

pattern1 c=red v=solid;
pattern2 c=blue v=solid;
pattern3 c=green v=solid;

title1 'Bar Color Order SHOULD BE Red, Blue, Green';

axis1 order='c' 'a' 'b' value=none label=none;

legend label=('legend label');

title2 'gets the legend, but the bar colors are wrong';

proc gchart data=test;
  vbar x / sumvar=y
           group=q
           subgroup=x
           maxis=axis1
           legend=legend
           midpoints='c' 'a' 'b';
run;
quit;

title2  'gets the bar colors, but the legend is suppressed';

proc gchart data=test;
  vbar x / sumvar=y
           group=q
           subgroup=x
           maxis=axis1
           patternid=midpoint
           legend=legend
           midpoints='c' 'a' 'b';
run;
quit;


Thanks-

Pete Lund
WA State Caseload Forecast Council
515 15th Ave SE
Olympia, WA  98504-0962
(360) 902-0086     - voice
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peter.lund@cfc.wa.gov <mailto:peter.lund@cfc.wa.gov>