Elegant plotting without ODS

One file for all the graphs

If you want to plot all the graphs in one file without using ODS, you should add the following line at the beginning of your program.

filename mygraph 'usrroom.ps';
goptions reset=global DEVICE=pscolor gsfmode=append gsfname=mygraph;

**this would generate 3.ext - a postscript file that contains the boxplots ****;
**note that ‘device=PSLEPSFC’ and filename mygraph 'usrroom.eps' ; would result in a eps file with colors**;
**note that ‘device=pscolor’ would result in a graph with colors**;

**if you do not use gsfname option, then sas would name the file by default sasgraph.ps. **;

This would generate a single file postscript(ps) file ‘usrroom.ps’ with all your plots .

inserting ps files in word

Convert ps files to enhanced post script files for inserting into word documents in unix/hsph by typing

convert file.ps file.eps

making a pdf file from ps
ps files can be made into a pdf file in unix/hsph by typing
ps2pdf usrroom.ps graphs.pdf

If you run the proc goptions or other advanced graphics would this line you would get the following prompt
"No device name has been given--please enter device name:"

If you enter ‘ps’ or ‘pscolor’, you would get a postscript file.

Separate file for each graph

If you want to make separate files for each graph it can be done by using goptions before each plot as shown in the following code

gif files

If you want to plot separate file for each graph, you should add the following line at the beginning of your program.

filename mygraph '/usr2/users/student/username/graphs';
goptions reset=global DEVICE=html gsfmode=append gsfname=mygraph;

This would generate gif files in files in folder /graphs. gif files are easy to insert in word .

pdf files

If you want to plot separate pdf file for each graph, you can add the following line at the beginning of each proc gplot command.

filename grafout '1.pdf';
goptions device=pdf gsfname=grafout gaccess=sasgastd gsfmode=replace;
symbol value=dot color=purple;
proc gplot data=weights;
plot bwt*age;
run;
**this would generate 1.pdf file that contains the plots of birth weight with age****;
**However, SAS would automatically map colors to greyscale in this file**

A good guide on plotting (pdf) is available here.