Options Used in Examples

Introduction

Options Used in Examples

Output of Examples

Most of the output shown in this book is produced with the following SAS System options:

   options linesize=80 pagesize=200 nonumber nodate;

The template STATDOC.TPL is used to create the HTML output that appears in the online (CD) version. A style template controls stylistic HTML elements such as colors, fonts, and presentation attributes. The style template is specified in the ODS HTML statement as follows:

   ODS HTML style=statdoc;

If you run the examples, you may get slightly different output. This is a function of the SAS System options used and the precision used by your computer for floating-point calculations.

Graphics Options

The examples that contain graphical output are created with a specific set of options and symbol statements. The code you see in the examples creates the color graphics that appear in the online (CD) version of this book. A slightly different set of options and statements is used to create the black and white graphics that appear in the printed version of the book.

If you run the examples, you may get slightly different results. This may occur because not all graphic options for color devices translate directly to black and white output formats. For complete information on SAS/GRAPH software and graphics options, refer to SAS/GRAPH Software: Reference.

The following GOPTIONS statement is used to create the online (color) version of the graphic output.

   filename GSASFILE '<file-specification>';

   goptions gsfname=GSASFILE   gsfmode =replace
            fileonly           
            transparency       dev     = gif 
            ftext   = swiss    lfactor = 1 
            htext   = 4.0pct   htitle  = 4.5pct 
            hsize   = 5.625in  vsize   = 3.5in 
            noborder           cback   = white 
            horigin = 0in      vorigin = 0in ;

The following GOPTIONS statement is used to create the black and white version of the graphic output, which appears in the printed version of the manual.

   filename GSASFILE '<file-specification>';

   goptions gsfname=GSASFILE   gsfmode =replace
            gaccess = sasgaedt fileonly           
            dev     = pslepsf
            ftext   = swiss    lfactor = 1 
            htext   = 3.0pct   htitle  = 3.5pct 
            hsize   = 5.625in  vsize   = 3.5in 
            border             cback   = white 
            horigin = 0in      vorigin = 0in ;

In most of the online examples, the plot symbols are specified as follows:

   symbol1 value=dot color=white height=3.5pct;

The SYMBOLn statements used in online examples order the symbol colors as follows: white, yellow, cyan, green, orange, blue, and black.

In the examples appearing in the printed manual, symbol statements specify COLOR=BLACK and order the plot symbols as follows: dot, square, triangle, circle, plus, x, diamond, and star.

The %PLOTIT Macro

Examples that use the %PLOTIT macro are generated by defining a special macro variable to specify graphics options. See Appendix B, "Using the %PLOTIT Macro," for details on the options specified in these examples.

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