Creating Interactive Output for Java

Generating Output for Java

To develop a SAS/GRAPH program that generates output for the Graph applet or Map applet, follow these steps:

Reset graphics options and specify the JAVA device:
```
goptions reset=all device=java;
```
To conserve resources, close the ODS LISTING destination:
```
ods listing close;
```
Open the ODS HTML destination. You can use the BODY= option to specify an HTML filename, and the STYLE= option to specify an ODS style (see Controlling The Appearance of Your Graphs). Use the PARAMETERS= option to configure the applet (see Specifying Parameters and Attributes for Java and ActiveX). For example:
```
ods html
   file="your_file.htm"
   style=gears
   parameters=("tips"="none");
```
Note: To run an applet, your users must be able access the appropriate Java archive files. Two archives are referenced by default: one is the Java plug-in from Sun Microsystems, and the other is the SAS Java archive.

In the HTML output file, the location of the Java plug-in from Sun Microsystems is specified in the CODEBASE attribute of the OBJECT tag. If you need to change this default value, then use the ATTRIBUTES= option of the ODS statement, as described in Specifying Parameters and Attributes for Java and ActiveX. On Windows systems, the user is prompted to install the plug-in if it is not already installed. On other systems, the plug-in can be installed from the Sun Microsystems site (http://www.sun.com) or from the SAS Third-Party Software References Web page:

http://support.sas.com/resources/thirdpartysupport/index.html

The location of the SAS Java archive is specified in the JAVA_CODEBASE and the ARCHIVE parameters in the body of the APPLET tag. The default JAVA_CODEBASE is specified by the APPLETLOC= system option. If the default value of this system option specifies a widely accessible URL, then you do not need to change this value. If you need to specify a different location, then you can change the value of the system option. Another alternative is to override the APPLETLOC= system option by specifying a value for the ODS statement option CODEBASE=, as described in Specifying Parameters and Attributes for Java and ActiveX.

Note: When specifying a location for the SAS Java archive, you can use an HTTP address, or you can use a UNC path, such as //sasjava, with forward slashes instead of backward slashes.
Run a procedure or procedures that are used by the JAVA device (see Procedures and Statements that Generate Output for the SAS/GRAPH ActiveX Control):
```
proc gchart data=sashelp.class;
   vbar height / group=age;
run;
quit;
```
Close the ODS HTML destination, and then reopen the ODS LISTING destination:
```
ods html close;
ods listing;
```

Running your program starts the applet and displays the initial graph. If the browser display differs from what you see in SAS, then ensure that your SAS/GRAPH procedure is fully enabled in the applet. Refer to Summary of ActiveX and Java Support for details.

Note: Using the GMAP procedure to generate a highly detailed map might create a large HTML output file, which might cause problems on certain browsers. If this is the case, you can run the GREDUCE procedure to remove some of the complexity and produce a more usable map. [cautionend]

For further information on troubleshooting Web output, see Resolving Differences Between Graphs Generated with Different Technologies.

About the Java HTML Output and the Java Runtime Environment Plug-In

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) plug-in is required to open HTML output that is generated by the JAVA device. If you open an HTML file that you generated using the JAVA device and you do not have the JRE plug-in installed for your Web browser, the browser prompts you to install the JRE plug-in. You must install the JRE plug-in for your browser in this case. When your users open your HTML file, they will also have to install the JRE plug-in for their Web browser if the plug-in is not already installed on their computer.

The 9.2 SAS/GRAPH Java applets will work with JRE 1.5.0_12. They have also been tested with 1.5.0_13 and 1.5.0_15. We recommended that you use one of these versions. If future JREs are backward compatible, then the applets should work without any issues.

About Languages in JAVA

For international audiences, the Java applets have graphical user interfaces that can appear in the following languages: Chinese (simplified), Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Generally, to display a translated graphical user interface, Web-based JAVA devices must use a language-specific operating environment and Web browser. This requires the all-languages version of the JRE. For further information, contact your on-site SAS support personnel.

About Special Fonts and Symbols in JAVA

The JAVA device supports only system fonts. In the LABEL and GPLOT SYMBOL statement, the ACTIVEX device supports the following SAS markers:

Marker	Plus	Spade	Club
Square	Flag	Heart	Hexagon
Star	X	Diamond	Cylinder
Circle	Prism

See SYMBOL Statement for more information.

SAS Formats Supported for Java

The JAVA devices support the SAS character, numeric, and the date and time formats that are listed in the following tables. For a description of these formats, see SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.

Character Formats Supported By Java
$	$ASCII	$BINARY	$CHAR
$F	$HEX	$OCTAL

Numeric Formats Supported By Java
BEST	BINARY	COMMA	COMMAX	COMMAX
D	DOLLAR	DOLLARX	E	EURO
EUROX	F	HEX	LOGPROB	NEGPAREN
NLBEST	NLD	NLMNIAED	NLMNIAUD	NLMNIBGN
NLMNIBRL	NLMNICAD	NLMNICHF	NLMNICNY	NLMNICZK
NLMNIDKK	NLMNIEEK	NLMNIEGP	NLMNIEUR	NLMNIGBP
NLMNIHKD	NLMNIHRK	NLMNIHUF	NLMNIIDR	NLMNIILS
NLMNIINR	NLMNIJPY	NLMNIKRW	NLMNILTL	NLMNILVL
NLMNIMOP	NLMNIMXN	NLMNIMYR	NLMNINOK	NLMNINZD
NLMNIPLN	NLMNIROL	NLMNIRUB	NLMNIRUR	NLMNISEK
NLMNISGD	NLMNISKK	NLMNITHB	NLMNITRY	NLMNITWD
NLMNIUSD	NLMNIZAR	NLMNLAED	NLMNLAUD	NLMNLBGN
NLMNLBRL	NLMNLCAD	NLMNLCHF	NLMNLCNY	NLMNLCZK
NLMNLDKK	NLMNLEEK	NLMNLEGP	NLMNLEUR	NLMNLGBP
NLMNLHKD	NLMNLHRK	NLMNLHUF	NLMNLIDR	NLMNLILS
NLMNLINR	NLMNLJPY	NLMNLKRW	NLMNLLTL	NLMNLLVL
NLMNLMOP	NLMNLMXN	NLMNLMYR	NLMNLNOK	NLMNLNZD
NLMNLPLN	NLMNLROL	NLMNLRUB	NLMNLRUR	NLMNLSEK
NLMNLSGD	NLMNLSKK	NLMNLTHB	NLMNLTRY	NLMNLTWD
NLMNLUSD	NLMNLZAR	NLMNY	NLMNYI	NLNUM
NLNUMI	NLPCT	NLPCTI	NLPVALUE	NUMX
OCTAL	PERCENT	PERCENTN	PVALUE	ROMAN
RSTDOCNY	RSTDOCYY	RSTDONYN	RSTDOPNY	RSTDOPYN
RSTDOPYY	YEN

Date and Time Formats Supported By Java
AFRDFDD	AFRDFDE	AFRDFDN	AFRDFDT	AFRDFDWN
AFRDFMN	AFRDFMY	AFRDFWDX	AFRDFWKX	CATDFDD
CATDFDE	CATDFDN	CATDFDT	CATDFDWN	CATDFMN
CATDFMY	CATDFWDX	CATDFWKX	CRODFDD	CRODFDE
CRODFDN	CRODFDT	CRODFDWN	CRODFMN	CRODFMY
CRODFWDX	CRODFWKX	CSYDFDD	CSYDFDE	CSYDFDN
CSYDFDT	CSYDFDWN	CSYDFMN	CSYDFMY	CSYDFWDX
CSYDFWKX	DANDFDD	DANDFDE	DANDFDN	DANDFDT
DANDFDWN	DANDFMN	DANDFMY	DANDFWDX	DANDFWKX
DATE	DATEAMPM	DATETIME	DAY	DDMMYY
DDMMYYN	DESDFDD	DESDFDE	DESDFDN	DESDFDT
DESDFDWN	DESDFMN	DESDFMY	DESDFWDX	DESDFWKX
DEUDFDD	DEUDFDE	DEUDFDN	DEUDFDT	DEUDFDWN
DEUDFMN	DEUDFMY	DEUDFWDX	DEUDFWKX	DOWNAME
DTDATE	DTMONYY	DTWKDATX	DTYEAR	DTYYQC
ENGDFDD	ENGDFDE	ENGDFDN	ENGDFDT	ENGDFDWN
ENGDFMN	ENGDFMY	ENGDFWDX	ENGDFWKX	ESPDFDD
ESPDFDE	ESPDFDN	ESPDFDT	ESPDFDWN	ESPDFMN
ESPDFMY	ESPDFWDX	ESPDFWKX	EURDFDD	EURDFDE
EURDFDN	EURDFDT	EURDFDWN	EURDFMN	EURDFMY
EURDFWDX	EURDFWKX	FINDFDD	FINDFDE	FINDFDN
FINDFDT	FINDFDWN	FINDFMN	FINDFMY	FINDFWDX
FINDFWKX	FRADFDD	FRADFDE	FRADFDN	FRADFDT
FRADFDWN	FRADFMN	FRADFMY	FRADFWDX	FRADFWKX
FRSDFDD	FRSDFDE	FRSDFDN	FRSDFDT	FRSDFDWN
FRSDFMN	FRSDFMY	FRSDFWDX	FRSDFWKX	HHMM
HOUR	HUNDFDD	HUNDFDE	HUNDFDN	HUNDFDT
HUNDFDWN	HUNDFMN	HUNDFMY	HUNDFWDX	HUNDFWKX
ITADFDD	ITADFDE	ITADFDN	ITADFDT	ITADFDWN
ITADFMN	ITADFMY	ITADFWDX	ITADFWKX	JDATEMD
JDATEMON	JDATEQRW	JDATEQTR	JDATESEM	JDATESMW
JULDATE	JULDAY	JULIAN	MACDFDD	MACDFDE
MACDFDN	MACDFDT	MACDFDWN	MACDFMN	MACDFMY
MACDFWDX	MACDFWKX	MMDDYY	MMDDYYN	MMSS
MMYY	MMYYN	MONNAME	MONTH	MONYY
NLDATE	NLDATEMD	NLDATEMN	NLDATEW	NLDATEWN
NLDATEYM	NLDATEYQ	NLDATEYR	NLDATEYW	NLDATM
NLDATMAP	NLDATMDT	NLDATMMD	NLDATMTM	NLDATMW
NLDATMWN	NLDATMYM	NLDATMYQ	NLDATMYR	NLDATMYW
NLDDFDD	NLDDFDE	NLDDFDN	NLDDFDT	NLDDFDWN
NLDDFMN	NLDDFMY	NLDDFWDX	NLDDFWKX	NLSTRMON
NLSTRQTR	NLSTRWK	NLTIMAP	NLTIME	NORDFDD
NORDFDE	NORDFDN	NORDFDT	NORDFDWN	NORDFMN
NORDFMY	NORDFWDX	NORDFWKX	POLDFDD	POLDFDE
POLDFDN	POLDFDT	POLDFDWN	POLDFMN	POLDFMY
POLDFWDX	POLDFWKX	PTGDFDD	PTGDFDE	PTGDFDN
PTGDFDT	PTGDFDWN	PTGDFMN	PTGDFMY	PTGDFWDX
PTGDFWKX	QTR	QTRR	RUSDFDD	RUSDFDE
RUSDFDN	RUSDFDT	RUSDFDWN	RUSDFMN	RUSDFMY
RUSDFWDX	RUSDFWKX	SLODFDD	SLODFDE	SLODFDN
SLODFDT	SLODFDWN	SLODFMN	SLODFMY	SLODFWDX
SLODFWKX	SVEDFDD	SVEDFDE	SVEDFDN	SVEDFDT
SVEDFDWN	SVEDFMN	SVEDFMY	SVEDFWDX	SVEDFWKX
TIME	TIMEAMPM	TOD	WEEKDATE	WEEKDATX
WEEKDAY	WEEKU	WEEKV	WEEKW	WORDDATE
WORDDATX	YEAR	YYMM	YYMMDD	YYMMDDN
YYMMN	YYMON	YYQ	YYQN	YYQR
YYQRN	YYWEEKU	YYWEEKV	YYWEEKW

Note: The JAVA and JAVAIMG devices do not support nested formats. If you create a custom format to use with these devices, do not nest existing formats in your new format. [cautionend]

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