Using SGD Files with the SGDESIGN Procedure

You do not need to know programming details to use the designer. However, with some knowledge of ODS Graphics procedure syntax, you can use the SGDESIGN procedure to produce graphical output from an SGD file. The procedure enables you to run one or more graphs in batch mode and render the graphs to an ODS destination using any of the supported ODS options.

Here is the basic syntax for the procedure:

PROC SGDESIGN SGD= "SGD-file-specification" < option(s)>;

DYNAMIC dynamic-var–1="assigned-value–1" <dynamic-var–n="assigned-value-n">;

If the SGD file has been defined with shared variables, then you can substitute a different value for a variable by using the DYNAMIC statement. For more information about creating SGD files with shared variables, see Using Shared Variables in Graphs in SAS ODS Graphics Designer: User's Guide.

The following example uses the SGD file that was created in the previous example. (See Example of Using the Designer.)

proc sgdesign sgd="C:\SGDFiles\horsepower.sgd";
run;

Note the following about the procedure:

In the SGD= option of the procedure statement, substitute the path to your SGD file.
The example does not need to specify the SASHELP.CARS data set. By default, the SGDESIGN procedure uses the data set that is defined in the SGD file.

PROC SGDESIGN Output for the Horsepower Distribution Graph

Note: Graphs that are output to the default ODS destination in SAS might look different from those that were created using the designer's default style. In the SAS windowing environment, HTML is the default ODS destination, and HTMLBlue is the default style. The default style for the ODS Graphics Designer is Listing (although you can change that in the Preferences). See Changing the Style That Is Applied to ODS Graphs for details about specifying a style for a graph either in the SAS program or in the designer.

For another example that uses the SGDESIGN procedure, see Example of Producing an Annotated ODS Graphics Designer Graph for Publication.