The EXPLODE option in the PIE or PIE3D statement of PROC GCHART might be ignored when using the ACTIVEX device driver. The problem occurs when the categorical variable specified in the PIE or PIE3D statement is a character variable that has values that contain either all numerics or that has values that begin with a number.

When the EXPLODE option is ignored, no errors or warnings appear in the SAS Log.

If the categorical variable has values that are all numerics, one way to circumvent the problem is to convert the character variable to a numeric variable before the PROC GCHART step. Then, in the PIE or PIE3D statement, specify the numeric variable as the categorical variable (and be sure to add the DISCRETE option to the list of PIE statement options).

If the categorical variable has values that are alphanumeric but begin with a number, you might be able to create a dummy numeric variable to use as your categorical variable and then use PROC FORMAT to format the dummy numerical values back to their original values. With this method, be sure to add the DISCRETE option to the list of PIE statement options.

Since this problem does not occur with other device drivers (such as JAVA and GIF), switching to a device driver other than ACTIVEX is also an option to circumvent the problem.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at :