When using PROC GPLOT with the ACTIVEX or JAVA device driver, incorrect graphics output will be produced when plotting two character variables on the PLOT statement. The ACTIVEX and JAVA device drivers do not support plotting a character variable on the vertical axis. Both device drivers only support plotting a numeric variable on the vertical axis.

When using the ACTIVEX or JAVA device driver with a PLOT statement in the following form, SAS/GRAPH® will automatically swap the two variables and plot the numeric variable on the vertical axis:

However, incorrect graphics output will be created when you use a PLOT statement with the ACTIVEX or JAVA device driver where you attempt to plot two character variables on the PLOT statement of PROC GPLOT. For example:

With the ACTIVEX device driver, the incorrect graph will display as a multi-colored bar chart with a checkerboard background. With the JAVA device driver, the incorrect graph never renders correctly in your web browser.

To circumvent the problem, either use a different device driver, such as PNG, or modify the PLOT statement of PROC GPLOT to plot a numeric variable on the vertical axis instead of a character variable.

Note that the problem above will also occur with the ACTXIMG and JAVAIMG device drivers.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS/GRAPH	z/OS	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.1 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.1 TS1M0
		Linux	9.1 TS1M0
		OpenVMS Alpha	9.1 TS1M0
		Tru64 UNIX	9.1 TS1M0

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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Incorrect graphics output is produced when plotting two character variables with ACTIVEX and JAVA.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2010-02-08 10:36:53
Date Created:	2009-12-21 11:08:30