Overview (XGRAPH command)

XGRAPH generates a high-resolution chart by computing statistics from variables in the active dataset and constructing the chart according to your specification. The chart can be a 3-D bar chart, population pyramid, or dot plot. The chart is displayed where high-resolution display is available and can be edited with the Chart Editor and saved in an Output file.

Note: Although you can create other charts with XGRAPH, these are not currently supported.

Basic Specification

The basic specification is the command name followed by a chart expression. The chart expression must identify one or more variables and a data element for the chart.

Syntax Rules

  • The chart expression is required and must appear first. It can optionally be preceded by CHART=. If CHART is used, the = must be present. All other subcommands are optional.
  • After the chart expression, subcommands can appear in any order.
  • Only a single instance of each subcommand is allowed.
  • Subcommand names and keywords must be spelled in full.
  • Required square brackets cannot be merged for different types of specifications. For example, when a summary function and a data element are adjacent, they cannot be merged. That is, [VALUE] [BAR] cannot be written as [VALUE BAR].

Limitations

  • XGRAPH does not produce charts with more than 1,000,000 data values.
  • When a weight is in effect and the ERRORBAR subcommand is used on a chart that displays medians, counts, or percentages, the case weights must be integers.