help graph save
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Title
[G] graph save -- Save graph to disk
Syntax
graph save [graphname] filename [, asis replace]
Description
graph save saves the specified graph to disk. If graphname is not
specified, the graph currently displayed is saved.
If filename is specified without an extension, .gph is assumed.
Options
asis specifies that the graph be frozen and saved as is. The alternative
-- and the default if asis is not specified -- is live format. In
live format, the graph can be edited in future sessions, and the
overall look of the graph continues to be controlled by the chosen
scheme (see [G] schemes intro).
Say that you type
. scatter yvar xvar, ...
. graph save mygraph
which will create file mygraph.gph. Suppose that you send the file
to a colleague. The way the graph will appear on your colleague's
computer might be different from how it appeared on yours. Perhaps
you display titles on the top, and your colleague has set his scheme
to display titles on the bottom. Or perhaps your colleague prefers y
axes on the right rather than on the left. It will still be the same
graph, but it might look different.
Or perhaps you just file away mygraph.gph for use later. If the file
is stored in the default live format, you can come back to it and
change the way it looks by specifying a different scheme, and you can
edit it.
If, on the other hand, you specify asis, the graph will forever look
just as it looked the instant it was saved. You cannot edit it, and
you cannot change the scheme. If you send the as-is graph to
colleagues, they will see it exactly in the form that you see it.
Whether a graph is saved as-is or live makes no difference for
printing. As-is graphs usually require fewer bytes to store, and
they generally display more quickly, but that is all.
replace specifies that the file may be replaced if it already exists.
Remarks
You may instead specify that the graph be saved at the instant you draw
it by specifying the saving(filename[, asis replace]) option; see [G]
saving_option.
Also see
Manual: [G] graph save
Help: [G] saving_option, [G] graph export; [G] concept: gph files, [G]
graph manipulation,
