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Re: st: RE: Problem saving a graph in PNG format


From   William Buchanan <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: RE: Problem saving a graph in PNG format
Date   Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:24:52 -0800

sysuse auto
scatter price mpg
gr save test, replace
gr export test.png, as(png) replace

That should work for you in all cases (at least I've never had any problem saving and then exporting to png).

HTH,
Billy

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 17, 2013, at 8:58, "Feiveson, Alan H. (JSC-SK311)" <[email protected]> wrote:

> [This reply is on behalf of James Fiedler:]
> 
> I can confirm that saving as PNG sometimes causes problems for me, using Windows 7, Stata 12.1. Just now I did the following:
> 
> First, issue the commands
>  sysuse auto
>  scatter price mpg
> 
> Then use the graph GUI to save as PNG. No problem this time. 
> 
> Next issue the command
>  line price mpg
> 
> When I try to save this as PNG, overwriting the previous file, Stata freezes. After closing Stata and trying to open the PNG, Windows tells me it is empty.
> 
> I also had problems with empty PNGs on Windows XP, but I don't recall whether Stata would ever freeze.
> 
> James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Visintainer, Paul
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:02 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: Problem saving a graph in PNG format
> 
> Saving a graph in PNG format causes my computer to freeze.  The problem appears to be specific to PNG, as PDF and TIFF show no difficulties.  Has anyone else encountered this issue?
> 
> I'm using Stata 12.1 on Windows 7 Professional.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Paul
> 
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