Re: st: RE: Problem with saving graphs

[Matthew Kerby <kerbym@mun.ca>]

Martin,
You are absolutely right. Thanks for your help.
Matthew


On 2010-09-11, at 11:02 AM, Martin Weiss wrote:

> 
> <>
> 
> To export graphs, see -help graph_export-. 
> 
> The statement in the help for -help saving_option- that 
> 
> "If filename is specified without an extension, .gph will be assumed."
> 
> may have misled you into thinking that you could just give it a different
> extension and it would export for you...
> 
> 
> HTH
> Martin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of kerbym@mun.ca
> Sent: Samstag, 11. September 2010 13:37
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: Problem with saving graphs
> 
> I seem to be having a problem with saving my Stata 10.1 graphs using OSX
> 10.6.3.
> 
> I run a do file which reads:
> 
> version 10
> #delimit ;
> clear ;
> sysuse cancer.dta ;
> stset studytime, fail(died==1) ;
> sts graph, saving(graphtest.png, replace) ;
> 
> The graph appears in the graph viewer but when I go to open png file I get
> the
> message "The file "graphtest.png" could not be opened. It may be damaged or
> use
> a file format that Preview doesn't recognize" I've tried saving the graph in
> different formats and I get the same message.
> 
> The odd thing is that if I manually save the graph using the "save" icon on
> the
> graph viewer, then I have no problem; the graph saves perfectly as a png or
> whatever format I choose. I've tried saving graphics and pictures using
> other
> applications and I had no problem, it only seems to happen using Stata.
> 
> Has anybody else had this problem? Does anyone know of a solution?
> 
> Best etc.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> 
> 
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