Re: st: Beginner questions re saving/storing/exporting graphs in Windows

[Sergiy Radyakin <serjradyakin@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Benhoen2 <benhoen2@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I need a quick primer on how to get multiple graphs from the graph window
> into a file that then I can save for later, send to others.  I once again
> put my faith in the Stata online community will get me started down the
> right path.  (FYI I spent the last hour or so trying to understand how to
> use graph export and epstopdf, and seem to have gotten more confused than
> anything.)
>
> I will create 20 or so graphs in my .do file and want to find the most
> elegant way to get them from the graph window to one file, which I can send
> out.  I had assumed I would use a  MS Word or PDF file to receive the output
> but if other options are readily available please suggest.



The most natural option seems to be a ZIP archive. The recepient may
decide on how to use the files.
Here is an example:

version 11
sysuse auto
levelsof rep78, local(rep)

local templist ""
foreach one_rep in `rep' {
	scatter price weight if rep78==`one_rep'
	tempfile gph
	graph export `gph', as(png)
	local templist `"`templist' "`gph'""'
}

if (`"`templist'"'!="") {
	_zipfile "r:\output.zip" `templist', overwrite
}


If you want to embed images into an HTML file, you have to use CHM
format (possible, but not convenient).
The above solution is platform-independent (portable) and does not
require anything beyond standard Stata 11 (10 should probably work
with perhaps min changes).

Best Sergiy.






>
> I had envisioned being able to export to a file, in the same way one exports
> output to a log.  Once all of the graphs have been exported (the .do file is
> complete) the file would be ready to send.  The key here is that one file
> would contain multiple graphs and that the process would be automated from
> within the .do file.
>
> I am running Stata SE 11.1 on Windows 7 64 bit box.
>
> Any advice on how I might get started?  Is this even possible?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben
>
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