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Title

    grexport --    Extract values out of stata graphs


Syntax

        grexport [, list norestore saving(string) replace wide ]

Description

    grexport is an alternative to graph export. It extracts all values out of
    the graph currently in memory and produces a resultset (a dataset that
    contains all values of the graph).  Resultsets can be used to create
    tables of the values of your graph. grexport is a convinient way to pass
    the values of your graph to non-stata users. It allows them to use their
    own software for re-creating your graphs.

    Currently grexport doesn't support Stata 9's name_option . 

Options

    list displays the content of the most recent graph in a table.

    norestore replaces the current dataset in memory by the dataset created
        with grexport.

    saving() determines where the content of the most recent graph should be
        saved as a stata dataset.

    replace is only needed if saving() is specified. It allows to replace a
        former saved dataset.

    wide If the most recent graph was a overlaid graph, it may be usefull to
        change the output fotmat of grexport. By default each new overlay is
        entered as cases with the same variable names, overlays are indicated
        with the identifier variable set which is numbered from 1 to n. If
        wide is specified suffixes to the variable names (varname0, varname1,
        varnamek) idicating the set number.

Examples

 Typical use

    . sysuse auto

    . scatter price weight in 1/10

    . grexport , list

  +-----------------------+
  |  price   weight   set |
  |-----------------------|
  |  4,099    2,930     0 |
  |  4,749    3,350     0 |
  |  3,799    2,640     0 |
  |  4,816    3,250     0 |
  |  7,827    4,080     0 |
  |-----------------------|
  |  5,788    3,670     0 |
  |  4,453    2,230     0 |
  |  5,189    3,280     0 |
  | 10,372    3,880     0 |
  |  4,082    3,400     0 |
  +-----------------------+

 Advanced use

    . tw (scatter price weight in 1/10) (lfit price weight in 1/10)

    . grexport , list norestore


  +----------------------------------+
  | __000000   weight   set    price |
  |----------------------------------|
  | 2781.499     2230     1        . |
  | 5212.535     3155     1        . |
  | 7643.571     4080     1        . |
  |        .     2930     0    4,099 |
  |        .     3350     0    4,749 |
  |----------------------------------|
  |        .     2640     0    3,799 |
  |        .     3250     0    4,816 |
  |        .     4080     0    7,827 |
  |        .     3670     0    5,788 |
  |        .     2230     0    4,453 |
  |----------------------------------|
  |        .     3280     0    5,189 |
  |        .     3880     0   10,372 |
  |        .     3400     0    4,082 |
  +----------------------------------+

    . outsheet using "myfile.csv" , replace

Author

    Lars E. Kroll,  email
    http://www.lkroll.de

Also see

    Manual:  [G] graph [P] serset

    Online:  graph, graph export, serset, outsheet