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{* 28jan2007}{...}
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help for {hi:asciiplot}
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{title:Graph ASCII character set in current graph font}

{p 8 17 2}
{cmd:asciiplot} 
[ 
{cmd:,} 
{it:scatter_options}
]


{title:Description}

{p 4 4 2}{cmd:asciiplot} creates a graph of all ASCII characters from 33
through 255 using the current graph font.  The graph can be used to
identify quickly the ASCII code of a symbol which you want to insert
into a graph or to ascertain that such a symbol is not in fact
available. 


{title:Options} 

{p 4 8 2}{it:scatter_options} are options of 
{help twoway_scatter:twoway scatter}. 


{title:Remarks} 

{p 4 4 2}The ASCII code of a symbol is needed to insert special
characters into the text of a Stata graph using the {cmd:char()}
function.  You may assign the symbol to a local macro which is then
referenced in a subsequent graph command, or you may use in-line
evaluation of a call to {cmd:char()} in such a command.


{title:Examples}

{p 4 4 2}{cmd:. asciiplot}{p_end}
{p 4 4 2}{cmd:. local cubed = char(179)}{p_end}
{p 4 4 2}{cmd:. scatter  mpg trunk, xti( "Trunk Volume ft`cubed'" )}{p_end}
{p 4 4 2}{cmd:. scatter  mpg trunk, xti( "Trunk Volume (ft`=char(179)')" )}

{p 4 4 2}{cmd:. asciiplot, scheme(lean1) saving(ascii)} 


{title:Authors}

{p 4 4 2}Michael Blasnik{break}
michael.blasnik@verizon.net
	 
{p 4 4 2}Svend Juul{break} 
Institut for Folkesundhed, Afdeling for Epidemiologi, Aarhus{break}  
sj@soci.au.dk

{p 4 4 2}Nicholas J. Cox{break}
Durham University{break} 
n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk

{p 4 4 2}Michael Blasnik developed the original idea of the graph.  Svend Juul
provided some nice design suggestions, and Nick Cox wrote the initial ado
file.


{title:Also see}

{p 4 13 2}Online: help for {help char()}

