I've cretaed a 2-series graph (bar and line) by using two master files. The only problem is the series that is being represented as line only shows up as dots (not connected by line). If I apply same formatting to a code that uses one master file, the line comes up fine. I also tried both JOIN and MATCH to see if any of them would make a difference.
Line formatting code that I'm using is:

setSeriesType(getSeries(1),2);
setAxisAssignment(1,0);
setSeriesType(1,2);
setDataLineThickness(3);
setFillColor(getSeries(1),new Color(255,128,0));
setMarkerShape(getSeries(1),2);
setLineWidth(getSeries(1),3);
setConnectLineStep(getSeries(1),true);
setLineBasicStrokeType(getSeries(1),12);

Thanks.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kerry,

Arsalan,

What do you mean by "using two master files"? Are you joining? Are you creating 2 graphs? Can you show the Fex?

Daniel,

Yes, I'm creating this graph by joining 2 master files, one graph out of them. There are two series that I'm creating, one is bar and another line (but it only shows dts, not cooneted).
My approach is:

MATCH FILE File1
SUM
FIELD1
BY FIELD2

RUN
FILE File2
PRINT
FIELD3
FIELD4
BY FIELD5

AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-AND-NEW
END

GRAPH FILE HOLD
PRINT
COMPUTE FIELD6/D12.2 = FIELD1 / FIELD3;
FIELD4
BY FIELD5

ON GRAPH PCHOLD AS HOLD FORMAT PNG
ON GRAPH SET GRAPHDEFAULT OFF
ON GRAPH SET HAXIS 770
ON GRAPH SET VAXIS 405
ON GRAPH SET UNITS PIXELS
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH VBAR
ON GRAPH SET GRMERGE ADVANCED
ON GRAPH SET GRMULTIGRAPH 0
ON GRAPH SET GRLEGEND 0
ON GRAPH SET GRXAXIS 1
ON GRAPH SET GRAPHSTYLE *
setTemplateFile("/images/tdg/template/IBISouthWestern.txt");
setReportParsingErrors(false);
setSelectionEnableMove(false);
setDepthRadius(5);
setPlace(true);
setDepthRadius(0);
setDepthAngle(0);
setFillColor(getChartBackground(),new Color(255,255,255));
-*********************************Line Formatting
-*setSeriesType(getSeries(1),2);
setAxisAssignment(0,0);
setSeriesType(1,2);
setDataLineThickness(3);
setFillColor(getSeries(1),new Color(255,128,0));
setMarkerShape(getSeries(1),2);
setLineWidth(getSeries(1),3);
setConnectLineStep(getSeries(1),true);
setLineBasicStrokeType(getSeries(1),12);
-*********************************Y-AXIS FORMATTING
setDisplay(getY1MinorGrid(),true);
setGridStepAuto(getY1MinorGrid(),false);
setGridStep(getY1MinorGrid(),9.99);
-*********************************FRAME FORMATTING
setDisplay(getReferenceLineY1(0),true);
setBorderColor(getFrame(),new Color(255,255,255));
setTransparentBorderColor(getFrame(),true);
setTransparentFillColor(getFrame(),true);
-*********************************
ENDSTYLE
END

KISS... Do whatever (JOIN or MATCH) and TABLE the data to a common HOLD file and GRAPH FILE HOLDFILE and set your series type accordingly... It sounds like you're confusing the "two masters" as being part of your "GRAPH" problem. the Graph GUI does this quite nicely...

Your graph type is VBAR and you are using the API to switch the type of a series.
However you are not explicity telling it to connect the points.

Automatically connecting plot points for line plots is only defaulted to true if
the graph type is either a horiztonal or vertical line graph.

Try adding setConnectLineMarkers(true);

Thanks all for replying and helping.
I added:
setConnectLineMarkers(true);
and it did the job.

Thanks again!