I am new to WebFOCUS and I am wondering if our solution is best practice or if someone has a better solution.
I had my hold file graph set to:
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH VLINE
The graph only displayed plot points until I explicitly added:
SetConnectLineMarkers(true);
which did add the connecting lines to the graph.
Should I add this to all my VLINE graphs?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: John Power,

Hi,
I am able to generate the line graph using below code:
GRAPH FILE CAR
SUM DEALER_COST
BY COUNTRY
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH VLINE
END

If you could share your sample code then it would be easy to identify the issue.

Hi jvb,

Here is an example using the CAR file.

This method produces a scatter plot. Uncommenting the "-*setConnectLineMarkers(true);" produces a vline graph. I am confused on why it is necessary to explicitly set the connecting line.

 
-* File: IBFS:/DEV/WFC/Repository/Common/Report1.fex Created by WebFOCUS AppStudio
TABLE FILE CAR
SUM
     CAR.BODY.RETAIL_COST
     CAR.BODY.DEALER_COST
     COMPUTE Margin/I10CM = CAR.BODY.RETAIL_COST - CAR.BODY.DEALER_COST;
BY  CAR.CARREC.MODEL
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE HOLD AS CarMargin1 FORMAT BINARY
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
     INCLUDE = IBFS:/EDA/EDASERVE/_EDAHOME/ETC/endeflt.sty,
$
ENDSTYLE
END
-*IA_GRAPH_BEGIN
-*Do not delete or modify the comments below
*-INTERNAL_COMMENT LINE#0$PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiIHN0YW5kYWxvbmU9Im5vIj8+DQo8IS0tMS4wLS0+DQo8Um9vdCB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjAiPg0KICAgIDxPYmplY3Qgb2JqZWN0SWQ9IkNoYXJ0XzEiPg0KICAgICAgICA8UHJvcGVydHkgbmFtZT0iTGlua2VkU29ydHMiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciLz4NCiAgICA8L09iamVjdD4NCiAgICA8T2JqZWN0IG9iamVjdElkPSJHTE9CQUwiPg0KICAgICAgICA8UHJvcGVydHkgbmFtZT0iU2FtcGxlRGF0YSIgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLkJvb2xlYW4iPmZhbHNlPC9Qcm9wZXJ0eT4NCiAgICAgICAgPFByb3BlcnR5IG5hbWU9Ikdsb2JhbFJlY29yZExpbWl0IiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj41MDA8L1Byb3BlcnR5Pg0KICAgICAgICA8UHJvcGVydHkgbmFtZT0iR2xvYmFsUnVuUmVjb3JkTGltaXQiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPjA8L1Byb3BlcnR5Pg0KICAgICAgICA8UHJvcGVydHkgbmFtZT0iZmllbGREaXNwbGF5TW9kZSIgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLlN0cmluZyI+bGFiZWw8L1Byb3BlcnR5Pg0KICAgICAgICA8UHJvcGVydHkgbmFtZT0icHJlZml4RGlzcGxheU1vZGUiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciLz4NCiAgICAgICAgPFByb3BlcnR5IG5hbWU9IkFjdGl2ZV9TdHlsZV9Vc2VyX3R5cGUiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPnBvd2VyPC9Qcm9wZXJ0eT4NCiAgICAgICAgPFByb3BlcnR5IG5hbWU9Ikdsb2JhbFZhbHVlc1BhZ2luZyIgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLlN0cmluZyI+NDwvUHJvcGVydHk+DQogICAgICAgIDxQcm9wZXJ0eSBuYW1lPSJGb2NleGVjUHJlZmVyZW5jZXMiIHR5cGU9Ik1hcCI+DQogICAgICAgICAgICA8RW50cnkga2V5PSJkaXNwbGF5RWRpdE1vZGVJbmZvTWluaVByZWZlcmVuY2UiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPmZhbHNlPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRpc3BsYXlGb3JtYXRUYWJJbmZvTWluaVByZWZlcmVuY2UiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPnRydWU8L0VudHJ5Pg0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPEVudHJ5IGtleT0iZGlzcGxheUhvbWVUYWJJbmZvTWluaVByZWZlcmVuY2UiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPmZhbHNlPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRpc3BsYXlRdWlja0FjY2Vzc1Rvb2xiYXJTYXZlSW5mb01pbmlQcmVmZXJlbmNlIiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj50cnVlPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9Im1ldGFkYXRhX3ZpZXdzIiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj5NZXRhRGF0YVRyZWUuVklFV19ESU1TPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRpc3BsYXlSZXNvdXJjZXNGaWVsZFRhYkluZm9NaW5pUHJlZmVyZW5jZSIgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLlN0cmluZyI+ZmFsc2U8L0VudHJ5Pg0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPEVudHJ5IGtleT0iZGlzcGxheUluc2VydFRhYkluZm9NaW5pUHJlZmVyZW5jZSIgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLlN0cmluZyI+ZmFsc2U8L0VudHJ5Pg0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPEVudHJ5IGtleT0iZGlzcGxheVNsaWNlcnNUYWJFZGl0SW5mb01pbmlQcmVmZXJlbmNlIiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj5mYWxzZTwvRW50cnk+DQogICAgICAgICAgICA8RW50cnkga2V5PSJkaXNwbGF5U2VyaWVzVGFiSW5mb01pbmlQcmVmZXJlbmNlIiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj5mYWxzZTwvRW50cnk+DQogICAgICAgICAgICA8RW50cnkga2V5PSJpbmZvQXNzaXN0TW9kZUFsbG93ZWRJbmZvTWluaVByZWZlcmVuY2UiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPmZhbHNlPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRlZmF1bHRfcHJldmlld19wYWdlbGltaXRfbGF5b3V0IiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj4xPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRlZmF1bHRfcHJldmlld19wYWdlbGltaXQiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPjU8L0VudHJ5Pg0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPEVudHJ5IGtleT0iZGVmYXVsdF9jb21wb3NlX2Zvcm1hdCIgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLlN0cmluZyI+UERGPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRpc3BsYXlJbnRlcmFjdGl2ZU1vZGVJbmZvTWluaVByZWZlcmVuY2UiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPnRydWU8L0VudHJ5Pg0KICAgICAgICAgICAgPEVudHJ5IGtleT0icnVuT25TdGFydHVwSW5mb01pbmlQcmVmZXJlbmNlIiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj50cnVlPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRpc3BsYXlEYXRhVGFiSW5mb01pbmlQcmVmZXJlbmNlIiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj5mYWxzZTwvRW50cnk+DQogICAgICAgICAgICA8RW50cnkga2V5PSJkaXNwbGF5U2xpY2Vyc1RhYkludGVyYWN0aXZlSW5mb01pbmlQcmVmZXJlbmNlIiB0eXBlPSJqYXZhLmxhbmcuU3RyaW5nIj50cnVlPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBrZXk9ImRpc3BsYXlMYXlvdXRUYWJJbmZvTWluaVByZWZlcmVuY2UiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPmZhbHNlPC9FbnRyeT4NCiAgICAgICAgPC9Qcm9wZXJ0eT4NCiAgICAgICAgPFByb3BlcnR5IG5hbWU9ImNhc2NhZGVOYW1lcyIgdHlwZT0iTWFwIi8+DQogICAgICAgIDxQcm9wZXJ0eSBuYW1lPSJNYXN0ZXJfRmlsZXMiIHR5cGU9IlNldCI+DQogICAgICAgICAgICA8RW50cnkgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLlN0cmluZyI+Q0FSTUFSR0lOMTwvRW50cnk+DQogICAgICAgIDwvUHJvcGVydHk+DQogICAgICAgIDxQcm9wZXJ0eSBuYW1lPSJtZXRhZGF0YVZpZXdBcyIgdHlwZT0iTWFwIj4NCiAgICAgICAgICAgIDxFbnRyeSBr
*-INTERNAL_COMMENT LINE#1$ZXk9IkNBUk1BUkdJTjEiIHR5cGU9ImphdmEubGFuZy5TdHJpbmciPk1ldGFEYXRhVHJlZS5WSUVXX0RJTVM8L0VudHJ5Pg0KICAgICAgICA8L1Byb3BlcnR5Pg0KICAgICAgICA8UHJvcGVydHkgbmFtZT0iZW5hYmxlUHJldmlldyIgdHlwZT0iamF2YS5sYW5nLkJvb2xlYW4iPnRydWU8L1Byb3BlcnR5Pg0KICAgIDwvT2JqZWN0Pg0KPC9Sb290Pg0K
-*Do not delete or modify the comments above
ENGINE INT CACHE SET ON
-DEFAULTH &WF_STYLE_UNITS='PIXELS';
-DEFAULTH &WF_STYLE_HEIGHT='405.0';
-DEFAULTH &WF_STYLE_WIDTH='770.0';
-DEFAULTH &WF_TITLE='WebFOCUS Report';
GRAPH FILE CARMARGIN1
-* Created by Info Assist for Graph
-*SUM CARMARGIN1.CARMARGI.Margin
PRINT CARMARGIN1.CARMARGI.Margin
BY CARMARGIN1.CARMARGI.MODEL
ON GRAPH PCHOLD FORMAT JSCHART
ON GRAPH SET VZERO OFF
ON GRAPH SET HTMLENCODE ON
ON GRAPH SET GRAPHDEFAULT OFF
ON GRAPH SET UNITS &WF_STYLE_UNITS
ON GRAPH SET HAXIS &WF_STYLE_WIDTH
ON GRAPH SET VAXIS &WF_STYLE_HEIGHT
ON GRAPH SET GRMERGE ADVANCED
ON GRAPH SET GRMULTIGRAPH 0
ON GRAPH SET GRLEGEND 0
ON GRAPH SET GRXAXIS 1
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH VLINE
ON GRAPH SET AUTOFIT ON
ON GRAPH SET STYLE *
*GRAPH_SCRIPT
setPieDepth(0);
setPieTilt(0);
setDepthRadius(0);
setCurveFitEquationDisplay(false);
setPlace(true);
setUseSeriesShapes(true);
setMarkerSizeDefault(50);
*END
INCLUDE=IBFS:/FILE/IBI_HTML_DIR/javaassist/intl/EN/ENIADefault_combine.sty,$
TYPE=REPORT, TITLETEXT=&WF_TITLE.QUOTEDSTRING, $
*GRAPH_SCRIPT
setReportParsingErrors(false);
setSelectionEnableMove(false);
-*setConnectLineMarkers(true);
*END
ENDSTYLE
END
-RUN

-*IA_GRAPH_FINISH

Commenting out the PRINT line and replacing it with the uncommented SUM line (see code snippet) will also produce the vline graph.

[CODE SNIPPET]
SUM CARMARGIN1.CARMARGI.Margin
-*PRINT CARMARGIN1.CARMARGI.Margin
[/CODE SNIPPET]

We could always go with the SUM method, but I assume that using the SUM command would be slightly less efficient.

Please let me know if you need anything further. All advice is appreciated.
Thanks