Having graph with markers equal for all variables

[Michele Scotto]

Dear community,

my issue is quite aesthetic related. I have series of about one houndred variables and I want to show how a certain line approximates the movements of the cloud of points represented by the observations of ALL the variables in the period considered. In this sense, I am not concerned on the identification of any single marker as the observation of var x y or z at time t. Indeed, I am producing a graph without any legend. Given my basic underlying aim, I would like to have all markers of the same color and size, regardless of their variable.

I have tried with:

scatter var1 var2 *_ind hy, legend(off) connect(l l) msize(tiny ...) mcolor(black ...)

Where var1 and var2 are two series that I want to be plotted against the cloud of points given by the observations of the remaining (97) *_ind variables. hy is my time variable in halfyearly periods.

Yet, this command gives me:
too many options
r(1003);

Any suggestion? Without msize ad mcolor option this is the result:

[Phil Bromiley]

You'll increase your chances of a useful answer by following the FAQ on asking questions - provide Stata code in code delimiters, readable Stata output (fixed spacing fonts help), and sample data using dataex.

This kind of problem probably depends heavily on the specifics of your specification which you don't give us.