Need help with combining plots and figures

[Amanda Ode]

I need help with the following issues:

1. Combining Plots
I have the following syntax for my plots:

twoway (scatter AB_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(0.01)0.03, angle(0) grid) yline(0.02)
twoway (scatter CD_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(0.1)0.2, angle(0) grid) yline(0.1)
twoway (scatter EF_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(5)15, angle(0) grid) yline(10)
twoway (scatter GH_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(0.1)0.3, angle(0) grid) yline(0.2)

After some search, I could combine them according to the following syntax:

combineplot Day (AB_Y CD_Y EF_Y GH_Y) if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0: scatter @x @y

Yet, the code above is not optimal as I need to include my Template, the ylabel specs, and the reference line for the individual plots. Is there a way to combine the plots in my first code using one (or short) syntax?

And how to label the x-axis with only "Day" because right now I get "Day" together with the name of the group (example "Day analyzer Y")?

2. Combining Figures/Images
I have the following loop for my scatter plots (A to Q are analytes in blood samples analyzed in analyzer X and analyzer Y):

putdocx begin
putdocx paragraph
#delimit ;
putdocx text ("Scatter plots of the A-Q analyzed in the X and Y analyzers.");
#delimit cr

foreach stub in A_ B_ C_ D_ E_ F_ G_ H_ I_ J_ K_ L_ M_ N_ O_ P_ Q_ {
    aaplot `stub'X `stub'Y, play (Template_aaplot)
    graph export `stub'1.png
    putdocx image `stub'1.png
}

putdocx save Results_XX, replace

However, the size of the obtained plots/images are too large and every plot (saved as PNG format) takes almost the whole Word page. How can I combine the obtained images to fit in one to two pages?

[Andrew Musau]

 help gr combine

[Amanda Ode]

Thank you Andew! I made some progress after reading in the graph combine document. When I run the following code, I cannot putdocx the combined image. Am I doing something wrong? Or maybe I just need to adjust the size of the image? I tried using "width" but it didn't work.

putdocx begin
putdocx paragraph
#delimit ;
putdocx text ("Scatter plots of the Background analyzed in the BM800 Medonic analyzer.");
#delimit cr

twoway (scatter AB_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(0.01)0.03, angle(0) grid) yline(0.02)  xtitle(Day) saving(AB) 
twoway (scatter CD_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(0.1)0.2, angle(0) grid) yline(0.1) xtitle(Day) saving(CD) 
twoway (scatter EF_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(5)15, angle(0) grid) yline(10)  xtitle(Day) saving(EF)
twoway (scatter GH_Y Day if Sampletype ==0 & Run==0), play (Template_Background) ylabel(0(0.1)0.3, angle(0) grid) yline(0.2) xtitle(Day) saving(GH)

graph combine AB.gph CD.gph EF.gph GH.gph
graph save Background.png 
putdocx image Background.png
failed to add image
r(198);

Is it possible to have a simpler code for my first code even if the axes and the reference lines are different for the different variables?

[Andrew Musau]

The error arises from your penultimate line

graph save Background.png

You should export the graph as PNG. If you know the directory where your graphs are stored

graph combine AB.gph CD.gph EF.gph GH.gph
graph export "C:\MY_DIRECTORY\Background.png", as(png)
putdocx image Background.png

Otherwise, right click on the combined graph and choose "save as png".

[Amanda Ode]

Thank you Andrew! I get what I want now.