svg layers disappearing

[Susan Wilson]

Hi all,

I'm hoping for some advice in trouble shooting. I'm having trouble export svg files - my layers keep disappearing (I think). I tried to create an example but it worked perfectly, so now I'm just confused. The below code creates a histogram in an svg file that displays fine on Word.

sysuse lifeexp

twoway (histogram lexp if region == 2, fcolor(ebblue) frequency) ///
(histogram lexp if region!=2, fcolor(purple%50) frequency)

graph export "$graphs/mygraph.svg", replace

However when I try the below code, using real data (22K obs, 'dob)_y' is a double type) , I get empty layers, as per the image below. (Note this is an annotated screenshot because I don't think I can upload .svgs files.) Even when I 'save as' from the graph window, where my graph displays perfectly, I get the same thing. There is a very small amount of data in the bottom left corner - I was wondering if somehow I had set things up to have an enormous graph area, but I'm not sure how to check for that. I'd be grateful for any troubleshooting advice.

twoway (histogram dob_y, fcolor(ebblue) frequency ) ///
(histogram dob_y if mar==1, fcolor(purple) frequency )
graph export "$graphs/freq_byAge.svg", replace

[Marcos Almeida]

I wonder what happens with the graph under .gph extension.

[Susan Wilson]

Thanks Marcos. It's doing just what it's meant to. This is what the graph looks like in the graph window or if I open it up with the .gph extension:




And then when I 'save as' an svg:

[Bjarte Aagnes]

The SVG file should open in all modern web browsers.

You can validate the SVG file using https://validator.w3.org/#validate_by_upload.

( Follow the advice in the FAQ # 11-12 )

[Susan Wilson]

Hi Bjarte,

I'm using Stata 15. The problem is not opening the svg file - the problem is that Stata doesn't compile it properly. I end up with a valid svg file, but it is different from the figure in the graph window. I think it is a bug, and I was hoping there is a way around it.

Susan

The SVG file should open in all modern web browsers.

You can validate the SVG file using https://validator.w3.org/#validate_by_upload.

( Follow the advice in the FAQ # 11-12 )

[Bjarte Aagnes]

If Stata is updated and the rendering of the SVG in a browser or SVG editor show the same as MS Word; report the problem to [email protected].