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Apply Syntax Conventions

To help you apply command syntax in context, this section explains valid and invalid ways to enter the PLOT command.

The PLOT command has the following format:

PLOT variable [options] [ALONE] [SCALE({n},{mX})] [CHAR1(x)]
                                                  [CHAR2(x)]

The following table shows invalid entries of the PLOT command, explains why they are invalid, and shows a sample corrected entry:

Invalid Entry Segment

Reason the Entry Is Invalid

Corrected Entry Segment

PLOT variable

The word variable is in lowercase italic letters. Replace variable with a particular variable name.

PLOT TRAN USE

PLOT TRAN USE SCALE

mX and n are listed horizontally in braces, indicating that you must include at least one of them when you use the SCALE operand.

PLOT TRAN USE SCALE(50)

PLOT TRAN USE CHAR1 *

x is in parentheses. Include the parentheses with each parenthetical option you specify.

PLOT TRAN USE CHAR1(*)