DPL Example 103

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{{DPL Example 103 barchart|data=
  {{#dpl:
    |namespace      = 
    |addpagecounter = yes
    |ordermethod    = counter
    |order          = descending
    |count          = 7
    |format         = ,"%TITLE%" %COUNT%,\n
  }}
}}

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The above script produces the following output:

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{{#ploticus:

1. proc getdata

 data:

"Test5554" %COUNT% "2008-02-16 best time ever" %COUNT% "Nowa kategoria" %COUNT% "Test 001" %COUNT% "Test 002" %COUNT% "Test 003" %COUNT% "Test 004" %COUNT% "Test 005" %COUNT% "Test 006" %COUNT% "Test 007" %COUNT% "Test 008" %COUNT% "Tmp2" %COUNT% "2008/08/23 SD test" %COUNT% "Event template zh-tw" %COUNT% "Event intro zh-tw" %COUNT% "A1" %COUNT% "2008-04-24 nnn" %COUNT% "Yyy" %COUNT% "Ford" %COUNT% "Property:Age" %COUNT%

// set up plotting area using proc areadef

1. proc areadef

 rectangle: 1 1 5 10
 xrange: 0 15000
 yrange: 0 20
 title: 
 frame: color=0.8

// do x axis using proc xaxis

1. proc xaxis

 stubs inc 10
 axisline: none
 tics: none 
 label: 
 grid: color=rgb(.6,1,.6)
 stubformat: %g%

// do bars using proc bars

1. proc bars

 axis: x
 lenfield: 2
 color: pink
 showvalues: yes
 labelfield: 1
 longwayslabel: yes
 labeldetails: size=8 
 reverseorder: yes
 outline: no

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