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JSL Functions Syntax Information (for Example: "Legend Model( )")

Valerio — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 11:25:20 GMT

I literally just started learning JMP and JSL.

I am having a very hard time finding syntax information of functions, commands, etc..

I cannot find most things neither on the "JSL Syntax Reference" document or online. Do you have any suggestions for a comprehensive list of all JSL functions and commands?

For example, right now I am just trying to plot a graph specifying the legend names and colors. I want the "Legend 1" to appear at the second-last slot.

Stealing some different scripts online, I put together the following:

Graph Builder(
	Size( 779, 677 ),
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Variables( X( :X ), Y( :Y ), Wrap( :Items ), Color( :Name( "Legends" ) ) ),
	Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ) ),
	SendToReport(
		Dispatch(
			{},
			"400",
			ScaleBox,
			{Legend Model(
				8,
				Level Name( 0, "Legend 7", Item ID( "Legend 7", 1 ) ),
				Level Name( 1, "Legend 2", Item ID( "Legend 2", 1 ) ),
				Level Name( 2, "Legend 3", Item ID( "Legend 3", 1 ) ),
				Level Name( 3, "Legend 4", Item ID( "Legend 4", 1 ) ),
				Level Name( 4, "Legend 5", Item ID( "Legend 5", 1 ) ),
				Level Name( 5, "Legend 6", Item ID( "Legend 6", 1 ) ),
				Level Name( 6, "Legend 1", Item ID( "Legend 1", 1 ) ),
				Level Name( 7, "Legend 8", Item ID( "Legend 8", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 0, {Line Color( 36 )} ),
				Properties( 1, {Line Color( -15343117 )} ),
				Properties( 2, {Line Color( -15343117 )} ),
				Properties( 3, {Line Color( -15343117 )} ),
				Properties( 4, {Line Color( -15343117 )} ),
				Properties( 5, {Line Color( -15343117 )} ),
				Properties( 6, {Line Color( 40 )} ),
				Properties( 7, {Line Color( 24 )} )
			)}
		)
	)
);

It doesn't work... It calls "Legend 1", "Legend 7" and that's it.

Thank you in advance for any help!

Re: JSL Functions Syntax Information (for Example: "Legend Model( )")

txnelson — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:01:39 GMT

You are making a major mistake. You are writing the JSL, rather than letting JMP write the JSL for you. If you create the graph interactively, just the way you want it, you can then request to have the JSL saved that will recreate the graph just the way you specified.

That is, if you have the graph

which has everything, except for the Legend specification, you can go to the red triangle and select Legend Settings

and then in the dialog window that pops up, you can change the position of the legend 1.

then go to the red triangle and select save script and it saves the script with the commands required to reproduce it

Graph Builder(
	Size( 779, 677 ),
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Variables( X( :X ), Y( :Y ), Wrap( :Items ), Color( :Legends ) ),
	Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 8 ) ) ),
	SendToReport(
		Dispatch(
			{},
			"400",
			ScaleBox,
			{Legend Model(
				8,
				Properties( 0, {Line Color( 36 )}, Item ID( "Legend 1", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 1, {Line Color( -15343117 )}, Item ID( "Legend 2", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 2, {Line Color( -15343117 )}, Item ID( "Legend 3", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 3, {Line Color( -15343117 )}, Item ID( "Legend 4", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 4, {Line Color( -15343117 )}, Item ID( "Legend 5", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 5, {Line Color( -15343117 )}, Item ID( "Legend 6", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 6, {Line Color( 40 )}, Item ID( "Legend 7", 1 ) ),
				Properties( 7, {Line Color( 24 )}, Item ID( "Legend 8", 1 ) )
			)}
		),
		Dispatch(
			{},
			"400",
			LegendBox,
			{Legend Position( {8, [6, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]} )}
		)
	)
);

I find the Scripting Index to be the best reference for all of the functions and platform syntax. It has all of the messages that can be sent to a platform and functions, along with live examples.

Re: JSL Functions Syntax Information (for Example: "Legend Model( )")

Valerio — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:27:24 GMT

Thank you very much!