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source filename as parameter
by CarloG
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My main purpose is to exploit as data source a different file each time I invoke gnuplot from a script.
I would like to provide the source file name as a parameter. For example: gnuplot my_gnuplot_file data_source_filename If it is not possible, I would like to read from gnuplot the content of a text file where the filename is stored, e.g., assigning to a variable the output of a cat/awk invocation. Could you suggest me how to achieve it? Thank you very much, Carlo |
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Re: source filename as parameter
by Dr. Ing. Dieter Jurzitza
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Hi Carlo,
you cannot provide the data filename on the commandline because it contains no information what to do. However, you can have a set of scripts (or a sequence of scripts or whatever ...) you call gnuplot <myscript1> where <myscript1> is any ascii file containing formatting information and the file you want to plot from. Say you want to plot the first column of "mydata.dat" vs. the second column of "mydata.dat" you would create a file, say "mydata.plt" that contains ********************* plot "mydata.dat" using 1:2 w l lw 2 ********************* (just for example) If you are on linux (or unix) you could write ********************* #!/usr/bin/gnuplot plot "mydata.dat" using 1:2 w l lw 2 ********************* into mydata.plt, make this file executable (chmod 0755 mydata.plt) and call it - the only thing you have to make sure is that the path to gnuplot fits your situation. Hope this helps, take care Dieter Jurzitza -- ----------------------------------------------------------- | \ /\_/\ | | ~x~ |/-----\ / \ /- \_/ ^^__ _ / _ ____ / <°°__ \- \_/ | |/ | | || || _| _| _| _| if you really want to see the pictures above - use some font with constant spacing like courier! :-) -----------------------------------------------------------Am Sonntag, 28. Dezember 2008 23:24:39 schrieb CarloG: > My main purpose is to exploit as data source a different file each time I > invoke gnuplot from a script. > > I would like to provide the source file name as a parameter. ***** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Plotting in Winxp
by 4JRY
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Hi All,
I just found this program gnuplot and this forum. I have a quick simple question. Can gnuplot be used as a plotter driver to plot files made in AutoCAD LT? In other words can an AutoCAD output file (.PLT, .DXF, .DWG ) be plotted using gnuplot? I have tried without success to do this. However, I haven't tried it directly to the plotter. I used the 'windows' terminal for test purposes. The reason I ask is, my old plotter, HP7475A, had a driver for win98 but none for Winxp. The only driver program I found costs $260, which is 10 times more than the plotter's worth. Looking for a way to use my old plotter in WinXP with AutoCAD LT. JohnY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Re: Plotting in Winxp
by Dr. Ing. Dieter Jurzitza
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Hi John,
unfortunately I think you're on a wrong track. gnuplot is not a driver, it is a function plotter (among many other things). You may create graphs from binary or ascii input data - but the data created from AutoCAD are not readable from gnuplot AFAIK. Take care Dieter Jurzitza -- ----------------------------------------------------------- | \ /\_/\ | | ~x~ |/-----\ / \ /- \_/ ^^__ _ / _ ____ / <°°__ \- \_/ | |/ | | || || _| _| _| _| if you really want to see the pictures above - use some font with constant spacing like courier! :-) -----------------------------------------------------------Am Montag, 29. Dezember 2008 05:35:37 schrieb John Yells: > Hi All, > > I just found this program gnuplot and this forum. I have a quick simple ***** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Re: Plotting in Winxp
by Tatsuro MATSUOKA-5
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Hi
At gnuplot prompt type 'set term' as gnuplot> set term Available terminal types: cgm Computer Graphics Metafile corel EPS format for CorelDRAW dpu414 Seiko DPU-414 thermal printer [small medium large] dumb ascii art for anything that prints text dxf dxf-file for AutoCad (default size 120x80) eepic EEPIC -- extended LaTeX picture environment : : You may find dxf terminal. I have no experience to use it so that no further reply cannot be made. Regards Tatsuro --- John Yells <jryells@...> wrote: > Hi All, > > I just found this program gnuplot and this forum. I have a quick simple > question. Can gnuplot be used as a plotter driver to plot files made in > AutoCAD LT? In other words can an AutoCAD output file (.PLT, .DXF, .DWG > ) be plotted using gnuplot? > > I have tried without success to do this. However, I haven't tried it > directly to the plotter. I used the 'windows' terminal for test purposes. > > The reason I ask is, my old plotter, HP7475A, had a driver for win98 but > none for Winxp. The only driver program I found costs $260, which is 10 > times more than the plotter's worth. Looking for a way to use my old > plotter in WinXP with AutoCAD LT. > > JohnY > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Gnuplot-info mailing list > Gnuplot-info@... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info > -------------------------------------- Power up the Internet with Yahoo! Toolbar. http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/toolbar/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Plotting in WinXP
by 4JRY
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Hi All,
More dumb questions. I am unable to plot anything to my potter in gnuplot. I set the terminal for my plotter ['hpgl 6' for my 7574A plotter] and tried one of the demo programs. All I got was a list of the plotter commands on screen. I even tried the simple "plot sin(x)" as a test without success. Is there something else I need to do? Cheers, 4JRY p.s. I mistakenly used my regular handle JohnY last time and that is taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Re: Plotting in WinXP
by Hans-Bernhard Bröker-2
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John Yells wrote:
> set the terminal for my plotter ['hpgl 6' for my 7574A plotter] and > tried one of the demo programs. All I got was a list of the plotter > commands on screen. Because you didn't tell gnuplot where else this output should go. See "help set output". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Re: Plotting in WinXP
by 4JRY
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Thanks for all your help. I think have the program pretty well figured
out now. It took a while to get back to the command line mode after years of point and click operations with a mouse. Cheers 4JRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Can gnuplot be used within AutoCAD
by 4JRY
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Hi All,
I did find something else that was part of the gnuplot 4.2 download zip program. In the main directory their are 2 files named 'wgnuplot.mnu' and 'wgnuplot-ja.mnu'. These appear to be menu files for AutoCAD LT where you can run gnuplot from within AutoCAD LT. I tried loading these files into 'AutoCAD LT for Windows 95' but they wouldn't load properly. Do these programs work and has anyone successfully loaded them into AutoCAD LT? Inquiring minds would like to know. Cheers, 4JRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Re: Can gnuplot be used within AutoCAD
by Hans-Bernhard Bröker-2
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John Yells wrote:
> I did find something else that was part of the gnuplot 4.2 download zip > program. In the main directory their are 2 files named 'wgnuplot.mnu' > and 'wgnuplot-ja.mnu'. These appear to be menu files for AutoCAD LT > where you can run gnuplot from within AutoCAD LT. That appearance is deceiving. They're nothing of the sort. Summing it up: the only relation between CAD and gnuplot is that both deal with vector graphics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gnuplot-info mailing list Gnuplot-info@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuplot-info |
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Re: source filename as parameter
by babelproofreader
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Have your 'gnuplot_script' contain $1 to represent the file to be read e.g. reset set title "$1 Prices" set datafile separator "," set xdata time set timefmt "%d/%m/%Y" set grid plot "$1" using 1:2:3:4:5 notitle with candlesticks lt 7 and then, for example, on the command line type call 'gnuplot_script' $Gold which will insert Gold into the script in place of $1 and hence plot the Gold file. |
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Re: source filename as parameter
by cstar
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Hi Carlo!
A more flexible solution is: > cd scripts > ls plot.gnu plot.sh > cat plot.gnu #FILENAME is the filename #my paramspace and solution files use : as separator set datafile separator ":" set term png size 800, 600 #q vs rms set output 'FILENAME.q.png' plot [0:1] [0.05:0.08] "FILENAME" using 2:1 title "q vs rms" with points > cat plot.sh #/bin/bash cat plot.gnu | sed "s#\FILENAME#$1#" > plot.tmp gnuplot plot.tmp > ./plot.sh somedir/somedatafile That should do it : ) Enjoy!
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