Re: Plotting data into file

[Joan Picanyol i Puig]

* Michael Kopp <address@hidden> [20050613 16:59]:
> I am about writing a script which automatically plots data into 
> eps-files. I am using "gset outpout <filename>" to designate the output 
> file. However, this seems to work only if I give the name ouf the 
> outputfile directly as a string, but not if I give it as an octave 
> string variable. Here is an example:
> 
> str = "test.eps";
> gset terminal postscript eps;
> gset output str;              % this does not work
> plot((1:10)', (1:10)'/2);
> gset output "anothertest.eps";        % this works
> plot((1:10)', (1:10)'/2);
> gset terminal X11;
> gset output;
> 
> Any suggestions?

Try sprintf + graw, i.e. (long line):

graw (sprintf("set output 
\"plots/png/simulacions_previes-v%d-b%d-n%d-f%1d.png\"\n",v, beta*10, noise, 
fading)); 

Nowadays I'd try sprintf + print though.

qvb
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pica



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