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From: "Alex van der Spek" <zd...@xs4all.nl>
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Subject: Re: How to use same plot script for Gnuplot of multiple files.
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:23:41 -0400
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your plot script  should contain command line substitution parameters ($0, 
$1 and so forth, maximum of 10) like so:

+++++
set out '$1'
plot '$0
+++++

then call the script with call from the gnuplot

call 'yourplotscript.gp' 'filetoplotfrom.dat' 'filetoplotto.eps'

Good luck,
Alex van der Spek


"sam" <samja...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:b8e8a2d7-1a67-4226-a373-744eceb293d3@googlegroups.com...
On Saturday, April 14, 2012 2:44:29 AM UTC+2, Michael wrote:
> 13.04.2012 21:27, Sudip Roy ?????:
>
> > I have 6000 files in same format. I have a plot script that can plot
>
> > the graph taking data from one single file abc.dat and saves the plot
>
> > in abc.eps file.
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> >
>
> > Now I want to use the same plot script to plot for all the 6000 data
>
> > files into 6000 eps files. Is there any way/technique to pass the two
>
> > file names<input.dat>  and<output.eps>  into the same plot script as
>
> > command line arguments? Or in any other this can be done?
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> >
>
> > Thanking you in advance.
>
> > Regards,
>
> > Sudip
>
>
>
>
>
> I have the similar problem with 100s of plots. I solve it with perl
>
> scripts that create gnuplot scripts for each data set. These gnuplot
>
> files are executing, then I have another perl script that creates LaTeX
>
> file, builds pdf and... report is done :)

That seems great but what is this perl script and how would be the second 
one?
please guide me .
Sama