I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
data
e.g.
time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
....
I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.

Any suggestions?

Glenn MacGougan wrote:
> I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
> data
> e.g.
> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> ...
> I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
> directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.
>
> Any suggestions?


You could use gnuplot.
See for example
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnuplot/
or
http://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html

Andreas

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Andreas Wilm | 0x7C68FBCC

On Jan 9, 9:58 am, Andreas Wilm <andreas.w...@ucd.ie> wrote:
> Glenn MacGougan wrote:
> > I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
> > data
> > e.g.
> > time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> > time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> > ...
> > I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
> > directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.
>
> > Any suggestions?
>
> You could use gnuplot.
> See for examplehttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnuplot/
> orhttp://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html
>
> Andreas
>
> --
>
> Andreas Wilm | 0x7C68FBCC

It took some time but gnuplot with input redirection, png output, and
input handling for comma delimited files, I was able to get something
reasonable.

Plot2D, http://sourceforge.net/projects/plot2d, can also generate
plots like this and it's a fair bit easier to learn but it's simpler
and less powerful. It also works on Windows.

Glenn MacGougan wrote:
> On Jan 9, 9:58 am, Andreas Wilm <andreas.w...@ucd.ie> wrote:
>> Glenn MacGougan wrote:
>>> I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
>>> data
>>> e.g.
>>> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
>>> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
>>> ...
>>> I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
>>> directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.
>>> Any suggestions?
>> You could use gnuplot.
>> See for examplehttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnuplot/
>> orhttp://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html
>>
> It took some time but gnuplot with input redirection, png output, and
> input handling for comma delimited files, I was able to get something
> reasonable.
>
> Plot2D, http://sourceforge.net/projects/plot2d, can also generate
> plots like this and it's a fair bit easier to learn but it's simpler
> and less powerful. It also works on Windows.

You startet this thread.
You suggest plot2d.
You are author of plot2d.

What did I not understand?

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Glenn MacGougan wrote:
> On Jan 9, 9:58 am, Andreas Wilm <andreas.w...@ucd.ie> wrote:
>> Glenn MacGougan wrote:
>>> I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
>>> data
>>> e.g.
>>> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
>>> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
>>> ...
>>> I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
>>> directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.
>>> Any suggestions?
>> You could use gnuplot.
>> See for examplehttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnuplot/
>> orhttp://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html
>>
> It took some time but gnuplot with input redirection, png output, and
> input handling for comma delimited files, I was able to get something
> reasonable.
>
> Plot2D, http://sourceforge.net/projects/plot2d, can also generate
> plots like this and it's a fair bit easier to learn but it's simpler
> and less powerful. It also works on Windows.

You started this thread.
You suggest plot2d.
You are author of plot2d.

What did I not understand?

--
Best regards | Be nice to America or they'll bring democracy to
Cyrus | your country.

On Jan 9, 11:54 am, Cyrus Kriticos <cyrus.kriti...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> Glenn MacGougan wrote:
> > On Jan 9, 9:58 am, Andreas Wilm <andreas.w...@ucd.ie> wrote:
> >> Glenn MacGougan wrote:
> >>> I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
> >>> data
> >>> e.g.
> >>> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> >>> time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> >>> ...
> >>> I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
> >>> directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.
> >>> Any suggestions?
> >> You could use gnuplot.
> >> See for examplehttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnuplot/
> >> orhttp://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html
>
> > It took some time but gnuplot with input redirection, png output, and
> > input handling for comma delimited files, I was able to get something
> > reasonable.
>
> > Plot2D,http://sourceforge.net/projects/plot2d, can also generate
> > plots like this and it's a fair bit easier to learn but it's simpler
> > and less powerful. It also works on Windows.
>
> You started this thread.
> You suggest plot2d.
> You are author of plot2d.
>
> What did I not understand?
>
> --
> Best regards | Be nice to America or they'll bring democracy to
> Cyrus | your country.

So, nothing wrong with promoting what I think is a useful tool. I'm
also interested in how others are performing something similar.

Glenn MacGougan wrote:

> On Jan 9, 11:54 am, Cyrus Kriticos <cyrus.kriti...@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Glenn MacGougan wrote:
>>
>>>On Jan 9, 9:58 am, Andreas Wilm <andreas.w...@ucd.ie> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Glenn MacGougan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
>>>>>data
>>>>>e.g.
>>>>>time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
>>>>>time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
>>>>>...
>>>>>I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
>>>>>directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.
>>>>>Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>You could use gnuplot.
>>>>See for examplehttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnuplot/
>>>>orhttp://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html
>>
>>>It took some time but gnuplot with input redirection, png output, and
>>>input handling for comma delimited files, I was able to get something
>>>reasonable.
>>
>>>Plot2D,http://sourceforge.net/projects/plot2d, can also generate
>>>plots like this and it's a fair bit easier to learn but it's simpler
>>>and less powerful. It also works on Windows.
>>
>>You started this thread.
>>You suggest plot2d.
>>You are author of plot2d.
>>
>>What did I not understand?
>>
>>--
>> Best regards | Be nice to America or they'll bring democracy to
>> Cyrus | your country.
>
>
> So, nothing wrong with promoting what I think is a useful tool.

Actually, I think you probably just alienated a whole lot of people by
wasting our time in trying to you with a bogus problem.

> I'm also interested in how others are performing something similar.

It's hard to believe you didn't know how to do that in gnuplot. It
appears that you picked a specific problem that you knew was easier to
solve with your tool than in gnuplot in a shameless ploy of self-promotion.

I think the net result of this thread has probably been to discourage
people from considering your tool and I doubt if anyone who's read this
will respond to any future postings you make asking plotting questions.

The pity is that we COULD use an easier-to-use alternative to gnuplot
for simple data plots (like may others, I have my own front-end I called
"xyplot") but you've just introduced a huge grain of salt....

Ed.

On Jan 9, 3:41 pm, Ed Morton <mor...@lsupcaemnt.com> wrote:
> Glenn MacGougan wrote:
> > On Jan 9, 11:54 am, Cyrus Kriticos <cyrus.kriti...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>Glenn MacGougan wrote:
>
> >>>On Jan 9, 9:58 am, Andreas Wilm <andreas.w...@ucd.ie> wrote:
>
> >>>>Glenn MacGougan wrote:
>
> >>>>>I have a multiple comma delimited data files with 6 columns of numeric
> >>>>>data
> >>>>>e.g.
> >>>>>time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> >>>>>time (s), value1, value2, value3, value4, value5
> >>>>>...
> >>>>>I want to plot all of this data (time vs value, all on one plot)
> >>>>>directly to an image file for later viewing using a shell script.
> >>>>>Any suggestions?
>
> >>>>You could use gnuplot.
> >>>>See for examplehttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-gnuplot/
> >>>>orhttp://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html
>
> >>>It took some time but gnuplot with input redirection, png output, and
> >>>input handling for comma delimited files, I was able to get something
> >>>reasonable.
>
> >>>Plot2D,http://sourceforge.net/projects/plot2d, can also generate
> >>>plots like this and it's a fair bit easier to learn but it's simpler
> >>>and less powerful. It also works on Windows.
>
> >>You started this thread.
> >>You suggest plot2d.
> >>You are author of plot2d.
>
> >>What did I not understand?
>
> >>--
> >> Best regards | Be nice to America or they'll bring democracy to
> >> Cyrus | your country.
>
> > So, nothing wrong with promoting what I think is a useful tool.
>
> Actually, I think you probably just alienated a whole lot of people by
> wasting our time in trying to you with a bogus problem.
>
> > I'm also interested in how others are performing something similar.
>
> It's hard to believe you didn't know how to do that in gnuplot. It
> appears that you picked a specific problem that you knew was easier to
> solve with your tool than in gnuplot in a shameless ploy of self-promotion.
>
> I think the net result of this thread has probably been to discourage
> people from considering your tool and I doubt if anyone who's read this
> will respond to any future postings you make asking plotting questions.
>
> The pity is that we COULD use an easier-to-use alternative to gnuplot
> for simple data plots (like may others, I have my own front-end I called
> "xyplot") but you've just introduced a huge grain of salt....
>
> Ed.

I wouldn't call promoting an open source project - free for all (with
a BSD licence - free even for commercial users to use the source)
shameless. And I'm actually interested in how others are doing it.
Using group discussions like this, albeit it came across a little
poorly, is the best way to get feedback about the software.