batch process dat files of different names to plot graphs

thebest123456 November 3, 2012 at 06:53:03

I can do all of that easily, but what do you mean by the "plotting script" that needs to be run? So far what i've concluded is, you want to read a file in this case list.txt line by line, each time individually, then replace x with the current file name, and then run the script calling the plotting app and go through a loop. Be more descriptive please.

nbrane November 3, 2012 at 18:09:45

Yeh, if you could post a copy or simulacrum of the "plotting application's script ", and indicate the word that needs replaced (unless it's obvious from the context), that would be very helpful.

okay! i'll try describe better the gnu plot script is simple(below).. i want to load this script into gnuplot many times with a particular variable replaced with one from list.txt, each time. set xlabel..ylabel... .. plot 'filexxx\soln\1_5\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 1 t '@1.5', \ 'filexxx\soln\3m\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 2 t '@3.0', \ 'filexxx\soln\6m\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 4 t '@6.0', \ 'filexxx\soln\9m\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 5 t '@9.0' \ 'filexxx'-the variable is a foldername within it are subfolders leading to curve.dat And there are many folders like filexxx of different names - so im treating it as a variable. 'list.txt' contains the list of all file names to be replaced for filexxx - each time the ploting script is run. seems i made errors with wut i explained earlier (sorry) 'm a total newbie.. thanx

nbrane November 5, 2012 at 10:49:48

This might serve as a "conversation starter": ::======= begin batchscript @echo off & setlocal enabledelayedexpansion for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (list.txt) do ( echo off>ofile call :repl :: see if this looks right... more ofile pause ) goto :eof :repl for /f "tokens=*" %%b in (plotscript) do ( set line=%%b >>ofile echo !line:filexxx\=%%a\! ) ::==== end batchscript if the plot script is a batchscript, then you could replace all 'filexxx\ with '%filexxx%' and then set var filexxx to each line of list.txt and call gnuplot, which script will substitute in the value for %filexxx%

okay! i'll try describe better the gnu plot script is simple(below).. i want to load this script into gnuplot many times with a particular variable replaced with one from list.txt, each time. set xlabel..ylabel... .. plot 'filexxx\soln\1_5\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 1 t '@1.5', \ 'filexxx\soln\3m\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 2 t '@3.0', \ 'filexxx\soln\6m\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 4 t '@6.0', \ 'filexxx\soln\9m\curve.dat' u 1:2 w lp ls 5 t '@9.0' \ 'filexxx'-the variable is a foldername within it are subfolders leading to curve.dat And there are many folders like filexxx of different names - so im treating it as a variable. 'list.txt' contains the list of all file names to be replaced for filexxx - each time the ploting script is run. seems i made errors with wut i explained earlier (sorry) 'm a total newbie.. thanx