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[Gnuplot-info] multiple lines from batch job

[Ryan K. <rrk...@gm...>]

I'm having trouble plotting multiple lines from a batch job.  What I would
like to do is draw multiple lines on a single plot where each line has
different X values.  I was thinking that the file should look some this:

plot "-" index 0 using 1:2, "-" index 1 using 1:2
# X Y
0 1
2 5


1 10
4 11
end
pause-1

When I try to run this with 'gnuplot "file.plt"' from the command line (not
the gnuplot prompt), I get an error "Skipping data file with no valid
points".  I've tried moving index 1 to its own plot command, so

plot "-" index 0 using 1:2
plot "-" index 1 using 1:2

When I do this, it only plots the data from index 0.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Ryan

Re: [Gnuplot-info] multiple lines from batch job

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

On 11.11.2010 23:31, Ryan Kroiss wrote:
> I'm having trouble plotting multiple lines from a batch job.  What I would
> like to do is draw multiple lines on a single plot where each line has
> different X values.  I was thinking that the file should look some this:

Why?  Especially given that there's a working example of exactly what 
you're trying to do, right there in the documentation of inline data 
(--> "help datafile special-filenames")?