Re: [Gnuplot-bugs] error in script

[Thomas S. <t.s...@fz...>]

when 'calling' a script, the '$' must be doubled.

http://www.gnuplot.info/docs/gnuplot.html#x1-9000053


Piotr Bandyk wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I use gnuplot quite often to plot data output from computer simulations. 
> I usually make scripts to save time on making a batch of plots.  I think I
> may have found a bug when trying to multiply the data.  When trying to
> multiply the values in column 2 by 2, for example
> 
> plot 'file.dat' using 1:($2)*2
> 
> this will work when running the plot command from the gnuplot terminal...
> but it seems to have problems when calling a script with exactly the same
> lines.  It gives values of zero.  I've double checked this on the most
> recent version 4.4 of gnuplot.
> 
> Cheers,
> Piotr
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