Re: [Gnuplot-info] can '< paste file1 file2' type of command be used in wgnuplot?

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

On 21.04.2011 22:19, Jon wrote:

> I am using wgnuplot under win xp and need to plot merging two files. So I
> issued
>
> p '<  paste file1 file2' u 1:2 w l
>
> the wgnuplot system complains
>
> warning: Skipping unreadable file "<  paste fort1 fort2"
>           No data in plot

You've just discovered why there's not just one executable in the 
gnuplot binary package for MS Windows.  This kind of piping data through 
external commands needs features that the standard build of wgnuplot 
doesn't have.

You need to use either wgnuplot_pipes.exe, or the recently added 
gnuplot.exe instead of wgnuplot.exe.

And of course you'll have to track down an implementation of "paste" for 
your Windows box if you haven't done so yet.  Cygwin would be the most 
complete choice --- you could even run the cygwin build of gnuplot for 
the extra Unixy feel.