[Gnuplot-info] Re: Time plots in v4.0

[Shanks N <sha...@gm...>]

Hans-Bernhard Bröker wrote:
> Shanks N wrote:
> 
>> plot "time.dat" using 1:2:3 with errorbars
>> plot "time.dat" using 1:2:3 with errorlines
> 
> Something like this might work:
> 
>     set xdata time ; set timedata x "%d-%m-%Y"
>     set ydata time ; set timedata y "%H:%M"
>     p 'time.dat' u 1:2:2:3 w err
> 
> Since you have ylow and yhigh instead of ydelta, you need 4 using specs 
> for errorbars.
> 
>
I'm sorry, that didn't work; I can't seem to find the keyword 'timedata' 
  in the help topics.

Can you please explain?  I got the part about needing 4 specs.

regards,
Shanks