Re: Starting Gnuplot with script then going interactive

Richard Owlett wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
> 
>> I am using Gnuplot Version 4.2 patchlevel 4 under WinXP Pro.
>>
>> I initiate everything by entering
>>
>> G:\gnuplot\bin\wgnuplot.exe c:\gnuplotscript.dem -
>>
>  --> into the Windows(tm) Run box
>>
>> The contents of c:\gnuplotscript.dem is the following
>>
>> set cntrparam linear
>> set cntrparam levels 50
>> set cntrparam points 30
>> set cntrparam order 10
>> set contour surface
>> set style data lines
>> set ticslevel 0
>> set zrange [0:1]
>> unset key
>> unset surface
> -->  # splot "-" using 2:1:($3>.001 ? $3 : 1/0)
> that came out of a previous version
> 
>>
>> 0.4 20 0.00110875
>> 0.4 40 0.00048893
>> 0.4 60 0.00496049
>> 0.4 80 0.0120685
>> [ SNIP 500k of data ;]
>> 0.71 9960 3.94556E-005
>> 0.71 9980 2.85107E-005
>> 0.71 10000 4.76379E-005
>> e
>>
>> # ---- end of script
>>
>> Every thing works so far.
>> BUT there is no command window into which to enter more commands.
>> They would probably be "set xrange" &/or "set yrange" commands to 
>> examine areas of interest.
>>
>> Reading help for "special filenames" left me wondering if I even could 
>> do it. Suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
Hi

Don't know if this is the 'proper' way to do it, but this works for me 
(in linux).   Enter gnuplot interactively and just load the script file.

$ gnuplot
gnuplot> load 'gnuplotscript.dem'
<things happen>
gnuplot> <interactive commands>


HTH
Pete.