Re: help with plot

[Ted Harding]

( Re Message From: tarcisio praciano pereira )
> 
> Why the octave does'nt understand my  gplot - line 9 ? How could I
> define
> expression so it can gnuplot-display graphics? 
> 
> 
> ***********begining of file interf.data ***********************
> # data-sheet for Octave, does'nt work for Gnuplot
> # set term latex; set output 'interf.tex'
> set title 'graficos de funcoes'
> set xrange [-10:10]; set yrange [0:3]
> function y = A (x) 1/(1+((x-4)/5)**2) endfunction
> function y = B (x) 1/(1+((x+4)/5)**2) endfunction
> function y = C (x) 1/(1+(x/5)**2) + 0.1*sin(2*x) endfunction
> # x = (-11:11)
> gplot  -11:11 -20:20 A(x),B(x),C(x) using points;
> # gplot  y=A(x),y=B(x),y=C(x) using points;
> #A(4)
> #B(-4)
> #C(0)
> # pause -1

It would take too long to explain everything that is wrong with the above
as an octave file. Basically, however, there are only a few "pure" gnuplot
commands that you can write in octave, to be passed straight through to
gnuplot. Gnuplot syntax mostly causes errors in octave, and a gnuplot data
file simply will not work as an octave file (with a few very simple
exceptions).

The following (in a form as near to gnuplot syntax as I can get it)
should work:

function y = A (x); y=1./(1+((x-4)/5).^2); endfunction
function y = B (x); y=1./(1+((x+4)/5).^2); endfunction
function y = C (x); y=1./(1+(x/5).^2) + 0.1*sin(2*x); endfunction
x = (-11:11);

gset title 'graficos de funcoes'              
gset xrange [-10:10]; gset yrange [0:3]
gset data style points
plot( x,A(x), x,B(x), x,C(x) );

Please note EVERY difference between the above and your original: each
difference prevents an octave error, warning, or unwanted behaviour.

I hope this helps.
Ted.                                    (address@hidden)