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Re: [Orgmode] graphing from org-tables
From: |
Eric Schulte |
Subject: |
Re: [Orgmode] graphing from org-tables |
Date: |
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:14:12 -0700 |
Thanks, both for the code, and the instructions
it worked on the first try!
On Friday, July 25, at 17:25, James TD Smith wrote:
> On 2008-07-25 08:53:31(-0700), Eric Schulte wrote:
> >
> > Any advice for quick graphing of a table in org-mode?
> >
>
> I have a setup for plotting data from tables. I'm not sure if it's exactly
> what
> you want, but yoy may find it useful.
>
> 1. Add the following to your .emacs:
>
> (defun ahkt-plot-table (script)
> "util function to export and plot a table using the supplied
> gnuplot `script'"
> (org-table-export)
> (let ((cbuf (current-buffer))
> (cwin (selected-window)))
> (save-restriction
> (save-excursion
> (find-file script)
> (gnuplot-send-buffer-to-gnuplot)
> (bury-buffer)
> (bury-buffer (get-buffer "*gnuplot*"))))
> (and (window-live-p cwin) (select-window cwin))
> (switch-to-buffer cbuf)
> (delete-other-windows)))
>
> 2. Create a gnuplot script which plots data from a file.
>
> 3. Add the following properties to the headline containing the table.
> TABLE_EXPORT_FILE <filename in the gnuploy script>
> TABLE_EXPORT_FORMAT orgtbl-to-generic :skip 4 :splice t :sep "\t"
>
> 4. Add an org link in the table (it must be in the table otherwise the export
> doesn't work) as below:
> [[elisp:(ahkt-plot-table "<gnuplot script>")][plot table]]
>
> I suggest you put it at the top of the table.
> You will then need to adjust the 'skip' parameter in the export format
> depending
> on the number of lines at the top of the table which should not be exported
> (hlines, more than one plotting link etc).
>
> 5. You should then be able to open the link, and get a plot of the table
> contents.
>
>
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