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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use File to open files for plotting. File Open, Saveas, and Import are
- available.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Open to initialize the plotter with a new XY table of numbers. The default
- file is MYPLOT.DAT in the current directory.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Help for Import ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Import to accept a new file of numerical values which are added to the Y
- column set. Thus, if columns 1 and 2 are filled, importing a new file will fill
- columns 3,4,5.. The plot always uses the first column of the first file for
- the X axis.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Help for Saveas ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Saveas to save the entire X,Y column set into a new file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Help for Read ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Read to re-initialize the plot system with the current file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Options to check off the Y columns which should be plotted, and to set
- heading or axis scales in the commercial version of plotter. A check mark
- appears next to your selection when the selection is active.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Open to select a plotfile.
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- 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
- drives on your system.
- 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
- 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
- 4. Select a file name from the File list or type in a file name.
- 5. Select the Open pushbutton to display the puzzle you want to view.
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- For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:
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- o Open file name
- o Type of file
- o Drive
- o File
- o Directory
- o Open
- o Cancel
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Keys Help for Plotter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- There is no key specific help for Plotter.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open Filename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type the name of the file you want to open in the Open filename field and
- select the Open pushbutton.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Type of File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the down arrow to the right of the Type of file field to display the
- available file types.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Drive list displays the drives on your system. Select the drive that
- contains the files you want to view.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
- Directory list. Select the file you want to open.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive. Select a
- directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
- box.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select Open to accept all information in the window, display the puzzle and
- remove the window from the screen.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select Cancel to remove the window from the screen without saving any changes.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Simple Plotter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use Simple Plotter for quick and easy plotting of numbers.
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- Related Information:
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- o Principle of Operation
- o Loading Numbers
- o Selecting Columns
- o Memory Limits
- o Contacting the Author
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Principles of Operations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Simply read in one or more files of text numbers, each number on a line
- separated by a white space characters (one or more spaces or TAB). The numbers
- will be plotted against the left most column of numbers in the first file.
- Only enabled columns will be plotted.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Loading Values ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To open a file of numbers
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- 1. Select File.
- 2. Select Open to see a list of files.
- 3. Select a file.
- 4. Select OK and the file is read.
- 5. Column one is enabled for plotting.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Enabling Columns ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- o Select the Options menu and Columns sub menu.
- o Click on the columns to be plotted.
- o The column one is the second value in the first file.
- o The X axis is the first column in the first file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Contacting the Author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To contact the author for commercial upgrades to Simple Plotter.
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- Matt Young and Associates
- PO Box 658
- Saratoga,CA 95071
- 408-741 1944
- E Mail: 73063,1300@compuserve.com
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- The commercial version of Simple Plotter includes logrithm, exponential, and
- probability scales; headings axis plot options; print facilities; and a greater
- variety of plot formats. Price: $18.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Memory Limits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The system will report out of space for any condition
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- More than ten files read
- More than 12 Columns of data
- More than 4000 values in the columns.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Contacting the author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To contact the author for commercial upgrades to Simple Plotter.
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- Matt Young and Associates
- PO Box 658
- Saratoga,CA 95071
- 408-741 1944
- E Mail: kyma@netcom.com
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- The commercial version of Simple Plotter includes logrithm, exponential, and
- probability scales; headings axis plot options; print facilities; and a greater
- variety of plot formats. Price: $20.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use OK after reading Product Information to return to Plotter.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- A symbol that shows that a choice is currently active.