Re: graphing from org-tables

["Eric Schulte" <schulte.eric@gmail.com>]

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.
 > 
 > 
 > --
 > |-<James TD Smith>-<email/ahktenzero@mohorovi.cc>-|
 > 
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