From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu Thu Jan  8 08:20:56 2004
Subject: gset output-command
From: Michel <michel at lumumba dot luc dot ac dot be>
To: Octave-help <help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:24:47 +0100

Hey,

I'm trying to write a simple m-file with wich I can save plots (also if 
I rotated them). It works, but I can't seem
to use a string-variable for teh file-name?? Can't I specify a variable? 
Is it just passed on to gnuplot?

gset output filename

It's not good code :), but here it is:

#saveplot saves the last plot in the current directory with filename 
"filename"
# in postscript-format

function saveplot

    graw("save \'.plot.current\';")
    gset terminal postscript
    gset output "plot.ps"
    graw("load \'.plot.current\';")
    gshow
    gset terminal x11
       
endfunction

If somebody wants to enhance it ..be my guest. I'll maybe do it while 
I'm using it. thinking of creating tempfile or maybe none at all and 
specifyinh the output-format and specifying the filename as a parameter!!!
I think it also saves multiple plots ... so this is not rerally correct 
to, but it works enough for me at the moment...



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