Thanks guys, the babel version worked perfect so I didn't try the other one thanks! Would it be possible to use python and matplotlib with babel instead of gnuplot? If so, could you just indicate how such a src code block would look like?
Babel seems super cool! /Johan On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Eric Schulte <schulte.e...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Johan, > > You could try plotting your table using standard org-mode date formats > which org-plot will understand without any need to specify a timefmt > string. > > #+PLOT: title:"Weight" ind:1 deps:(2) type:2d with:linespo set:"xdata time" > set:"yrange [90:]" > | Date | Kg | > |------------------+------| > | <2010-02-21 Sun> | 95.0 | > | <2010-02-22 Mon> | 93.0 | > | <2010-02-23 Tue> | 92.0 | > | <2010-02-24 Wed> | 91.5 | > | <2010-02-25 Thu> | 91.0 | > | <2010-02-26 Fri> | 92.0 | > > Alternatively if you want more control over your plots and more direct > access to gnuplot you can use org-babel to pass your table directly to > gnuplot as follows. > > #+results: my-table > | Date | Kg | > |------------+------| > | 2010-02-21 | 95.0 | > | 2010-02-22 | 93.0 | > | 2010-02-23 | 92.0 | > | 2010-02-24 | 91.5 | > | 2010-02-25 | 91.0 | > | 2010-02-26 | 92.0 | > > #+begin_src gnuplot :var data=my-table > set xdata time > set timefmt '%Y-%m-%d' > set yrange [90:] > plot data using 1:2 with linespoints title 'Kg' > #+end_src > > Best -- Eric > > Johan Ekh <ekh.jo...@gmail.com> writes: > > > Hi all, > > I try to plot a table looking like this > > > > | Date | Kg | > > |-----------------+--------| > > | 2010-02-21 | 95.0 | > > | 2010-02-22 | 93.0 | > > | 2010-02-23 | 92.0 | > > | 2010-02-24 | 91.5 | > > | 2010-02-25 | 91.0 | > > | 2010-02-29 | 92.0 | > > | | | > > > > with the dates on the xaxis using > > > > #+PLOT: title:"Weight" ind:1 deps:(2) type:2d with:linespo set:"xdata > time" timefmt:%Y-%m-%d > > set:"yrange [90:]" > > > > but no plot is generated. If I remove <set:"xdata time">, the plot is > generated but without > > interpreting the dates as dates. > > > > Can anyone see what I do wrong? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Johan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >
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