Re: plotting free form ascii data

[david(at)dfanning.com (David Fanning)]

patrick@es.ucsc.edu writes:
> 
> I'm attempting to write a gui script to plot free form ascii data.
> I've utilized the ascii_template and read_ascii functions but the
> program hangs after hitting finished on the ascii_template gui and
> returns an error:
> 
> % READ_ASCII: File name must be a string.
> % Execution halted at:  READ_ASCII        792
> /auto/soft/idl/idl_5.4/lib/read_ascii.pro
> %                       PLOTINTERACTIVE_READ   31
> /home/swifs/training/idlinterm/interplot2.pro
> %                       XMANAGER_EVLOOP_STANDARD  478
> /auto/soft/idl/idl_5.4/lib/xmanager.pro
> %                       XMANAGER          708
> /auto/soft/idl/idl_5.4/lib/xmanager.pro
> %                       PLOTINTERACTIVE   209
> /home/swifs/training/idlinterm/interplot2.pro
> %                       $MAIN$
> 
> I'm using a variable name xdata, very simple and yes, a string. What
> gives?
> 
> Also, I'm curious as to the best way to pass this to the PLOT
> function?

Oh, dear. "xdata" is a curious name for a data file.
Can you show us the commands you are using, please. :-)

Cheers,

David

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