Outputting Multiple Plots To A Single Page Using A Printer - Agilent Technologies 8753ET User Manual

Outputting Multiple Plots to a Single Page Using a Printer

Refer to "Plotting Multiple Measurements Per Page Using a Pen Plotter" on page 4-18
conventions for plot files that you want printed on the same page. You can use the following batch file to
automate the plot file printing. In this example, the batch file is be saved as "do_plot.bat." However, before
running this batch file, you must first create the hpglinit file and the exithpgl file described in
"Outputting Plot Files from a PC to an HPGL Compatible Printer" on page
rem ________________________________________________________
rem Name: do_plot
rem
rem Description:
rem 
rem output HPGL initialization sequence to a file:spooler
rem append all the requested plot files to the spooler
rem append the formfeed sequence to the spooler
rem copy the file to the printer
rem 
rem (This routine uses COPY instead of PRINT because COPY
rem will not return until the action is completed. PRINT
rem will queue the file so the subsequent DEL will likely
rem generate an error. COPY avoids this.)
rem ________________________________________________________
echo off
type hpglinit > spooler
for %%i in (%1) do type %%i >> spooler
type exithpgl >> spooler
copy spooler LPT1
del spooler
echo on
For example, you have the following list of files to plot:
PLOT00.LL
PLOT00.LU
PLOT00.RL
PLOT00.RU
You would invoke the batch print as follows:
C:> do_plot PLOT00.*
Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results
Outputting Multiple Plots to a Single Page Using a Printer
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