Re: printeps error question

[John B. Thoo]

Ah, ha!  I knew that I must have forgotten something.

MANY thanks.

---John.


On Dec 8, 2004, at 7:44 AM, Hall, Benjamin wrote:

> You must include the filename in "quotes", e.g.
>
> printeps("sin")
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John B. Thoo [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:26 AM
> To: octave help mailing list
> Subject: printeps error question
>
>
> Hi.  I have a printing script provided by AS Hodel that used to work
> fabulously for me, but now, after not having used it in a while, gives
> an error.
>
> The script is:
>
> function printeps(filename)
> % function printeps(filename)
> % replot screen plot to a file
> % inputs:
> %   filename: string:
> % no argument checking done - this means YOU mark!
>
>    gset terminal postscript eps color
>    eval(sprintf("gset output '%s'", filename));
>    replot
>    #gset terminal x11
>    closeplot
> endfunction
>
>
> but this is what I get:
>
> octave:1> t = -1:0.01:1;
> octave:2> plot (t, sin (t))
> octave:3> printeps (sin)
> error: sin: too few arguments
> error: evaluating argument list element number 1
> octave:3>
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> TIA.
> ---John.
>
>
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