Re: plot() doesn't work from file

[Renato]

On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:38:36 +0200
Martin Helm <address@hidden> wrote:

> Am Sonntag, 25. Juli 2010 10:29:22 schrieb Renato:
> > Hello, I'm very new to octave and I'm having a little problem with
> > plot(). It works ok in interactive mode, but it fails (with no
> > errors) if put in a file and executed by 'octave file.m'
> > 
> > for example if I run 'octave' and type 'plot(1)' I get a plot
> > window, but if I write 'plot(1)' in a file and save it as file.m,
> > 'octave file.m' doesn't do anything.
> > 
> > any idea on what the problem may be?
> > 
> > I'm on Archlinux and using Octave 3.2.4
> > 
> > regards
> > renato
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> The reason for this is simply that the plot is shown but the script
> just ends and closes the plot (probably so fast that you did not see
> the window appear at all). Usually I add a pause statement at the end
> of the script (one has to press a key to stop octave, it does not
> close automatically).
> 
> For example
> 
> #!/usr/local/bin/octave -qi
> plot(1:10)
> pause


ahh, thank you very much :)

renato