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Subject: Re: Plotting data with "electronicians'" format
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:42:37 +0100
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On 23.12.2011 10:34, Jean-Pierre Coulon wrote:
> How can I tell gnuplot that 2.658M in the file I want to plot means
> 2.658E6?

You can't, because gnuplot doesn't recognize that format.  You'll have 
to change the input data before handing them to gnuplot.  You can do it 
on the fly using the "< tool input" type of special filename in gnuplot.

Oh, and BTW: wouldn't "electronician format" rather be 2M658?