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Re: accesssing shell array variable with a gnuplot loop index

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Hello,

I got this to work by using "${var[*]}": 

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/52453/gnuplot-shell-variable-substitution-and-arrays

Best
Faraz

On Saturday, October 20, 2012 10:22:33 PM UTC-4, fh.faraz...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello all,
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> I need to use shell variables in my gnuplot commands, for which I'm using the here document style. I also need to use loops inside the gnuplot code. Both these things are working.
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> Now -- I want to use a gnuplot for loop's index to access a shell array variable. This is where I've been stuck all day.
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> I have something like this:
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> for ((i=0; i<=10; i++))
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> do
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> var[$i] = i*10
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> done
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> 
> gnuplot<<EOF
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> do for [j=1:10]{
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> #need to access ${var[j]} somehow
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> val=sprintf("${var[%d]", j) ##doesn't work
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> }
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> EOF
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> (Individual access like ${var[1]} works.) 
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> I thought of first storing the *name* of the shell variable somewhere and then dereferencing it (using $), but didn't work. 
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> I suspect this may need using backquotes and/or expr, but am not sure. The manual mentions the 'value' command which seems to be what would be required here, but I couldn't get it to work. The 'evaluate' command also looks relevant. I have been reading the bash and gnuplot manuals -- have learned a lot the past few hours, but couldn't solve the problem.
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> Best
> 
> Faraz

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