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Re: multiple plots and pages to ps file [message #58229 is a reply to message #58228]

Wed, 23 January 2008 11:54

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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David Fanning writes:

> knielsen73@gmail.com writes:
>
>> I am trying to output a ps file with 8 plots per page and several
>> pages. However, my program only make one plot and then go to a new
>> page. My program looks something like this:
>>
>> SET_PLOT, 'ps'
>> DEVICE, /landscape,xsize=25,ysize=18,yoffset=28.5
>> LOADCT,13
>> DEVICE,/color,bits=8
>> !P.FONT=0
>> DEVICE,filename='output.ps'
>> !P.MULTI=[0,2,4]
>>
>> FOR... loop, where I open each data file...
>> Contour procedure
>> ENDFOR
>> DEVICE,/CLOSE
>
> The code that's drawing your contour plot must be doing
> something weird. There is nothing wrong with this code. :-)

I would guess your Contour procedure code has an ERASE in
it that is not being protected for PostScript. If it is
there, it should be written like this:

IF (!D.FLAGS AND 256) NE 0 THEN ERASE

Cheers,

David

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		Re: multiple plots and pages to ps file By: knielsen73 on Wed, 23 January 2008 12:00
		Re: multiple plots and pages to ps file By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 January 2008 11:58
		Re: multiple plots and pages to ps file By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 January 2008 11:54
		Re: multiple plots and pages to ps file By: knielsen73 on Wed, 23 January 2008 11:53
		Re: multiple plots and pages to ps file By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 January 2008 11:49

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