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ABCPLOT is a utility to plot raster graphs of data sets to standard
output or to a file. Its output, being character-based, is very
crude, but it is truly device independent. ABCPLOT makes no excuses:
it is not intended for presentation output, but it excels at facilitating
rapid analysis of numeric data sets while you are still at the command
line. ABCPLOT can even read its data from standard input, allowing
you to pipe data to it from AWK or other filters. It is very much
in the spirit of UNIX utilities, since all options are supplied to
ABCPLOT through the command line. Also in the spirit of UNIX utilities,
all source code is provided.
ABCPLOT is programmed largely in FORTRAN, with a main program in the C
language. It has been tested on Apollo workstations under 3 flavors of
UNIX, and on microcomputers running MS-DOS. I am distributing source
code only for the MS-DOS versions, since I no longer use UNIX, but
this source can be easily ported to UNIX. The source code is compatible
with Microsoft Quick C, version 2.0, Microsoft FORTRAN version 5.0, and
the Microsoft Segmented-Executable Linker version 5.03. Compatibility
with other versions of these products, and with other standard compilers,
is likely but not assured. There is a note in the C code indicating
which lines are known to be operating-system dependent.
ABCPLOT, its source code and its documentation, are hereby placed in the
public domain. You may use these data files however you wish. My only
request is that you do not distribute these files, or any files which
are based substantially on the code in these files, without the names of
myself and the other 2 programmers who worked so hard on it. I also
request that if you use ABCPLOT and find it useful that you drop me a
postcard telling me how you use it.
The following files are included in this version of ABCPLOT:
README -- This file.
ABCPLOT.EXE -- The executable program.
ABCPLOT.DOC -- A documentation file, for printing or online access.
MAIN.C -- The main routine, written in C
ABCPLOT.FOR -- The ABCPLOT routines, in FORTRAN
MAKEFILE -- A makefile to build ABCPLOT.EXE using either Microsoft's
NMAKE or Opus MAKE.
BUILD.BAT -- The compile and link commands for those not using a MAKE
utility
TEST.BAT -- A short batch file that runs ABCPLOT with a sample dataset.
TEST.DAT -- The sample dataset.
The following 2 files are included for those who would like to revise
either the C or Fortran source, but don't have the other compiler.
MAIN.OBJ -- The object (compiled) form of MAIN.C
ABCPLOT.OBJ -- The object (compiled) form of ABCPLOT.FOR
Feedback on ABCPLOT, and suggestions for its further development, may be
directed to the principal author:
Bob Dougherty
2000 18th St.
Woodward, OK 73801
(405) 256-7449