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STATUS

Name:
    STATUS
Type:
    Support Command
Purpose:
    Prints the current character types, line type variable names, parameter values, functions, etc.
Syntax 1:
    STATUS

    This lists all status information.

Syntax 2:
    STATUS <keyword> where <keyword> is one of the following:
      MACHINE - print host name and machine constants
      FILE - print DATAPLOT file names
      ARROWS - print current ARROW settings
      SEGMENTS - print current SEGMENT settings
      LEGENDS - print current LEGEND settings
      BOXES - print current BOX settings
      SPIKES - print current SPIKE settings
      BARS - print current BAR settings
      DIMENSION - print current dimension settings
      CHARACTERS - print current CHARACTER settings
      LINES - print current LINE settings
      VARIABLES - print information on currently defined variables
      PARAMETERS - print information on currently defined parameters
      FUNCTIONS - print the currently defined functions
      MATRICES - print information on currently defined matrices.
Syntax 3:
    STATUS VARIABLES <a> where <a> is a single alphabetic character.

    This syntax displays all variables beginning with the letter <a> For example, STATUS VARIABLES X displays all variables beginning with the letter X. This can be useful when you have created a large number of variables.

Syntax 4:
    GUI STATUS VARIABLE

    This is a special form of the command that is sent by the Tcl/Tk scripts for the Dataplot Graphical User Interface (GUI). If this command is entered directly by the Dataplot user, it is equivalent to entering a STATUS VARIABLES command.

    The command

      SET GUI FEEDBACK <ON/OFF>

    is used to set the FEEDBACK switch for this command.

Examples:
    STATUS
    STATUS VARIABLES
    STATUS VARIABLES X
    STATUS V X
    STATUS PARAMETERS
Note:
    If the variable status is requested, the following information will be written to "dpst1f.dat".

    1. Line 1 will contain the number of currently defined variables.

    2. For each currently defined variable, the succeeding lines will contain

      • The variable name
      • The number of observations
      • The number of distinct observations
      • The first 10 distinct values
Default:
    None
Synonyms:
    LS is a synonym for STATUS
Related Commands:
    RESET = Reset Dataplot internal parameters, variables, functions, and switches to their default values.
Applications:
    Interactive Usage
Implementation Date:
    Pre-1987
    1991/12: Support for STATUS syntax
    2010/07: Support for Syntax 3
    2010/09: Added LS as a synonym
    2014/11: Write variable list to dpst1f.dat
    2015/12: Additional info to dpst1f.dat
Program: 
     
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READ BERGER1.DAT Y X BAT
STATUS VARIABLES

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Last updated: 06/14/2016
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