Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ gnuplot to LaTeX

[skrat]

hi there,

I am having some troubles importing graphs from gnuplot to LaTeX and I can't find any good solutions using google...

The thing is, that using terminal "tikz" I created a "name.tex" file. Now the idea is, to use the follwoing code in latex:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{gnuplot-lua-tikz}

\begin{document}
\input{name.tex}
\end{document}

but I get an error: ! LaTeX Error: File `gnuplot-lua-tikz.sty' not found.Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)Enter file name:! Emergency stop.<read >

But the thing is, that if I try to search for `gnuplot-lua-tikz.sty' with my explorer, it finds it - somewhere.


What should I do? :/

[Johannes_B]

Not only your explorer needs to find the file, LaTeX needs to find it as well.
Simple solution would be to move the file in your current LaTeX-working-directory.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

if I try to search for `gnuplot-lua-tikz.sty' with my explorer, it finds it - somewhere.

The file should be in your TeX installation folder and the TeX file database needs to be up to date, containing it. So, move it to there, then call mktexlsr or texhash at the command prompt.

Or, simpler for testing, copy that sty file in the folder of your own document.

Stefan

[skrat]

Not only your explorer needs to find the file, LaTeX needs to find it as well.
Simple solution would be to move the file in your current LaTeX-working-directory.

That was my idea yes, but I couldn't find the working directory... O.o

I am using Texmaker and I couldn't find any .sty files there. May I ask you where are they supposed to be?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

It means your document directory, where the document itself is stored. Click "Save as" in the editor menu to see it.

Stefan

[skrat]

Hmm,

Interesting. I got that part right. So, no more missing files problems. But it still doesn't work.

If I try to run

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{gnuplot-lua-tikz}

\begin{document}
\input{name.tex}
\end{document}

where "name.tex" is the file from gnuplot in terminal "tikz", I get all sorts of errors from Texmaker. :/

[Stefan Kottwitz]

I get all sorts of errors from Texmaker. :/

You could tell us the errors if you would like us to comment them. The first error is the most important, since following errors could be caused by the first one too.

The best would be if you would upload used files as attachment to a post, such as name.tex, so we could test it.

Stefan

[skrat]

Ok, good idea. The file is attached. The code is my previous post.

name.tex

Gnuplot returns this file using "tikz" terminal

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Also in the attached picture there is a screenshot of the errors.

errors

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Thank you for all the help!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

You used LaTeX code in your labels (such as \cdot) but it is not switched on. It has to be

... {$U[V\cdot 10^{-4}]$} ...

Find the setting in gnuplot, or fix it in name.tex.

Well, you could fix the whole picture at once by adding options to the tikzpicture environment in name.tex:

\begin{tikzpicture}[gnuplot,execute at begin node=$, execute at end node=$]

Using pgfplots, which is native fine LaTeX, would be much easier than gnuplot.

Stefan

[skrat]

GREAT, thank you!

I corrected the .tex code and now it works perfectly!

Thanks a lot!