plotname
Is the name of the plot, for example:
DTR> PLOT BAR
BAR is the name of the plot. Refer to the DEC DATATRIEVE User's
Guide for plotname descriptions.
USING
Is an optional keyword to make the syntax more like English. The
keyword USING does not affect the plot statement.
ALL
Is a keyword that may be optional or required, depending on the
structure of the plot statement you use. It is optional if you
use the OF rse clause; it is required if you use the current
collection without any qualification.
For example, the following two plot statements are the same:
DTR> PLOT BAR BUILDER, PRICE OF YACHTS WITH
CON> PRICE NE 0
DTR> FIND YACHTS WITH PRICE NE 0
DTR> PLOT BAR ALL BUILDER, PRICE
The first example uses an OF rse clause in which the keyword ALL
is not required. In the second example, ALL is required because
it refers to the collection created in the FIND statement.
In the syntax diagrams of the sections that follow, the keyword
ALL is shown in brackets as an optional element. Note, however,
that if you use the keyword ALL to refer to the contents of the
current collection, ALL is required.
arg
Is a field name or other value expression. The argument can also
contain an optional label string. To specify a label string, put
a quoted string inside parentheses after the value expression.
For example:
DTR> PLOT X_Y LOA,
CON> DISP / 2000 ("Weight in tons") OF YACHTS
OF rse
Specifies the record stream to be used in the plot.
If you do not specify an RSE, the plot statement will use data
from the current collection.
ON { file-spec }
{ *.prompt }
Specifies a device or file for output. If you do not specify a
device or file specification, DEC DATATRIEVE displays the plot on
your terminal screen.
You can use a complete OpenVMS file specification or simply a
file name. DEC DATATRIEVE uses .LIS as the default file type. A
complete file specification has the following format:
node-spec::device:[directory]file-name.type;version
You can also use a prompting value expression that prompts you
for a file or device specification. For example:
DTR> PLOT PIE ALL RIG ON DRA0:[IACOBONE]RIGPLOT.LIS
DTR> PLOT PIE ALL RIG ON *."File Name or Device Specification"
You can use the ON clause with any of the plot statements to
create a file containing the ReGIS[TM] graphics commands.