<html><h1>stock2</h1><img src="stock2.gif"><p>
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<pre><b>Usage: pl -gif stock2.htm
Data source: quote.yahoo.com (Spreadsheet format)
Illustrates use of segment bars, and tics on bars to show opening and
closing price. Also illustrates ranging of data using the $inrange() function.
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#proc page
#if @DEVICE in gif,png
scale: 0.7
#endif
//<b> define top plotting area using <a href="../doc/areadef.html">proc areadef</a></b>
#proc areadef
title: Trailer Tongue Technologies Corp.
rectangle: 1 3 5 5
xscaletype: date dd-mmm-yy
xrange: 4-Apr-99 1-Jun-99
yrange: 50 60
yscaletype: log
#saveas: A
//<b> read data file using <a href="../doc/getdata.html">proc getdata</a></b>
#proc getdata
file: stock.csv
select: $inrange(@@1,X) = 1
delimit: comma
//<b> reverse the record order, since the data is provided in reverse chronological
// order, using <a href="../doc/transform.html">proc processdata</a></b>
#proc processdata
action: reverse
//<b> set up X axis using <a href="../doc/xaxis.html">proc xaxis</a></b>
#proc xaxis
stubs: inc 7
stubformat: Mmmdd
stubrange: 4-Apr-99
grid: color=skyblue
#saveas: XAX
//<b> set up Y axis using <a href="../doc/yaxis.html">proc yaxis</a></b>
#proc yaxis
stubs: inc 2
grid: color=skyblue
//<b> draw hi/low/close bars using <a href="../doc/bars.html">proc bars</a></b>
#proc bars
locfield: 1
segmentfields: 3 4 // low and hi
leftticfield: 2 // open
rightticfield: 5 // close
thinbarline: width=0.3 color=green
// do volume
//<b> define bottom plotting area using <a href="../doc/areadef.html">proc areadef</a></b>
#proc areadef
#clone: A
rectangle: 1 1.6 5 2.6
yrange: 0 5000000
yscaletype: linear
title:
//<b> set up X axis using <a href="../doc/xaxis.html">proc xaxis</a></b>
#proc xaxis
label: Volume (1000s)
ticincrement: 7
labeldetails: adjust=0,0.2 size=8
//<b> set up Y axis using <a href="../doc/yaxis.html">proc yaxis</a></b>
#proc yaxis
stubs: inc 1000 1000
grid: color=skyblue
//<b> render histogram using <a href="../doc/bars.html">proc bars</a></b>
#proc bars
barwidth: 0.001
locfield: 1
lenfield: 6
thinbarline: color=green
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