Hello, I am currently trying to use the plotSave command in a loop and dynamically adjust the file name, so to speak. Unfortunately, I always get the error mentioned above. How do I fix this?
This is my code:
for j (1, rows(_all_shocks), 1);
_shock = _all_shocks[j];
plotOpenWindow();
te=seqa(0,1,TAX.nirf);
for i (1,10,1);
plotlayout(4,3,i);
plotSetTitle(&myPlot,Names[i]);
temp=arraytomat(T.irf[_shock,.,i])~arraytomat(T1.irf[_shock,.,i]);
plotxy(myPlot,te,temp);
j_str = sprintf("%d", j);
s = "file_" $~ j_str $~ ".pdf";
fname = strjoin(s, ",");
plotSave(fname, 7.5|5.5, "in", 150);
endfor;
endfor;1 Answer
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First let's start by explaining and simplifying the code that creates the file name:
// Convert the loop counter integer into a string
j_str = sprintf("%d", j);
// Create a 1x3 string array with the
// desired components of the file name
s = "file_" $~ j_str $~ ".pdf";
// Combine the 3 elements in 's'
// in a 1x1 string array with a comma
// between each of the 3 elements of 's'
fname = strjoin(s, ",");We can make this much simpler by using the string combine operator like this:
fname = "file_" $+ ntos(j) $+ ".pdf";The string combine operator $+ will add the elements on either side into a single string. This should solve your problem.
EXTRA DETAILS
I think the above solution is best for this problem, however, for a deeper understanding here are more details.
Internally a GAUSS string and a GAUSS string array are different types. This should usually not be something the user needs to be aware of. However, in this case, plotSave is requiring a string and will not take a string array.
The simplest way to convert a 1x1 string array into a string is by indexing. For example:
// Create a string
s = "Apple";
// Convert it to a string array
s = convertstrtosa(s);
// Convert it back to a string
s = s[1];
Your Answer
1 Answer
First let's start by explaining and simplifying the code that creates the file name:
// Convert the loop counter integer into a string
j_str = sprintf("%d", j);
// Create a 1x3 string array with the
// desired components of the file name
s = "file_" $~ j_str $~ ".pdf";
// Combine the 3 elements in 's'
// in a 1x1 string array with a comma
// between each of the 3 elements of 's'
fname = strjoin(s, ",");We can make this much simpler by using the string combine operator like this:
fname = "file_" $+ ntos(j) $+ ".pdf";The string combine operator $+ will add the elements on either side into a single string. This should solve your problem.
EXTRA DETAILS I think the above solution is best for this problem, however, for a deeper understanding here are more details.
Internally a GAUSS string and a GAUSS string array are different types. This should usually not be something the user needs to be aware of. However, in this case, plotSave is requiring a string and will not take a string array.
The simplest way to convert a 1x1 string array into a string is by indexing. For example:
// Create a string
s = "Apple";
// Convert it to a string array
s = convertstrtosa(s);
// Convert it back to a string
s = s[1];