About DATAPLOT Files

A DATAPLOT file can be divided into two sections. The prologue, which contains directives for manipulating the default settings on the diagram layout, and the dataset, which contains the actual data and any text to be plotted in the diagram. The sections may contain multiple PROLOGUE and DATASET statements, respectively.

DATAPLOT User Guide

All prologues must be placed before the first DATASET statement. See Keywords for Prologues and Keywords for Datasets.
The syntax must be used for the DATAPLOT file.
In general, each line in a DATAPLOT file must consist of a legal keyword plus its parameters or an XY coordinate pair.
An XY coordinate pair is two real numbers and an optional graphical operation code (GOC). See Available Graphical Operation Codes (GOCs).