APPEND_EXPERIMENTAL_DATA

Add experimental data and text onto a calculated diagram. This is done by placing the experimental data and text on a formatted textual file (always having an extension of EXP) that is prepared outside of Thermo‑Calc software (Console Mode and Graphical Mode), according to the syntax of the DATAPLOT Graphical Language.

The picture generated from the data is superimposed on the ordinary graphical output from the postprocessor. Such an experimental data file (*.EXP) may be created by an ordinary textual editor.

Another important usage of this command is to superimpose plots from several independent calculations. For this purpose, there is a command MAKE_EXPERIMENTAL_DATAFILE, which dumps a calculated diagram on an EXP file according to the DATAPLOT syntax. With the aid of a normal text editor, many such files may be merged together. Remember that you can only have one prologue section on each such EXP file.

DATAPLOT User Guide

Syntax	APPEND_EXPERIMENTAL_DATA
Prompts	Use experimental data (Y or N) /N/: By default, no experimental data are plotted. Enter Y to use the data from an experimental data file in the next plot. An Open window displays to specify the name of the file with the experimental data.
	Prologue number: /0/: <Prologue number> Select which prologue to use. In a prologue, you can, for example, give the scaling of an axis, the axis texts, and so on. By answering -1, a list of all prologues on the file is given; and by 0, no experimental data are appended.
	Dataset number(s) /-1/: <Dataset number(s)> Select from which dataset(s) data should be read. Several datasets may be given separated with commas or spaces. By answering -1, a list of all datasets on the file is given; and by 0, no experimental data are appended.