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Hi all. I just finished a simple area function and I want to test it to check for aesthetics.

I was told to type this into the command window:
•make/o/n=100 test
•SetScale/P x 21,0.5,"", test
•test=1000-20*x+10*x^2
•display test
•print CalcArea(test)
782059
•Edit
•Rename wave0,ywave;

....except instead of testing (1000-20*x + 10*x^2) I would like to test a wave that I threw together.
I just had an X column (labeled 'ywave') spaced at regular 5nm intervals, and on the Y column I threw in random values and labeled that column 'Intensity'. What would I have to change in the above snippet to make th appropriate changes?

Thanks!
[quote=Kramer51]... What would I have to change in the above snippet to make th appropriate changes?

Thanks![/quote]

Since your data is spaced at regular 5nm intervals, you need not include an "x" column. Just create or modify your Intensity wave to be a scaled wave. You might review the basics of the SetScale operation for further help on this. You can also easily change the scaling of a wave through the appropriate menu (Data:Change Wave Scaling).

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J. J. Weimer
Chemistry / Chemical & Materials Engineering, UAH

May 14, 2008 at 09:25 am - Permalink