Help browsing multiple waves in a graph

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Mon, 03/17/2008 - 12:13 pm

I am using Igor Pro 5.05A and am analyzing a lot of data. The problem is, I need to essentially go through each curve one by one to tell if it is 'good' or not by looking for specific features in it (writing code to pick out the curves won't work). Ideally, I would like to quickly scroll through a list of the waves I am interested and have Igor show the curve by itself in an associated graph so I can quickly look for the features of interest. Is there any way to do this, or something similar, using Igor without having to write my own code? I am not programming savvy so, well, I guess I need some help!

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Without knowing what you want to do with waves that have the features you're interested in, it's hard to answer your question for sure.

One thing you could try is to open up the data browser (Data->Data Browser) and in the Display group box on the left make sure the plot box is checked. Then, you could highlight a wave in the list of waves and see it displayed below. The data browser won't give you axes though, but you might be able to get enough information about the wave that way.

If you want to have something happen to waves that meet your approval, you'll probably want to have something programmed. It wouldn't necessailry need to be a complicated program, however. If you can post a little more information about what your plans/needs are I might be able to help get you started.

March 17, 2008 at 01:51 pm - Permalink

aclight wrote:
Without knowing what you want to do with waves that have the features you're interested in, it's hard to answer your question for sure.

One thing you could try is to open up the data browser (Data->Data Browser) and in the Display group box on the left make sure the plot box is checked. Then, you could highlight a wave in the list of waves and see it displayed below. The data browser won't give you axes though, but you might be able to get enough information about the wave that way.

If you want to have something happen to waves that meet your approval, you'll probably want to have something programmed. It wouldn't necessailry need to be a complicated program, however. If you can post a little more information about what your plans/needs are I might be able to help get you started.


Actually, what you suggested is perfect. I overlooked the 'plot' selection in the Data Browser when I was trying to figure it out on my own. This makes things much easier. Thanks so much for the help!

March 17, 2008 at 02:13 pm - Permalink