Extracting data from 2D wave

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Hi,
Is there an easy way, other than copy and paste from 2D wave, to extract the data that belongs to a particular row but the entire column from a two dimensional wave (56*71). The display command allows me to trace the curve of the row but does not allow to extract the data.
Thanks.
There are several ways to extract data from a 2D wave. I din't quite get what you wanted to do but let's say you want to take row 20 from your 56 row 71 column 2D wave.
MatrixOp yourRow = row(your2Dwave,20) is one fast way to get the data in a new wave. Other methods include Duplicate/O/RMD=[20][] your2Dwave,yourRow, or using a wave assigment.

August 6, 2017 at 12:30 pm - Permalink

sjr51 wrote:
There are several ways to extract data from a 2D wave. I din't quite get what you wanted to do but let's say you want to take row 20 from your 56 row 71 column 2D wave.
MatrixOp yourRow = row(your2Dwave,20) is one fast way to get the data in a new wave. Other methods include Duplicate/O/RMD=[20][] your2Dwave,yourRow, or using a wave assigment.

TRK
Thanks.
Well, the MatrixOp command works fine for me. For command using Duplicate it says unknown flag and cursor points out at RMD.
Actually, I was trying to fit a curve setting the cursor between the two points of a given row. I can trace the curve for the new set of data obtained using MatrixOP command similar to that obtained by using the display command for the 2D wave. However I don't see the name of the wave (obtained from MatrixOp) in a drop down menu of y data to fit the curve, but the name appears in the root folder. I can do quick fit but it takes the entire set of data. Any suggestions.

August 6, 2017 at 01:10 pm - Permalink

The /RMD flag only works in IP7. I guess you are using 6.3*?

I think the problem you describe is because the result of MatrixOp is a 1 row, multi column 2D wave. To see it in the list, it needs to be a 1D wave. You need to redimension the wave. Use the dialog box for this, it's more intuitive than the command line. Data > Redimension Waves... (at least that is the menu setup in IP7).

I think if you use MatrixTranspose, that will still give a 2D wave (multi row and 1 column) which will need redimensioning (you need multirow, 0 columns).

August 6, 2017 at 02:11 pm - Permalink

sjr51 wrote:
The /RMD flag only works in IP7. I guess you are using 6.3*?

I think the problem you describe is because the result of MatrixOp is a 1 row, multi column 2D wave. To see it in the list, it needs to be a 1D wave. You need to redimension the wave. Use the dialog box for this, it's more intuitive than the command line. Data > Redimension Waves... (at least that is the menu setup in IP7).

I think if you use MatrixTranspose, that will still give a 2D wave (multi row and 1 column) which will need redimensioning (you need multirow, 0 columns).

TRK
I use 6.37.
It works now after redimensioning the wave. Thank you so much.

August 6, 2017 at 02:52 pm - Permalink

If you are already using MatrixOP there is no need to redimension afterwards, just transpose the wave.

    Make/O/N=(10, 5) data
   
    MatrixOP/O result  = row(data, 5)^t
   
    print result

August 7, 2017 at 09:01 am - Permalink