Presto Plot:
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Presto Plot is a freely available 2D plotting tool for Win32 Platforms
  http://legacy.cals.cornell.edu/mbg/Shalloway_Lab_Presto.cfm

The install and un-install scripts here have been written for ease of use, 
and tested with Windows XP. The motivation was the requirement for a quick
preview utility for data files, rather than needing to load a cumbersome full
analysis program when not absolutely needed.


Usage:
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Presto Plot is set as the default action for .dat files, so opening a .dat file
will show the data contained within in a Presto Plot graph.

To plot a single data file (containing any number of y-value columns)
- Double-click (or otherwise open) the .dat file

To plot multiple data files
- Highlight the required files and select the `PrestoPlot(nxy)' target in the
`Send To' menu. The `Send To' menu is accessible by right-clicking on a file.


Installation:
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Run the file `install.bat'.

This copies the executable to your default program files directory, creates
file associations on .dat files to allow them to be opened with Presto by 
default. This also creates shortcuts in the Start Menu and Send To menu.

Un-Installation:
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Run the file `uninstall.bat'

This undoes each of the individual steps undertaken in the install file.


Scripts and shortcuts created by:
  Ben Carpenter <http://www.bencarpenter.co.uk>
  16th December 2006