Hi Ben, What you do below should work if you have divided pads or not. What is the problem ? Reply to me not the list. Rene Brun Ben Kilminster wrote: > > hi, > > I am interested in dumping the contents of the statistics box of a > histogram to a file. > > The application is for when one has a large number of root files and is > interested in only a summary of histogram information for each one. > > I tried several things at the question mark, but was unsuccessful. > The problem has something to do with the fact that the pad is divided. > > --------------------------- > > void format_getStat() > { > gROOT->Reset(); > TFile f("data.root"); > f->cd(); > > // plot histogram in pad > myc = new TCanvas("myc","All purpose canvas"); > pad1 = new TPad("pad1","This is pad1",0.02,0.02,0.98,0.9,33); > pad1->Divide(2,3); > pad1->cd(1); > myntuple->Draw("mass_jets", "numJets==3"); > > // print out statistics for histogram > TPaveText *stats = (TPaveText*)gPad->GetPrimitive("stats"); > // where to go from here ? > // stats->Print(); >> test1 // works for divided canvas or undivided pad, > // but not for divided pad > > ? > > ... > > } > > -------------------------- > > Thanks, > Ben
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