eswdd/data.csv

## data.csv

          
            1
            2010-01-01
            2010-01-31
            2010-02-31

            
              2
              2011-01-01
              2011-01-31
              2010-02-31

            
              3
              2012-01-01
              2012-01-31
              2010-02-31

            
              11
              2010-01-01
              2010-01-31
              2010-02-31

            
              12
              2011-01-01
              2011-01-31
              2011-02-31

            
              13
              2012-01-01
              2012-01-31
              2012-02-31

## graph.plot
set datafile separator ","
set terminal png size 600,800
set output 'Generated.png'
# input Y data as date values
set ydata time
set timefmt "%Y-%m-%d"
# y coordinates now specified in time values
set yrange ['2010-01-01':'2014-01-01']
# normal Y axis labels end up on top of graph, don't want that
unset ytics
# format y2 axis for time scale, this will appear along bottom of graph
set y2data time
set format y2 "%b/%Y"
set y2tics rotate by 90
# x axis becomes y axis
set xrange [-5:20]
unset xtics
unset key
# labels
set label 'item1' at 0,'2013-07-01' rotate
set label 'item2' at 10,'2013-07-01' rotate
# plot
set style fill transparent solid 0.5 noborder
plot "data.csv" using 1:2:2:3:3:xticlabels(2) with candlesticks lc rgb"red", \
     "data.csv" using 1:3:3:4:4:xticlabels(2) with candlesticks lc rgb"black"

## imgref.html
<p style="height: 600px"><img src="Generated.png" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(90deg); -moz-transform: rotate(90deg); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=1); margin-left: 150px; margin-top: -100px" /></p>
1	2010-01-01	2010-01-31	2010-02-31
2	2011-01-01	2011-01-31	2010-02-31
3	2012-01-01	2012-01-31	2010-02-31
11	2010-01-01	2010-01-31	2010-02-31
12	2011-01-01	2011-01-31	2011-02-31
13	2012-01-01	2012-01-31	2012-02-31
	set datafile separator ","
	set terminal png size 600,800
	set output 'Generated.png'
	# input Y data as date values
	set ydata time
	set timefmt "%Y-%m-%d"
	# y coordinates now specified in time values
	set yrange ['2010-01-01':'2014-01-01']
	# normal Y axis labels end up on top of graph, don't want that
	unset ytics
	# format y2 axis for time scale, this will appear along bottom of graph
	set y2data time
	set format y2 "%b/%Y"
	set y2tics rotate by 90
	# x axis becomes y axis
	set xrange [-5:20]
	unset xtics
	unset key
	# labels
	set label 'item1' at 0,'2013-07-01' rotate
	set label 'item2' at 10,'2013-07-01' rotate
	# plot
	set style fill transparent solid 0.5 noborder
	plot "data.csv" using 1:2:2:3:3:xticlabels(2) with candlesticks lc rgb"red", \
	"data.csv" using 1:3:3:4:4:xticlabels(2) with candlesticks lc rgb"black"