file io for data analysis
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- Subject: file io for data analysis
- From: msdrl!nachbar at uunet.uu.net (Dr. Robert B. Nachbar)
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 16:08:43 EDT
chapter 3 "Data Analysis" of the intermediate tutorial notes from the 1991 mathematica conference describes the ReadList function to read data from a file, and the use of Scan[Write[...],array] to write data to a file. these tools are well and good for relatively simple data sets (few columns, known datatypes, no column nor row names). does anyone have somewhat more versatile functions that do not require the user to explicitly know the number and type of data columns per record, allow the optional inclusion of row and/or column names, simple choice of delimiter string, etc.? -- Dr. Robert B. Nachbar Merck Research Laboratories, R50S-100 908/594-7795, FAX 908/594-4224