Re: importing data
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg16568] Re: importing data
- From: Lawrence Walker <lwalker701 at earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 23:54:51 -0500
- Organization: Morgan State University: COMSARE
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When I use SetDirectory on my system (Win95), I have to use forward slashes in my directory names. Like SetDirectory["C:/MyMathematica"] instead of SetDirectory["C:\MyMathematica"]. Lawrence "Kevin J. McCann" wrote: > > Bernard, > > See the help on ReadList. I have a file called "dummy.dat" which looks like > this > > 1.0 1.0 > 2.0 4.0 > 3.0 9.0 > 4.0 15.0 > > SetDirectory["C:\MyMathematica"]; (* where the file is *) > > (* This just reads them in as a single list *) > ReadList["dummy.dat",Number] > {1.,1.,2.,4.,3.,9.,4.,16.} > > (* Following reads them in as a list of pairs *) > ReadList["dummy.dat",{Number,Number}] > {{1.,1.},{2.,4.},{3.,9.},{4.,16.}} > > (* For kicks you can try this one *) > ReadList["dummy.dat"] > > and see what you get. > > Kevin > > bernard keenan wrote in message <7cd6dv$o54 at smc.vnet.net>... > >I wrote a C program that generated several hundred points. I printed the > >data to a file titled econ.dat. I was wondering how I could import this > data > >into Mathematica and plot it. > > > >tia > > > >bernard keenan > > > > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ (\___/) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of (o\ /o) wisdom: a good understanding have all they /|:.V.:|\ that do his commandments: his praise \\:::::// endureth for ever. Psa 111:10 -----`"" ""`------------------------------------------------ Lawrence A. Walker Jr., M.Eng./Ph.D. Candidate Morgan State University Clarence M. Mitchell School of Engineering COMSARE (Center Of Microwave/Satellite And RF Engineering) Rm: 306-Schafer Phone: (443)885-1453 ------------------------------------------------------------