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re: ReadList Error message:"Tag Times"

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  • Subject: [mg21364] re: ReadList Error message:"Tag Times"
  • From: "Deborah Leddon " <Dleddon at students.cas.unt.edu>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:15:50 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: University of North Texas
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hello,

I am trying to read in a data file in .txt format (created and saved 
under Excel) as below:

In[1]:=  data = ReadList["A:\\ filename", Number];

I get the error message "Set::Write: tag Times in data is 
Protected."

What does this mean? The data obviously cannot be read into the 
notebook.Is there a specific format in Excel, ie; row vs. column, 
etc, that is better for saving data? 

Thanks in advance if anyone can help.

Debbie Leddon




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