steinar@ifi.uio.no (Steinar Kj{rnsr|d) (02/16/91)
I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience with DECchart
and the various import formats which at least _seems_ to be supported?
My basic problem is that I want to import pure ASCII data into my
worksheet. The Import format submenu has an entry for something
called "ascii_tabular", but I have so far not been able to find
this format described _anywhere_. I have browsed through two
impressing volumes of CDA documentation, the DECchart documentation
as well as on-line help info. All the DECchart documentation says is
"See your Converters Reference Guide". If this is something other
than the CDA reference material, does anyone have the DEC number?
I have tried to experiment with spaces, tabs and other separators
between data cells in my input file, but DECchart always fails to
process the file.
I have also noticed a number of CDA filters on /usr/bin, for example
dtif_{read|write}_ascii_tabular. These are not documented, and are
probably not meant to be run as stand alone programs. Experimenting
with these filters have so far not made me any wiser ...
Any clues will be appreciated!
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