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3#!CNavyBlue #!N  #!Rtimpdat Importing Data #!N #!EC #!N #!N Of the
4data formats that Data Explorer can import, the General Array format
5is likely to be the most useful to a majority of
6users. Other formats are discussed in detail in  #!Limd,dxall618 h Importing Data: File Formats  #!EL  in IBM
7Visualization Data Explorer User's Guide. #!N #!N The General Array format
8uses a simple header file to describe data characteristics such as
9grid dimensions, data type, and layout. The two examples here use
10the Data Explorer Data Prompter to create such header files for
11two simple data files. The Data Prompter is designed specifically for
12importing data in General Array format. (For details of format and
13the Data Prompter, see  #!Lqimd,dxall109 h Importing Data  #!EL  .) #!N #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   Next
14Topic #!EF #!N #!N  #!Lall37,dxall38 h Example 1  #!EL  #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   #!N
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