User Guide

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For more information on writing to files, refer to the ?save help page.
10.3 Reading from Files
The most common reason for reading files is to load data, for example, data
generated in an experiment. You can store data in a text file, and then read
it into Maple using the Import Data Assistant.
Reading Data from a File
Import Data Assistant
If you generate data outside Maple, you must read it into Maple before ma-
nipulating it. This data can be an image, a sound file, or columns of numbers
in a text file. You can import this external data into Maple using the Import
Data Assistant.
To launch the Import Data Assistant:
• From the Tools menu, select Assistants, and then Import Data.
• Using the Select Data Source dialog, select the data file to import.
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