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ASCII.DAT

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Basic Information

File-Type

ascii.dat

File-Form

FORMATTED

Version

September 1999

Description-Date

June 2009

Significance of the File

File-Contents (in Catchwords)

general ASCII data file

  • data is stored in columns.
  • separator between columns is one or more blanks.
  • reading of data is column oriented (disadvantage: takes more time!)
  • it is possible to use an end-of-file mark, to stop reading after this mark
  • no further information about the data will be stored in the file

Programs using this Type of File

CROSSPRO

Example-File

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