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
Example-File
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