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READ DELIMITER (SET)

Name:
    READ DELIMITER (SET)
Type:
    Subcommand under SET
Purpose:
    Specifies the character that is used as the delimiter to separate data fields in an ASCII data file.
Description:
    If Excel writes a comma delimited ASCII file (.CSV), then missing values are denoted with ",,". In order to interpert these files correctly, you can enter the command

      SET READ DELIMITER <value>

    with <value> denoting the desired delimiter. The default delimiter is a comma.

    If Dataplot encounters the delimiter before any valid data has been found, it interprets this as a missing value.

    By default, missing values are set to 0. If you would like to specify a different value to use for missing values, enter the command

      SET READ MISSING VALUE <value>
Syntax:
    SET READ DELIMITER <value>
    where <value> denotes the value to use as the delimiter.
Examples:
    SET READ DELIMITER :
    SET READ DELIMITER ,
    SET READ DELIMITER %
Default:
    Comma
Synonyms:
    None
Related Commands:
    READ = Carries out a column-wise input of data.
    READ MISSING VALUE = Specify the value to use for missing data.
Applications:
    Input/Output
Implementation Date:
    2004/01
Program:
     
    SET READ DELIMITER  ,
    SET MISSING VALUE -99
    READ DUMMY.CSV  Y X
    PLOT Y X   SUBSET Y > -99 SUBSET X > -99
        

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Date created: 02/03/2004
Last updated: 11/04/2015

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