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Overview

Introduction

Raw data can be organized in several ways.

This external file contains data that is arranged in columns, or fixed fields. You can specify a beginning and ending column for each field.

Raw Data in Columns

By contrast, the following external file contains data that is free-format, meaning data that is not arranged in columns. Notice that the values for a particular field do not begin and end in the same columns.

Raw Data in Free-Format

External file that contains free-format raw data.

How your data is organized determines which input style you should use to read the ...

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