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Toni: /* File I/O Functions */
2018-03-15T09:18:31Z
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This function loads numerical data tables or string data tables from the specified text file ''filepath''. The result of the function is a [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items/Table/Introducing_Table_Items#Parameter_Table|parameter table item]] or an [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items/Table/Introducing_Table_Items#Extended_Table|extended table]] containing the loaded data or an empty string if the function failes.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This function loads numerical data tables or string data tables from the specified text file ''filepath''. The result of the function is a [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items/Table/Introducing_Table_Items#Parameter_Table|parameter table item]] or an [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items/Table/Introducing_Table_Items#Extended_Table|extended table]] containing the loaded data or an empty string if the function failes.</div></td></tr>
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Toni: /* File I/O Functions */
2018-03-15T09:16:36Z
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This function loads numerical data tables from the specified text file ''filepath''. The result of the function is a [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items/Table/Introducing_Table_Items#Parameter_Table|parameter table item]] containing the loaded data or an empty string if the function failes.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This function loads numerical <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">data tables or string </ins>data tables from the specified text file ''filepath''. The result of the function is a [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items/Table/Introducing_Table_Items#Parameter_Table|parameter table item<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] or an [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items/Table/Introducing_Table_Items#Extended_Table|extended table</ins>]] containing the loaded data or an empty string if the function failes.</div></td></tr>
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Jw: /* File I/O Functions */
2017-06-27T07:30:06Z
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Jw at 07:00, 25 October 2016
2016-10-25T07:00:03Z
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Toni at 13:20, 28 January 2016
2016-01-28T13:20:11Z
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Christian: Christian moved page Programmer Guide/BScript to Programmer Guide/Scripts
2014-04-29T21:16:47Z
<p>Christian moved page <a href="/stx/docs/wiki/index.php/Programmer_Guide/BScript" title="Programmer Guide/BScript">Programmer Guide/BScript</a> to <a href="/stx/docs/wiki/index.php?title=Programmer_Guide/Scripts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Programmer Guide/Scripts (page does not exist)">Programmer Guide/Scripts</a></p>
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