Import Language
Import is an interpretive computer language designed specifically to create templates for reading plottable data files, such as XY data or time-histories. It is not a general purpose language, like C or BASIC. Import focuses on reading data files in the fastest most reliable manner.
- Determining the type of file being read
- Determining the number of requests and components from information in the file header
- Reading a record from the file
- Reading a field (or request) from the file
Import is used to define format-specific routines to complete each step in the file reading process.