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#!CSlateBlue #!N  #!Rimptd Importing Data #!N #!EC #!N #!N If 
you want to import data that is not in a format 
supported by Data Explorer, you have three options: #!N #!I0 #!N 
 #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N o Write an import filter to 
convert the data to Data Explorer or General Array importer format 
on disk. #!N #!I30 #!N o Write an import filter to 
convert the data to Data Explorer or General Array header format 
on standard output, and use the external filter option of Import 
to import the data. (See  #!Limport,dxall871 h Import  #!EL  in IBM Visualization Data Explorer 
User's Reference.) #!N #!I30 #!N o Write your own import module 
to read the data and create a Data Explorer Object as 
its output (e.g., a Field Object). #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N 
#!N #!N #!I0 #!N Notes: #!N #!I30 #!N 1. The following 
examples illustrate the conversion of data from Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) 
to Data Explorer file format. Understanding the examples does not require 
any familiarity with HDF. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. HDF libraries are 
not distributed with Data Explorer and no makefiles are provided for 
the programs used. If you have the HDF libraries, you can 
use the same compilation and linking procedures as you do for 
other programs requiring those libraries. #!N #!I30 #!N 3. The Import 
module will import HDF data. The example in  #!Lwrimp,dxall1038 h Writing an Import Module  #!EL  is for 
illustration only. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   Next Topic 
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