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Getting Started with IDL: Reading and Writing Data |
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You can import ASCII data into IDL directly at the command line or also using the iTools if you need to visualize data in plot, surface, contour, image or volume form. Whether reading in directly or through the iTools you will need to read in the ASCII data in using IDL's interactive wizard for importing ASCII data, known as the ASCII Template.
For information on the various ways you can read ASCII data using IDL, see Reading ASCII Data.
IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)