Import and Export
P.J. Hinton Mathematica Programming Group Wolfram Research, Inc.
Talk given on Thursday, October 21, 1999, at the 1999 Mathematica
Developer Conference in Champaign, Illinois.
Mathematica 4 provides a facility for importing and exporting
graphics, data, and text from the kernel. This talk will survey some of the numerous options for fine-tuning interpretation and output, provide an opportunity for developers to ask questions, and offer suggestions for future supported formats.
Motivation
Goals
Basic Syntax
Supported Formats
Options
Adjusting Output
through Private Options
Usage Examples
Underlying Architecture and File Layout
Future Development
Appendix--Getting
Bitmaps of Cell and Notebook Expressions
Appendix--Adding Conversion Functions
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