Loading Data From a File
A common task in any ComponentOne Chart program is to load the chart data (called a dataset) from a file into a format that the chart can use.
In order for ComponentOne Chart to allocate and load the data from a file, it must be in one of two basic layouts, Array or General. The following examples show the contents of the MM63.DAT file, in both Array and General formats. The first line of the file tells the control that the data which follows is in either Array or General format, and is made up of 2 sets of 4 points.
Array File Format