If you have an text file containing data that you want to read into an RS/1
table, $EZ_READFILE is the easiest procedure to use.

Note that $EZ_READFILE reads only text (i.e., ASCII) data.  $EZ_READFILE reads
numbers by treating them as text; therefore, all data read into a table
appears in exactly the same form as it does in the operating system file.

Example: following is a file "batch1.dat" that contains two fields per line:

	23.5	15
	22.4	15
	21	14
	24.3	17

In RS/1, just type:

	# call public $EZ_READFILE

and answer all the questions.  If you're unsure of a 'yes' or 'no'
question, just hit return to indicate the default answer.  RS/1 will
also ask you for an estimate of the number of lines in the file.  This
is so it can allocate enough storage for it in advance; the file will
be read correctly no matter what your estimate is.  When this
procedure is finished, there will be a new table in your RS/1
directory containing the data from the file.  You can use this table
to create graphs or do other analyses on the data.  For more
information on $EZ_READFILE, see section 7.1.1 from the "Getting
Started" volume of the RS/1 manual set in the Athena Reference
Collections in Hayden and Barker libraries (by the public clusters
there) and in the consultant's office (1st floor N42).