Working with external data: The Table Data dialogue

The Table Data dialogue is used to specify how to extract data from a file of any one of a number of formats so that it can be used in a Simile component. Its main use is for getting data for file parameters, but it also appears when creating a table function that is built into a component's equation.

There are four tabs in the dialogue, corresponding to the four varieties of supported data format. These are:

• .csv or ODBC-compatible file, or MySQL database: data in columns
• .csv file: data in grid
• Data from image (various formats)
• Data from GeoTIFF or other GDAL-compatible file.

In addition, this dialogue also allows you to:

• View or edit data directy in a grid
• Specify interpolation and wraparound for time series
• Include raw data in scenario file.

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