New in 6.0: Data Handling & Data Sources

Building on the concept of symbolic data description, Mathematica 6.0 introduced the major new "elements" framework for handling import and export of data, in nearly a hundred distinct formats. Mathematica 6.0 also introduced the concept of large-scale integrated data sources, for the first time allowing immediate programmatic use of many forms of real-world data.

New Import-Export Framework

(RefLink[Import, paclet:ref/Import]) (modified) — import data, specifying the elements to retrieve

(RefLink[Export, paclet:ref/Export]) (modified) — export data, constructing the output from specified elements

(OrangeLink[New Import-Export Formats », paclet:guide/NewIn60ImportAndExportFormats])

(RefLink[Rasterize, paclet:ref/Rasterize]) — create a bitmap or other elements for graphics

(RefLink[FileFormat, paclet:ref/FileFormat]), (RefLink[StringFormat, paclet:ref/StringFormat]) — infer formats from data

(OrangeLink[New Numerical Data Functions », paclet:guide/NewIn60NumericalDataHandling])

(OrangeLink[New Built-in Statistics Functions », paclet:guide/NewIn60Statistics])

New Built-in Data Sources

(OrangeLink[New Date & Time Framework », paclet:guide/DateAndTime])