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Multiple-Vectors Files
A multiple-vectors file is a text file used to store multiple vectors. Here, a vector is considered to be a set of variables with a corresponding value for each. The first line in a file is a pipe-delimited set of variables, with the syntax: Each variable can appear only once in this set. The subsequent lines of the file are pipe-delimited lists of values, with the syntax: Neither variables nor values can contain the pipe character "|". Any whitespace characters around pipes are ignored. If n variables occur in the variable set, n values must also occur in each subsequent value list. The correspondence between variables and their values is based on order: the i-th value corresponds to the i-th variable. See the Text Formatting Rules for additional information. |