PV-WAVE supports numerous data file formats including:

• ASCII
• binary
• CSV
• TIFF
• BMP
• EMF
• X bitmaps
• CGM
• EPSI
• XDR
• HDF
• netCDF
• clipboard

It is also straightforward to implement readers and writers for both custom unformatted and formatted data using PV-WAVE's flexible import/export facilities.

Importing data from relational databases such as Oracle and Sybase is also a snap with either our optional direct links or the database developer's toolkit. Also, direct data interchange can be accomplished using built-in techniques such as:

• RPCs
• named pipes
• DDE
• dynamic linking
• memory sharing
• concurrent processes