One of the great features of today's personal computers is the ability to share data between different software applications.  A good set of import/export commands as well as copy and paste can make this happen with ease.

The Compleat Botanica can import data from spreadsheets and databases that use the ubiquitous comma delimited format or the very similar tab delimited format.  Data can be exported from The Compleat Botanica for use by word processors, browsers, Web servers, and other applications through the use of text files, HTML files, XML files, and delimited files.  All copy and paste commands use the XML (Extensible Markup Language) standard.

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