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authorKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2012-07-23 21:55:18 +0000
committerKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2012-07-23 21:55:18 +0000
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datatool 2.10 (23jul12)
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+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/datatool/README
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-LaTeX Bundle : datatool v2.03 (datatool.sty, datapie.sty, dataplot.sty, databar.sty, databib.sty)
+LaTeX Bundle : datatool v2.10
-Last Modified : 15 November 2009
+Last Modified : 2012-07-18
Author : Nicola Talbot
+This bundle consists of the packages: datatool.sty,
+datatool-base.sty, datatool-fp.sty, datatool-pgfmath.sty,
+databar.sty, databib.sty, datapie.sty dataplot.sty,
+person.sty.
+
datatool.sty:
Databases can be created using LaTeX commands or loaded
@@ -17,6 +22,8 @@ datatool.sty:
data in a database (such as mail merging.) Conditions
can be imposed to exclude rows.
+datatool-base.sty:
+
Commands are provided to determine if an argument is
an integer, a real number, currency or a string.
(Scientific notation is currently not supported.)
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ datatool.sty:
Commands are provided to convert between locale dependent
numbers/currency and the standard decimal format required
- by the fp package enabling fixed point arithmetic to be
+ by the fp or pgfmath packages enabling fixed point arithmetic to be
performed on elements of the database.
Strings can be tested to determine if they are all upper
@@ -35,6 +42,12 @@ datatool.sty:
Names can be converted to initials using \DTLinitials.
+datatool-fp.sty:
+ Provides an interface with fp.sty
+
+datatool-pgfmath.sty:
+ Provides an interface with pgfmath.sty
+
datapie.sty:
A database defined by datatool.sty can be converted into a
@@ -87,14 +100,18 @@ person.sty:
REQUIRED PACKAGES:
-The datatool.sty package requires the following packages/files:
+The datatool.sty and datatool-base.sty packages requires the following packages/files:
xkeyval
ifthen
xfor
-fp
-substr
+substr (at least 2009/10/20)
etex
+etoolbox
+amsmath
+
+The datatool-fp package requires fp.sty
+The datatool-pgfmath package requires pgfmath.sty
The datapie.sty, dataplot.sty and databar.sty packages
additionally require the tikz/pgf bundle.