#Example of reading data in, saving ``Worksheet''
# and retrieving the ``Worksheet'' in a different
# session.
   
 MTB > set c1 ;
 SUBC>   format(a20).
 DATA> Abdil-Rauf, Mahmoud
 DATA> Abdur-Rahim, Shareef
 DATA> Addison, Rafael
 DATA> Alexander, Cory
 DATA> Allen, Jerome
 DATA> Allen, Ray
 DATA> end
 MTB > print c1
 
 
 C1      
   Abdil-Rauf, Mahmoud   Abdur-Rahim, Shareef  Addison, Rafael      
   Alexander, Cory       Allen, Jerome         Allen, Ray          
 
 MTB > read c2-c3
 DATA> 73 162
 DATA> 81 225
 DATA> 80 241
 DATA> 73 190
 DATA> 76 184
 DATA> 77 205
 DATA> end
       6 rows read.
 MTB > names c1 'name' c2 'height' c3 'weight'
 MTB > print 'name' 'height''weight'
 
 
  ROW                   name  height  weight
 
    1   Abdil-Rauf, Mahmoud       73     162
    2   Abdur-Rahim, Shareef      81     225
    3   Addison, Rafael           80     241
    4   Alexander, Cory           73     190
    5   Allen, Jerome             76     184
    6   Allen, Ray                77     205
 
 MTB > save 'players'
 MTB > quit
 *** Minitab Release 9.1 *** Minitab Inc. ***
 Worksheet size: 100000 cells
 
<10:10am>godzilla1.acpub.duke.edu/brani:~>minitab
 
 MTB > retrieve 'players'
 Retrieving worksheet from file: players.MTW
 Worksheet was saved on  1/31/2000
 MTB > print c1-c3
 
 
  ROW                   name  height  weight
 
    1   Abdil-Rauf, Mahmoud       73     162
    2   Abdur-Rahim, Shareef      81     225
    3   Addison, Rafael           80     241
    4   Alexander, Cory           73     190
    5   Allen, Jerome             76     184
    6   Allen, Ray                77     205