newbie data in columns

From: Patrick (pieters-patrick_at_freegates.be)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:54:10 +0000

Hi,

This is a real newbie question:

How can I read a file.txt where the data are placed in columns?
I want to write the data from each column in an array.

Thanks, 

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pat