\Header{read.00Index}{Read 00Index-style Files}
\keyword{file}{read.00Index}
\keyword{connection}{read.00Index}
\begin{Description}\relax
Read item/description information from 00Index-style files.  Such
files are description lists rendered in tabular form, and currently
used for the object, data and demo indices and \file{TITLE} files of
add-on packages.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
read.00Index(file)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{file}] the name of a file to read data values from.  If the
specified file is \code{""}, then input is taken from the keyboard
(in this case input can be terminated by a blank line).
Alternatively, \code{file} can be a \code{\Link{connection}}, which
will be opened if necessary, and if so closed at the end of the
function call.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
a character matrix with 2 columns named \code{"Item"} and
\code{"Description"} which hold the items and descriptions.
\end{Value}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\Link{formatDL}} for the inverse operation of creating a
00Index-style file from items and their descriptions.
\end{SeeAlso}

