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StringFormat

StringFormat["string"]
attempts to determine what ImportString format could be used to import the string "string".

StringFormat uses heuristic methods, and may not give correct results, particularly for shorter strings.

StringFormat does not verify that ImportString would succeed if applied to "string".

Format interpretation of some strings of data:

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