MATHEMATICA IMPORT/EXPORT FORMAT

CDF (.cdf)

MIME types:

Wolfram Computable Document Format (CDF).
Used as a deployment format for interactive output to Wolfram CDF Player.
ASCII format based on the Mathematica expression syntax.
CDF is an acronym for Computable Document Format.
Stores text, typeset expressions, graphics, interface elements, and other Mathematica input and output.

Import and Export fully support the Computable Document Format (CDF).

Import and Export Import and Export

Import["file.cdf"] reads a .cdf file and returns it as a Notebook expression.
Export["file.cdf", expr, "CDF"] exports a Notebook or NotebookObject as a .cdf file.
Import["file.cdf", elem] imports the specified element from a .cdf file.
Import["file.cdf", {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.
Export["file.cdf", expr, {"CDF", elem}] creates a .cdf file by treating expr as specifying element elem.
Export["file.cdf", expr, "CDF", opt₁->val₁, ...] exports expr with the specified option elements taken to have the specified values.
See the reference pages for full general information on Import and Export.
ImportString and ExportString support .cdf files.

Notebook Interface Notebook Interface

In the notebook front end, File ► New ► FreeCDF (.cdf) can be used to create a new .cdf file.
File ► Save As can be used to save the current notebook to a .cdf file.

Elements Elements

General Import elements:

	"Elements"	list of elements and options available in this file
	"Rules"	full list of rules for each element and option
	"Options"	list of rules for options, properties, and settings

Data representation elements:
"Notebook" Notebook expression representing a .cdf file

"NotebookObject" NotebookObject expression

"Plaintext" plain text version
Import by default uses the element for Computable Document Format (CDF) files.