Download datatool: Databases and data manipulation

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The datatool bundle comes with the following documentation:
datatool-user.pdf This document is the main user guide for the datatool
bundle.
datatool.pdf Advanced users wishing to know more about the inner
workings of all the packages provided in the datatool bundle should
read “Documented Code for datatool v2.10”
INSTALL Installation instructions.
CHANGES Change log.
README Package summary.
The datatool bundle is provided to help perform repetitive commands,
such as mail merging, but since TEX is designed as a typesetting language, don’t expect this bundle to perform as efficiently as custom
database systems or a dedicated mathematical or scripting language.
This bundle consists of the following packages:
datatool Main package providing database support. Automatically loads
datatool-base.
datatool-base Provides the main library code for numerical and string
functions. Automatically loads datatool-fp or datatool-pgfmath
depending on package options.
databar Package for drawing bar charts. Automatically loads datatool.
datapie Package for drawing pie charts. Automatically loads datatool.
dataplot Package for drawing simple line graphs. Automatically loads
datatool.
databib Package for loading a bibliography into a database.
Automatically loads datatool.
person Package for referencing people by the appropriate gender
pronouns. Automatically loads datatool.
In addition, there are two mutually exclusive packages datatool-fp and
datatool-pgfmath that provide mathematical related commands that are just
wrapper functions for fp or pgfmath commands. These can be loaded
individually without loading datatool. For example, the following
documents produce the same results, but the first uses the fp package and
the second uses the pgfmath package:
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