If the Mathcad proram can output XML, there might be a chance to use that. I found a lot of texts about using TeX for outputting XML, but very few for inputting XML in TeX. The best references are:
Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) xmltex: A non validating (and not 100% conforming) namespace aware XML parser implemented in TeX http://www.dcarlisle.demon.co.uk/xmltex/manual.html Available from http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/xmltex/base/ For Python programmers: http://www.pytex.org/#XML And an unevaluated link: http://www.elml.ch/website/en/html/output_latex.html : From XML to PDF via LaTeX Sincerely, Hubert -- Hubert Christiaen Bloesemlaan 17 3360 Korbeek-Lo Belgium