* @param dataFormatFileName the path to the data format specification file
* @return a data format specification
* @throws MaltChainedException
*/
public DataFormatSpecification readDataFormatSpecification(String dataFormatFileName) throws MaltChainedException {
DataFormatSpecification dataFormat = new DataFormatSpecification();
dataFormat.parseDataFormatXMLfile(dataFormatFileName);
return dataFormat;
}