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Scilab Help >> Matlab binary files I/O > matfile_open

matfile_open

Opens a Matlab binary MAT-file.

Syntax

fd = matfile_open(filename[, mode[, version]])

Arguments

filename

String: the path of the file. Must contain only ANSI character.

mode

String: file access type ("r" by default).

  • "r": opens the file for reading.

  • "w": creates an empty file or opens it for writing.

version

Scalar string: file version format ("5" by default).

  • "5": Matlab 5 file.

  • "7.3": Matlab 7.3 file.

fd

Real: file descriptor (-1 if opening failed).

Description

Opens a Matlab binary MAT-file for reading or writing data.

If mode is set to w, the content of filename will be reseted.

Examples

A = rand(10, 10);
B = sprand(100, 100, 0.1);
savematfile("test_matfile.mat", "A", "B", "-v6");
clear();
fd = matfile_open("test_matfile.mat");
matfile_listvar(fd)
matfile_close(fd);

//fd = matfile_open("test_matfile.mat", "w"); // Empty test_matfile.mat

//fd = matfile_open("test_matfile.mat", "w", "7.3"); // Empty test_matfile.mat as a Matlab 7.3 file

See also

Bibliography

This function uses MATIO library ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/matio/ ).

History

VersionDescription
5.5.0 Support for Matlab 7.3 files.
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