loadmatfile - loads a Matlab V6 MAT-file (binary or ASCII) into Scilab

Calling Sequence

loadmatfile(format,filename[,var1[,var2[,...]]])

loadmatfile(filename[,format[,var1[,var2[,...]]]])

loadmatfile(filename[,var1[,var2,[,...[,format]]]])

Parameters

• filename : character string containing the path of the file (needed)
• format : file format (if not given and file has extension ".mat", file is considered to be binary)
  • "-mat" : binary file
  • "-ascii" : option to force Scilab to read file as an ASCII file
• var1, var2 : character strings containing the name of the variables to load (only for binary files)

Description

loads a Matlab MAT-file into Scilab. The Matlab data types are converted into the Scilab equivalents.

See Also

load ,   savematfile ,   save ,   mfile2sci ,   matfile2sci ,  

Authors

Serge Steer (INRIA)

V.C

Bibliography

This function has been developped following the "MAT-File Format" description: www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/pdf_doc/matlab/matfile_format.pdf