MAT-File Format

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7.1.8 MAT-File Format

(require 'matfile) http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/pdf_doc/matlab/matfile_format.pdf

This package reads MAT-File Format version 4 (MATLAB) binary data files. MAT-files written from big-endian or little-endian computers having IEEE format numbers are currently supported. Support for files written from VAX or Cray machines could also be added.

The numeric and text matrix types handled; support for sparse matrices awaits a sample file.

— Function: matfile:read filename

filename should be a string naming an existing file containing a MATLAB Version 4 MAT-File. The matfile:read procedure reads matrices from the file and returns a list of the results; a list of the name string and array for each matrix.

— Function: matfile:load filename

filename should be a string naming an existing file containing a MATLAB Version 4 MAT-File. The matfile:load procedure reads matrices from the file and defines the string-ci->symbol for each matrix to its corresponding array. matfile:load returns a list of the symbols defined.