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readb:
Syntax: readb ( "filename" )
readb ( "filename" , L )
Description:
readb() reads the file identified by the "filename". The file
is opened with read access, and all of the contents are read.
The file identified by the 1st argument must contain data that
is in RLaB binary format. The entities in the file are
installed in the global symbol table, overwriting any existing
entities. Upon completion the file is closed.
Example:
readb ("bunch_of_data_in_a_file");
The second form of the read function allows the data in the
file to be read into a list variable L. The
global-symbol-table is untouched (except for L).
Example:
readb ("bunch_of_data", X);
The contents of the file `bunch_of_data' are read and stored
in the list variable X. Except for the creation/modification
of the variable X, the global-symbol-table is unchanged.
Readb will read numeric matrices written by MATLAB's save
command. Readb will not read MATLAB text matrices, or sparse
matrices, or matrices written with reduced precision (integer
format). Furthermore readb will not read Cray, or VAX
binaries. ReadB will read big and little endian binaries -
this includes binaries written from PCs, DEC Risc, Macintosh,
Sun, and Apollo.
See Also: FILES, close, getline, read, readm, writeb, writem
Future Enhancements:
readb() should have the option to list the contents of a file
without actually reading them into the symbol table.