What i ve done is created a 5x3 data matrix that i m wanting to be able to go back and add headers to.
Save mat file with header.
Before writing any program or any technical computing in command window you should save the file in your desired folder.
Name of file specified as a character vector or string scalar.
I have a question on how i can add headers to a data matrix.
Hi i have a text file with header i need to import the file to matlab and to use numeric data.
Then the meta data reading function would be no more than.
Since one can save multiple variable to a mat file why muck about squeezing in header data in some unspecified space in files with slightly incomplete documentation in that case why not simply save all meta data in a variable named metadata or header.
You will see the untitled new m file for writing the new matlab program.
Learn more about text file matlab.
How to save a text file with headers.
Note that the headers for v6 and v7 files have the same 5 0 identification.
If you are trying to save to a text file with column headers then really the best way is to fopen fprintf the headers fprintf the data and then fclose.
If you do not specify filename the save function saves to a file named matlab mat.
Although the bulk of the file is in binary form the header of a level 5 mat file can be read with a text editor.
For example here i am saving the m file with the.
Extension of the new matlab file should be mat or m file.
The numeric data in a line is separated by a.
Are you trying to create a text output file or a binary output file.
Headers from a file saved as v6 v7 and v7 3 in matlab 2015a are shown below preceded by the version in.
I m new to matlab so i m not sure if i need to use the fprint function or if i need to change from csv to another format to make this easier.