Mat_Open(3)

Mat_Open3

Opens a matlab mat file.

Usage

#include <matio.h>

mat_t

Mat_Open(const char *matname, int mode);

Overview

The Mat_Open() function opens a MATLAB MAT file for read only or read-write access.

Examples

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "matio.h"
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    mat_t *matfp;
    matfp = Mat_Open(argv[1], MAT_ACC_RDONLY);
    if ( NULL == matfp ) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error opening MAT file %s0, argv[1]);
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    Mat_Close(matfp);
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 6 times.

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. 12
  6. 13
  7. Arch

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