From 8466d8cfa486fb30d1755c4261b781135083787b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Newbold Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:05:29 -0800 Subject: Import Upstream version 3a1 --- matfile.txi | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 matfile.txi (limited to 'matfile.txi') diff --git a/matfile.txi b/matfile.txi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..394ddbd --- /dev/null +++ b/matfile.txi @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +@code{(require 'matfile)} +@ftindex matfile +@ftindex matlab + +@uref{http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/pdf_doc/matlab/matfile_format.pdf} + +@noindent +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. + +@noindent +The numeric and text matrix types handled; support for @dfn{sparse} +@cindex sparse +matrices awaits a sample file. + + +@defun matfile:read filename +@var{filename} should be a string naming an existing file containing a +MATLAB Version 4 MAT-File. The @code{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. +@end defun + +@defun matfile:load filename +@var{filename} should be a string naming an existing file containing a +MATLAB Version 4 MAT-File. The @code{matfile:load} procedure reads matrices from the +file and defines the @code{string-ci->symbol} for each matrix to its +corresponding array. @code{matfile:load} returns a list of the symbols defined. +@end defun -- cgit v1.2.3