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Topic: text file data into matrix format
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Re: text file data into matrix format
Posted: Dec 12, 2012 10:48 AM
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On 12/12/2012 9:37 AM, ali wrote:
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> After 450 lines the format of the lines become
> x=-113, y= 454, z= 37
>
> Which shows the space between = sign and the number is filled up with
> signs. I tried strfind but did not work
>
> Now I want your advice about the general solution of this text file
...

use a format string that matches...

fmt=['x=%f, y=%f, z=%f'];

[x,y,z]=textread('yourfile.nam',fmt);

Or, textscan to return a cell...

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