Re: load numbers from a txt file

[Josh Rigler]

Ben Abbott wrote:
> On Dec 30, 2007, at 11:59 PM, Jean-Marie Bonnaz wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > I am a complete beginner with octave and I have some problems. I  
> > usually run Matlab but I try to learn Octave.
> > My problem is :
> > I would like to read numbers in a text file (file.txt). In this file  
> > there are only numbers, spaces ... and no text.
> > The numbers are arranged in columns and columns are separated by one  
> > space.
> >
> > I don't know how to read this file with Octave in order to load the  
> > numbers in a matrix.
> >
> > With Matlab I use the function 'read' but I don't know what is the  
> > equivalent function in Matlab.
> >
> > Thank you if you could help me.
> >
> > Jean-Marie (France)
>
> Try
>
> data = load ('-ascii', filename.txt);
>
> Ben
>
> p.s. works in Matlab as well.

Ben beat me to it.  One of these days I'll get to one of these 
low-hanging fruit first.

I'd just add that as far as my system at work is concerned, there is no 
such function as 'read' in ML.  Maybe 'textread', but this is available 
if you install Octave-forge.

-EJR