matlab commands

[Peter Hinkey]

Hi,

        I have successfully installed Octave on my server with OS Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3.  I realized the toolboxes for Matlab and
Octave are similar, but clearly not the same.  I have a matlab
script written with several functions that are not compatible with
Octave.

Is there a way to import the matlab toolbox into Octave so the commands work?

Are there octave functions that can replace matlab functions like
*textread and textscan*??

Peter Hinkey