Select the always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.
How to open mat file without matlab.
2 spreadsheet link can be used to import a mat file but would require matlab in the background.
When you create a new file using matfile the function creates a version 7 3 mat file that also lets you save variables larger than 2 gb.
It s possible that a different program created it and stored the information in a plain text file.
In the open with dialog box click the program whith which you want the file to open or click browse to locate the program that you want.
Use the matfile function to access matlab variables directly from mat files on disk without loading the full variables into memory.
This isn t the case for any of the above cases but it might be for yours.
Use a free text editor to open the mat file if none of the above programs are working for you.
You can get the file used in this post here.
For example if your mat file contains function handle myfunc the syntax m myfunc attempts to index into the function handle and does not invoke the function.
The mat file object does not support evaluating function handles using the m output.
Mat files contain binary data so you will not be able to open them easily with a word processor.
If your file associations are set up correctly the application that s meant to open your mat file will open it.
Reading them in is definitely the easy part.
When saving a handle object matlab saves a copy of the object not a copy of the handle.
There are some options for opening them outside of matlab.
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If all you need to do is look at the files you could obtain octave which is a free but somewhat slower implementation of matlab.
Scipy is a really popular python library used for scientific computing and quite naturally they have a method which lets you read in mat files.
It s possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application.
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A load 1 mat imshow a this is the shortest possible way and 1 is the name of the image.
You will type according to your mat file.