Why matlab is not able to process greek characters from .m files but it can do it from command line?

Example: c=double('α');

When I write this in a matlab file and run the code it gives output as 63, representing '?'(ASCII value 63). However, when I run the same from matlab command line, it gives value of c as 945. Same happens with file reading too. It reads 'α' as '?'.

How can I read the same from matlab files too?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

If you are using MS Windows or Mac, then if your system locale is not set to english, then in current releases, MATLAB starts in a mode that is able to read and write UTF-8 encoded .m files. https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/internationalization.html.

MATLAB does not do this if your locale is set to English, and I am not sure if it does it on Linux at all.

[Anurag Gupta]

Thank you for your answer. This may be applicable for Matlab 2017 version but I am using old 2015 version, will it work in it?

[Walter Roberson]

Maybe; I am not certain whether it worked in R2015* but see https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/280988-how-do-i-get-my-matlab-editor-to-read-utf-8-characters-utf-8-characters-in-blank-squares-in-editors#answer_239883

[Anurag Gupta]

Ohk. I will see. thanks