Load file and remove string characters.

Hello,

I would like to extract all the numeric data out of a mixed file where the total line length needs to be determined. I have put a screenshot of the first 5 lines of the file.

In the file, I wish to extract the 13 numeric values and ignore the '#' at the end. I have tried to do this below:

fid = fopen('Boundary.cli');
FC = textscan(fid, '%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d',1);
fclose(fid);

This produces the following 1x13 cell:

The issue is that i would like to the read the whole of the file and then convert the cell to a double array of n x 13. Where n is the number of lines of the file.

I would greatly appreciate any help from anyone who knows how to solve this issue.

Answer 1

[Jan]

What about:

FC = textscan(fid, '%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %s');

Then remove the last column in FC. Or:

FC = textscan(fid, '%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %[^\n]');

[Stephen23]

@apex116: read the textscan documentation and use the CollectOutput option.

[apex116]

Dear Stephen, Thank your help. However I am having difficulties with the second suggestion:

      FC = textscan(fid, '%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %[^\n]');

The problem is that it doesn't allow me to read more than the first line.

The only reason I am asking as i might have a varying number of string characters following the numeric data.