Error Message dataread and textread

Please could anyone help understand this error:

Error using *dataread*

Trouble reading floating point number from file (row1, field2) ==> Desktop\Sub

Error in *textread*

[varargout{1:nlhs}]=dataread('file'vararing{:}); %#ok<REMFF1>

Answer 1

[Jeremy Hughes]

Hi George

TEXTREAD is trying to import numeric data but encountering text fields which cannot be converted. Basically, your file contains the text "Desktop" where textread is expecting a number.

Also, to quote the doc "Note: textread is not recommended. Use textscan instead." Which might be what you need to do, but I can't really say.

You may want to re-post a question that includes:

• What you're trying to do
• A sample of the file you're trying to read
• The code for what you've tried so far

Jeremy

[sai pradeep]

Hi hughes,

I am trying to calculate particle displacements from my model.

I have been using following syntax out of which I get the error as attached.

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Error using dataread

Trouble reading floating point number from file (row 1, field 2) ==> \1.SUBROUTINES\geoPIV_RG.exe\n

Error in textread (line 168)

[varargout{1:nlhs}]=dataread('file',varargin{:}); %#ok<REMFF1>

Error in geoPIV_RG_run

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while I am running the command

geoPIV_RG_run('CP_Example_analysis_launcher');

Thanks in advance

[Penglin Li]

Have you solved the problem now? I meet the problem too.

Answer 2

[Ghaem Zamani]

Hello Penglin and Jeremy,

Have you got any solution of this? I have similar problem while running GeoPIV_RG.

[Penglin Li]

yes. I have solved this problem. You can check whether your file address have blank space or Chinese.