Trouble with textread function

I am trying to use textread but have encountered error msg as below:

[B,spc]=textread('DOTP.txt', '%f %f')

Error using dataread Trouble reading floating point number from file (row 1, field 1) ==>

Error in textread (line 176) [varargout{1:nlhs}]=dataread('file',varargin{:});

This is how my txt file looks like:

2800 -787.957031

2800.977539 -787.957031

2801.955078 -781.957031

2802.932617 -772.957031

2803.910156 -773.957031

2804.887695 -787.957031

2805.86499 -778.957031

2806.842529 -785.957031

What can I do to read the file? Thanks.

Answer 1

[Yao Li]

I've tried your codes with Matlab 2013a and it works well. What's your current release of Matlab?

[Yao Li]

Also try

fileid=fopen('DOTP.txt');
C=textscan(fileid, '%f %f');
fclose(fileid);

[Xinping]

Thanks a bunch! All I needed was to use a different computer! :)