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Vector2\r\n\r\neg:Two data sets of arrays 3x3 and 2x4\r\n\r\n  2\r\n  3 3\r\n  000\r\n  111\r\n  110\r\n  010\r\n  2 4\r\n  1010\r\n  1100\r\n  0001\r\n\r\n\r\nThe USC input file has 17 data sets.\r\n\r\nInput: [ url_filename, k],  k= array data set to return\r\n\r\nOutput: Selected data set Array\r\n\r\nExample: [ \u003chttp://contest.usc.edu/index.php/Fall12/Home?action=download\u0026upname=codes.in.txt\u003e, 1]\r\n\r\nOutput:\r\n[0 0 0; 1 1 1; 1 1 0]\r\n\r\nHow will the Pros read and process the text file?\r\n\r\nFollow up Challenge will be solving the actual ACM question.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","description_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis Challenge is to read the Question A input text file of the \u003ca href=\"http://contest.usc.edu/index.php/Fall12/Home\"\u003eUSC ACM Fall 2012 Contest\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text format is: Number of sets,RowsSet1 ColsSet1,Array1, Vector1, RowsSet2 ColsSet2, Array2, Vector2\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeg:Two data sets of arrays 3x3 and 2x4\u003c/p\u003e\u003cpre class=\"language-matlab\"\u003e2\r\n3 3\r\n000\r\n111\r\n110\r\n010\r\n2 4\r\n1010\r\n1100\r\n0001\r\n\u003c/pre\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe USC input file has 17 data sets.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInput: [ url_filename, k],  k= array data set to return\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutput: Selected data set Array\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample: [ \u003ca href=\"http://contest.usc.edu/index.php/Fall12/Home?action=download\u0026amp;upname=codes.in.txt\"\u003ehttp://contest.usc.edu/index.php/Fall12/Home?action=download\u0026upname=codes.in.txt\u003c/a\u003e, 1]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutput:\r\n[0 0 0; 1 1 1; 1 1 0]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow will the Pros read and process the text file?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow up Challenge will be solving the actual ACM question.\u003c/p\u003e","function_template":"function A = USC_file(urlfn,ptr)\r\n% urlfn is 'http://contest.usc.edu/index.php/Fall12/Home?action=download\u0026upname=codes.in.txt';\r\n\r\n 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