Name
listvarinfile — list the contents of a saved data file
Calling Sequence
listvarinfile(filename)
[nams,typs,dims,vols]=listvarinfile(filename)
Parameters
- filename
character string, the pathname of the file to be inspected
- nams
character array, names of the variables saved in the file
- dims
list, dimensions of the variables saved in the file
- typs
numeric array, types of the variables saved in the file
- vols
numeric array, size in bytes of the variables saved in the file
Description
This utility function lists "a la whos" the variables contained in
a Scilab data file produced by save.
Remark: hypermatrices are reported as plain mlists;
rationals and state-spaces are reported as plain tlists;
graphic handles are not recognized.
Examples
a=eye(2,2); b=int16(ones(a)); c=rand(2,3,3);
save("vals.dat",a,b,c)
listvarinfile("vals.dat")
Authors
- Serge Steer
31 Jan 2001; reediting by Enrico Segre