File I/O :: Functions -- Categorical List (MATLAB Functions)

MATLAB Function Reference

File I/O

Functions to read and write data to files of different format types.

Filename Construction
Get path, directory, filename information; construct filenames

Opening, Loading, Saving Files
Open files; transfer data between files and MATLAB workspace

Memory Mapping
Access file data via memory map using MATLAB array indexing

Low-Level File I/O
Low-level operations that use a file identifier (e.g., fopen, fseek, fread)

Text Files
Delimited or formatted I/O to text files

XML Documents
Documents written in Extensible Markup Language

Spreadsheets
Excel and Lotus 123 files

Scientific Data
CDF, FITS, HDF formats

Audio and Audio/Video
General audio functions; SparcStation, WAVE, AVI files

Images
Graphics files

Internet Exchange
URL, zip, tar, and e-mail

To see a listing of file formats that are readable from MATLAB, go to file formats.

Programming in MATLAB Filename Construction

Filename Construction	Get path, directory, filename information; construct filenames
Opening, Loading, Saving Files	Open files; transfer data between files and MATLAB workspace
Memory Mapping	Access file data via memory map using MATLAB array indexing
Low-Level File I/O	Low-level operations that use a file identifier (e.g., fopen, fseek, fread)
Text Files	Delimited or formatted I/O to text files
XML Documents	Documents written in Extensible Markup Language
Spreadsheets	Excel and Lotus 123 files
Scientific Data	CDF, FITS, HDF formats
Audio and Audio/Video	General audio functions; SparcStation, WAVE, AVI files
Images	Graphics files
Internet Exchange	URL, zip, tar, and e-mail