> CC: address@hidden
> From: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: save and load bug.
> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:51:03 -0500
>
>
> On Dec 27, 2008, at 8:50 PM, GARY FORBIS wrote:
>
> > a> I tried a simple version
> > >
> > > a = -rand (1, 500);
> > > save -text test.txt a
> > > clear all
> > > load test.txt
> > > whos a
> > >
> > > Running both 3.0.3 and the developers sources load() appears to
> > work.
> > >
> > > I you are unable to produce a simple example which
demonstrates the
> > > problem, can you attach a file that doesn't load so that it
may be
> > > examined?
> > >
> > > Ben
> >
> > I thought I gave it. Here it is again:
> >
> > a=-0.03597396637549816
> > b=[]
> > for x=1:500
> > b=[b,a]
> > save stest b
> > load stest
> > end
> >
> > Here it is running:
> >
> > octave-3.0.3.exe:13> a=-0.03597396637549816
> > a = -0.035974
> > octave-3.0.3.exe:14>
> > octave-3.0.3.exe:14> b=[]
> > b = [](0x0)
> > octave-3.0.3.exe:15> for x=1:500
> > > b=[b,a]
> > > save stest b
> > > load stest
> > > end
> > error: load: failed to load matrix constant
> > error: load: trouble reading ascii file `stest'
> > error: load: reading file stest
> > error: evaluating for command near line 15, column 1
> > octave-3.0.3.exe:15>
> >
> > The reason I wrote it that way was because it fails predictably.
> > Another version:
> >
> > a=-0.03597396637549816
> > b=[]
> >
> > for x=1:383
> > b=[b,a]
> > end
> > save stest b
> > load stest
> > b=[b,a]
> > save stest b
> > load stest
> >
> > In this second program the first case loads and the second fails.
>
> I tried your examples again ... they both run without error for
Octave
> 3.0.3 and Octave built from the developers sources.
>
> What do you get when you type "which load" and "which save"?
>
> Ben
>
octave-3.0.3.exe:1> which load
load is a built-in command
octave-3.0.3.exe:2> which save
save is a built-in command
GNU Octave, version 3.0.3
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This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTIBILITY or
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Octave was configured for "i686-pc-msdosmsvc".
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octave-3.0.3.exe:8> save vars
error: octave_base_value::save_ascii(): wrong type argument `swig_ref'
(I have reloaded GNU Octave 4 times. It always complains. I
don't know if
it's something about my hardware. Is this a symptom of a real
problem?)
in cygwin:
# Created by Octave 3.0.3, Sat Dec 27 19:10:15 2008 Pacific Standard
Time <address@hidden>
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I wonder how many more variables there are.