Re: How to load a text file?

[Ben Abbott]

On Dec 15, 2011, at 8:43 PM, George wrote:

> How do you load a text file in Octave?
> 
> I tried textread and textscan, but got errors or unknown command.
> 
> Also, how do I know if I need a package for a given command? The 
> documentation doesn't say: 
> http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Simple-File-I_002fO.html#doc%2dtextread

What version of Octave are you running?

I suspect it is dated (older than the documentation you reference above).

It is possible that there are packages for Octave which include the functions 
you need. What OS are you running? Is there an "i/o" package available for it?

Ben