NAME

     Mat_Open — Open a MATLAB .mat file

SYNOPSIS

     #include <matio.h>

     mat_t
     Mat_Open(const char *matname, int mode);

DESCRIPTION

     The Mat_Open() function opens a MATLAB .mat file for read only or read-write access.

EXAMPLES

     #include <stdlib.h>
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include "matio.h"

     int main(int argc,char **argv)
     {
         mat_t *matfp;

         matfp = Mat_Open(argv[1],MAT_ACC_RDONLY);
         if ( NULL == matfp ) {
             fprintf(stderr,"Error opening MAT file %s0,argv[1]);
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }

         Mat_Close(matfp);
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }

SEE ALSO

     Mat_Create(3), Mat_CreateVer(3), Mat_Close(3)