A mat file is a compressed binary file.
Open mat file in code.
Otherwise open returns an empty array.
It s possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application.
I followed the instructions from this link below.
It s possible that a different program created it and stored the information in a plain text file.
This could be done by python for example.
A open name returns a structure if name is a mat file or it returns a figure handle if name is a figure.
Areej nayab on 25 sep 2018 hi i m trying to open a mat file in matlab but am unble to do it.
This isn t the case for any of the above cases but it might be for yours.
If your file associations are set up correctly the application that s meant to open your mat file will open it.
Read mat files in python.
Otherwise you will have to convert it into a text file csv for example with a script.
Launch a mat file or any other file on your pc by double clicking it.
Use a free text editor to open the mat file if none of the above programs are working for you.
If filename is a mat file then load filename loads variables in the mat file into the matlab workspace.
Load filename loads data from filename.
How to open a mat file in matlab.
It is not possible to open it with a text editor except you have a special plugin as dennis jaheruddin says.