By default the matlab save function compresses workspace variables as they are saved to a mat file.
Open mat file without matlab.
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For example if your mat file contains function handle myfunc the syntax m myfunc attempts to index into the function handle and does not invoke the function.
There are some options for opening them outside of matlab.
A load 1 mat imshow a this is the shortest possible way and 1 is the name of the image.
A file with the mat file extension is most likely a microsoft access table shortcut file that s used to quickly open a table without having to first open the ms access program.
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When saving a handle object matlab saves a copy of the object not a copy of the handle.
The mat file object does not support evaluating function handles using the m output.
Equivalent to wz mode.
3 the third option is to use the mat file api which is a set of libraries using which you can call the mat file api in a vba application in order to import mat files directly into excel environment.
To use the same compression ratio when creating a mat file with the matopen function use the wz.
Opens file for writing compressed data.
If all you need to do is look at the files you could obtain octave which is a free but somewhat slower implementation of matlab.
The mathworks matlab program uses mat files too but as a container for holding data like functions and variables.
You will type according to your mat file.
4 mat files contain binary data so you will not be able to open them easily with a word processor.