Opening large files in Matlab
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Hi, I have a large file (I obtained it as a microsoft access table shortcut type), that I am trying to open with matlab to view the elements of the table, it's a large file so Matlab won't allow me to open it, it says "Cannot display summaries of variables with more than 524288 elements" when I used the load command. Is it possible to access this file on Matlab and use it to separate the data in different bins ?
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Steven Lord
on 24 Aug 2017
The limitation on the maximum number of elements that the Variable Editor can display does not necessarily prevent the data from being loaded. Check your workspace using the whos function and it should be present, assuming you have enough memory to load it.
If your data is too big to display and too big to load into memory in one chunk, see the techniques described on the pages linked here.
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Steven Lord
on 24 Aug 2017
A struct array stores data in fields, somewhat similar conceptually to folders on a computer's hard drive. Take a look at this documentation page for a basic introduction to how to access data in a struct array.
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