How do I convert Binary format (.bin) to ASCII format (.asc) files?

I'm using 2 functions to translate some Binary format (.bin) to ASCII format (.asc). I want to make this programs in a loop to do it faster.

What I have:

Function 1: this function receive the input file in (.bin) and make a mesh of it. Function 2: this function receive the output file name (.as), the mesh from the function 1, and 2 more variable.

I try doing this:

for i = 1:14 fid = fopen(sprintf('C:\Users\Solines\Documents\MATLAB\2011-05-14-%d.bin',i)); %% Funcions %% fclose(fid); doesn't work. Suggestions?

[Jan]

What exactly means "doesn't work"? Do you get an error message - if yes, which one?

Answer 1

[Voss]

backslash ('\') is an escape character in sprintf format strings, so if you want to use a string with backslashes in it in sprintf, you either need to use double-backslash to escape the escape character, or better, pass the string with the backslashes in it as an argument to sprintf, like this:

my_dir = 'C:\Users\Solines\Documents\MATLAB\';
for i = 1:14
    fid = fopen(sprintf('%s2011-05-14-%d.bin',my_dir,i));
    % do stuff
    fclose(fid);
end