converting .mat to .dat file

Hi everyone....i have recorded some data of some partial discharge in the .mat format. the data contains x and y variables and displays the graph.

i want to convert this information into .dat so that i can use my linux software and sample the data collected.

can someone tell me how to convert this to .dat format.

cheers hardik

Answer 1

[Sarah Wait Zaranek]

This should do it. Note: I made a sample mat-file with x,y,a as my variables.

load test.mat
dlmwrite('test.dat',[x y a])

This will write a ASCII format file using the default delimiter (,). You can use another delimiter if you wish.

[hardik]

thank you very much for that....and how do i save this .dat file to a new location so that i can load it to the linux?

sorry for late response :P

for example can u specify me few lines for saving to a new place.

Answer 2

[Prateekee Chatterjee]

What if the mat file is so large, MATLAB cannot show me all the variables itself. How do I then convert it to dat?