Printing heading to text file using fprintf

Hi, I am amending my text file with headings using the function fprintf. I took inspiration from other forums and made this script

load D
age=1:8;
year=1990:1:1997;
D_w_hdg=[year' age' D];
save('D.txt','D','-ascii')

fileID = fopen('D.txt','w');
fprintf(fileID,'%4s %3s %4s %4s %4s\n','year', 'age', 'male', 'male', 'male');
fprintf(fileID,'%4u %2u %2.6d %2.6d %2.6d\n',D_w_hdg);
fclose(fileID);
type 'D.txt'

The result in the Command window looks ok, but when I open the D.txt in Notepad the result is all in one line. I want the result in Notepad to reflect what is shown with the command type 'D.txt'. Is this possible?

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

I do not have ‘D’, so I cannot run your code.

Try transposing your matrix:

fprintf(fileID,'%4u %2u %2.6d %2.6d %2.6d\n',D_w_hdg');

[Orongo]

Unfortunately the results are the same with transpose. I have uploaded 'D.mat' to this questions, does it not show?

[Star Strider]

My code with the transpose works for me.

I copied this from Notepad:

year age male male male
1990  1 000255 000202 000177
1991  2 000016 000027 000019
1992  3 000016 000009 000006
1993  4 000004 000008 000010
1994  5 000010 000010 000013
1995  6 000006 000008 000019
1996  7 000003 000014 000009
1997  8 000006 000007 000008

[Orongo]

I see I was opening it in notes before. Opening it in Notepad++ shows the desired results. Strange, but it works now. Thanks!

[Star Strider]

My pleasure!

Did you see the solution to your earlier Question that I posted?