Write multi-line strings into text file?

Hi all,

I have a few lines of strings, which I'd like to write into a .inp (basically a text) file. The strings look like this:

>> strTest

strTest = 

    6×1 string array

      "*Heading"
      "** Job name: L2H1_dynamics Model name: Model-1"
      "** Generated by: Abaqus/CAE 6.12-4"
      "*Preprint, echo=NO, model=NO, history=NO, contact=NO"
      "**"
      "** PARTS"

I tried to use the following code to write it:

fid = fopen('strTestOtpt.inp', 'wt');
fprintf(fid, strTest);
fclose(fid);

got this error:

Error using fprintf
Invalid format.

I know I can probably use a loop to do this, but is there a better way? Many thanks!

Answer 1

[Xiaohan Du]

found an answer here:

https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/195207-saving-cell-array-and-string-to-text-file

code is:

fid = fopen('strTestOtpt.inp', 'wt');
fprintf(fid, '%s\n', strTest);
fclose(fid);

Answer 2

[Pawel Jastrzebski]

You're missing the format parameter of the 'fprintf' function:

fid = fopen('strTestOtpt.inp', 'wt');
formatSpec = '%s\n'
fprintf(fid, formatSpec, strTest);
fclose(fid);

Answer 3

[Stephane]

You can use this oneliner to:

writematrix( strTest , 'strTestOtpt.inp' );