CSV file imported with readmatrix is misreading the data in the CSV file

I'm trying to read a roughly 400 row csvfile consisting of one column of 3 digit numbers and 35 colums of 8 digit integres. The resulting array consists of 5 digit numbers with a decimal point after the first number. This isn't too helpful. The numbers represent measured frequencies in the 15MHz range so I'm losing data when importing

Answer 1

[per isakson]

"The resulting array consists of 5 digit numbers with a decimal point after the first number." I assume that you describe how the numbers are displayed in the Command Window.

Try

format long

Example:

>> format long
>> pi
ans =
   3.141592653589793
>> format short
>> pi
ans =
    3.1416
>> 

"I'm losing data when importing" No, it's only a question of how the values are presented.

Answer 2

[James Andrada]

Thanks

It turned out that "longEng" displays them correctly - values were OK but displaying incorrectly.

By the way, is there any way to associate the format type with a variable, not globally for the workspace. Using "longEng" for 3 digit integres is very clumsy.

[per isakson]

"is there any way to associate the format type with a variable" No

Answer 3

[James Andrada]

Thanks. That's too bad. I guess I just need to issue a format command before printing.

[per isakson]

"printing" See the documentation on fprintf.

Example

>> fprintf( 1, '%.2f\n', pi )
3.14
>> fprintf( 1, '%.4f\n', pi )
3.1416

Answer 4

[James Andrada]

Thanks much. That's very helpful. I was thinking there might be a way to do it but hadn't had time to look into it yet today.