save mat-file with option -mat7-binary fails

[Jaroslav Hajek]

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Martin Vernhout <Martin at tm-solutions.nl> wrote:
> Bug report for Octave 3.0.3 configured for i386-apple-darwin8.9.1
>
> Description:
> -----------
>
> when saving large datasets, i found that saving in matlab v7 format failed
> repeatedly
>  with error "error compressing data element"
> on my system, it's reproducible
>
>
> Repeat-By:
> ---------
>
> % create large datafile
> large=rand(1e6,10);
> save -mat7-binary largedata7
> % this will invoke error: save: error compressing data element
> % test with save -v6 largedata6
>
> Fix:
> ---
>
> currently i'm using matlab 6 format... but i don't like it ;-)
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
> Martin Vernhout
> Business Development Manager
> T&M Solutions BV Eindhoven
> The Netherlands
>

It seems to work with development Octave (on GNU/Linux).

regards

-- 
RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek
computing expert & GNU Octave developer
Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU)
Prague, Czech Republic
url: www.highegg.matfyz.cz