load numbers from a txt file

[Ben Abbott]

On Dec 30, 2007, at 11:59 PM, Jean-Marie Bonnaz wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am a complete beginner with octave and I have some problems. I  
> usually run Matlab but I try to learn Octave.
> My problem is :
> I would like to read numbers in a text file (file.txt). In this file  
> there are only numbers, spaces ... and no text.
> The numbers are arranged in columns and columns are separated by one  
> space.
>
> I don't know how to read this file with Octave in order to load the  
> numbers in a matrix.
>
> With Matlab I use the function 'read' but I don't know what is the  
> equivalent function in Matlab.
>
> Thank you if you could help me.
>
> Jean-Marie (France)

Try

data = load ('-ascii', filename.txt);

Ben

p.s. works in Matlab as well.