MATLAB: Does IMPORTDATA in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) fail when used with a file that has an extra tab in the header

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I would like to use IMPORTDATA to read a file that has an extra tab at the end of the header line. However, my command results in the following error:
 ??? Error using ==> load 
 Unable to read MAT-file D:\MATLAB7\work\cell1431ala0_5min.txt: not a binary MAT-file. 
 Try LOAD -ASCII to read as text. 
 Unable to load file. 
 Use TEXTSCAN or FREAD for more complex formats.

Best Answer

This problem has been fixed in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1). If you are using MATLAB 7.0 (R14), you will not be able to use IMPORTDATA on your file. As a workaround, use TEXTSCAN or FREAD.
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