MATLAB: Am I unable to read binary data using FSCANF

Question

I am trying to read binary data using FSCANF. My code used to run fine till MATLAB 7.0 (R14SP3). However, I am unable to use the same to code to read data in MATLAB 7.7 (R2008b).

Answer 1

This change has been incorporated into the documentation in MATLAB 7.9 (R2009b). For previous releases, read below for any additional information:

FSCANF can only be used to read formatted data from a file. To read binary data from a file, please use the FREAD function. To learn more about the FREAD function, please refer to the following link:

http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/fread.html

Additional information can also be found in the following technical note:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/tech-notes/1600/1602.html