fread_csv (MathScript RT Module Function)

LabVIEW 2012 MathScript RT Module Help

Edition Date: June 2012

Part Number: 373123C-01

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Owning Class: support

Requires: MathScript RT Module

Syntax

m = fread_csv(file)

m = fread_csv(file, range)

m = fread_csv(file, row, col)

Legacy Name: csvread

Description

Reads a file of values that are separated by commas and returns these values as a matrix.

Details

Examples

Inputs

Name Description
file Specifies the file you want to read. The data in the file must be organized as a matrix. file is a string.
range Specifies the range of the data you want to read. range is a four-element vector or a string. If range is a four-element vector, each element represents a row or column coordinate. The first two coordinates specify the row and column where the data begins, and the last two coordinates specify the row and column where the data ends. If range is a string, use spreadsheet notation to specify where the data begins and ends, for instance 'A1..B3'.
row, col Specify the location at which you want to start reading the data. row and col are zero-based.

Outputs

Name Description
m Returns the matrix of values.

Details

If you use this function in a stand-alone application or shared library and file is a relative path, LabVIEW searches for the file in the path where you installed the application or shared library. (Real-Time Module) If you deploy this function to an RT target and file is a relative path, LabVIEW searches for the file in the path returned by the Default Data Directory VI.

The following table lists the support characteristics of this function.

Supported in the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine Yes
Supported on RT targets Yes
Suitable for bounded execution times on RT No (affects entire script)

Examples

In the following example, LabVIEW creates test.csv in the LabVIEW Data directory. LabVIEW then reads the values in test.csv and returns these values as a matrix.

fwrite_csv('test', magic(5), 2, 2);
a = fread_csv('test', 'A2..C3')

Related Topics

fread_delimited
fwrite_csv
fwrite_delimited
str_to_range

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