How can I convert .out into .mat?

I have the data in the form of .out files but MATLAB cannot read them. How do I convert these files into .mat so that MATLAB can process them?

Thanks!

Answer 1

[Chad Greene]

I don't think .out is a format. I think it's just an extension. Can you open the .out files in a simple text editor like Notepad or TextEdit? If yes, read them with textscan, then save whichever variables you'd like to a .mat file with save.

[Tra Nguyen]

It can be opened with TextEdit. The data file has lots of observations (many columns). Can I still use textscan?

[per isakson]

If the files are not too many, try Import Data

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Yes, textscan will most likely read your files. However, cvsread and dlmread will probably also do it. They might be easier to use.

[Haya A]

I have the same problem. I need to read an .out file, which is a text file, but the file is too big to open. I couldn't also import it because of the size, it takes a lot of time to open it and didn't success.

do you have any idea how to solve that??

[Stephen23]

@Haya A: use a datastore:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/datastore.html

[Tra Nguyen]

I remember dragging the file onto MATLAB and it worked. Try doing this maybe?

[Walter Roberson]

Can you attach a sample of the beginning of the .out file so we can see what it looks like? You will need to use an extension such as .txt, or else you will need to zip the .out and attach the zip.