How to read Unreadable Files!

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Omar
Omar on 19 Dec 2017
Commented: Omar on 26 Dec 2017
Hi Guys! I have trouble plotting .mat format files. The error message is "Unable to read MAT-file. Not a binary MAT-file. Try load -ASCII to read as text". Is there anyone can help why these files are unreadable and How they can be fixed? knowing, the files are Simulink outputs!
Thanks in advance,
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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 20 Dec 2017
That looks like it might be a real .mat file.
Is it possible that you are trying to load the file with a version of MATLAB older than R2006b ?
You can post the file on Google Drive or Dropbox for people to examine
Omar
Omar on 20 Dec 2017
No actually I use Matlab 2017a.

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Jan
Jan on 20 Dec 2017
Edited: Jan on 20 Dec 2017
I see 2 options:
  1. This is not the file you try to load. Maybe you are working in a different folder than you expect.
  2. The file is really damaged. Then it will be impossible to open it. This is the definition of "unreadable". Do you have a backup of the file or can you re-create it?
What do you see if you run the code from Walter's code?
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Omar
Omar on 26 Dec 2017
these files are outputs of Simulink model using "TO File" block.
Omar
Omar on 26 Dec 2017
I should also point out that I ran these codes on the supercomputer in my school. when I use my own pc no problem at all. knowing that the supercomputer unit also use MatlabR2017a

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