getting string from the command window output
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Im a bit curious about this. I have a c++ .exe file that I call in matlab using system('command')and pass an input file (input.txt) to it and the result prints out in the command window. Now, I am wondering is there a way to actually scan that results and change it to double or number so I can plot it since nothing was really declared in matlab the results are not saved in the workspace. but I still would like to plot it. Can you help please?
Also any vague idea on how to get a min and max of an elapsed time using tic toc?
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Jason Ross
on 27 Feb 2013
Use system() like this
[status,result] = system('your_command.exe');
the output will be in "result" -- you may need to perform some function like str2double on the output that you get back -- check the variable type on "result".
to get min and max of an elapsed time, you could store the results of your runs in a vector and use min and max on it.
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Mini Me
on 4 Mar 2013
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Walter Roberson
on 4 Mar 2013
Use sscanf() or textscan(), or use regexp() to pull out the numbers and then str2double() them.
Keep in mind that another way to proceed would be
system("command > output.txt")
and then you are reduced to the problem of reading a text file.
Jason Ross
on 4 Mar 2013
Edited: Jason Ross
on 4 Mar 2013
What Walter said ... and make sure if you use the "write a file" method listed, you also take the usual care with files, e.g.
- Check for write permission and disk space where you are going to write
- Check that a same file does not already exist (or generate a new name each time)
- Clean up the file when you are done reading it
- It's probably also a good idea to check the exit status of your system() command as well, if you are redirecting output. A non-zero status generally means something went wrong and you should probably stop.
Mini Me
on 4 Mar 2013
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Walter Roberson
on 4 Mar 2013
str2double() will only read one number at a time and will return errors if there is anything else (other than whitespace) in the string. You need to break out the numeric portions of the string (such as with regexp) in order to use str2double.
sscanf() might return NaN if the data does not match the format specifier you provide.
I suggest you provide us with a sample of the output and indicate which numbers you want to read in.
Jason Ross
on 4 Mar 2013
Edited: Jason Ross
on 4 Mar 2013
Have you tried using the Import Wizard on the file? Right click, "Import Data", then do what you need to, then under "Import Selection", you can generate a script or function. If you read the code, the import command will be in there (or you can just use the generated code ...)
Barring that, you'd need to post relevant data as without seeing it, it's a guessing game.
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