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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:30:19 +0000 (UTC)
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"E " <ehelden@hotmail.com> wrote in message <ggodom$65o$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to unzip/gunzip a file into memory instead of writing it to a file first and then 
> having to read it in again. Is this possible ?
> I had a look at the gunzip command and it involves java, can I get to the unzipped data before it is written to file ?
> 
> Thanks !

Hi 

I don't think it is possible. What prevents you from reading the file from disk immediately after gunzipping it? Surely not the lack of disk space. If the time constraints are issue, try virtual drive. This is not matlab topic.