Thread Subject: reading complex marix from file

Hi,

How can I load a file, which has complex elements?

I do the following, but I do not know how to define the "format" part of the fscanf.

>> fin = fopen('vector.txt', 'r');
>> A = fscanf(fin,'%f+f%i' ,[8,3]);

This '%f+%fi' does not work.

G0Y wrote:

> How can I load a file, which has complex elements?

> I do the following, but I do not know how to define the "format" part of the fscanf.
>
>>> fin = fopen('vector.txt', 'r');
>>> A = fscanf(fin,'%f+f%i' ,[8,3]);

> This '%f+%fi' does not work.

Please recheck your code. The code you quoted has a format of
'%f+f%i' (from your code) instead of
'%f+%fi' (from your commentary)

Notice the change in position of the second '%'. That would cause it to look for a
literal '+f' instead of for a literal '+' followed by a number followed by a
literal 'i'.

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Actually the contets of my vector.txt file (one cloumns from the 1000):

 0.998697+0i
 0+0i
 0.0510287+0i
 0+0i
 0+0i
 0+0i
 0+0i
 0+0i

I would like to read in with fscanf or other way if it is possible.

>> fin = fopen('vector.txt', 'r');

>>> A = fscanf(fin,'I do not know this part...' ,[4,2]);


Message was edited by: G0Y

G0Y <gbencedi@gmail.com> wrote in message <5212991.1226646349925.JavaMail.jakarta@nitrogen.mathforum.org>...
> Actually the contets of my vector.txt file (one cloumns from the 1000):
>
> 0.998697+0i
> 0+0i
> 0.0510287+0i
> 0+0i
> 0+0i
> 0+0i
> 0+0i
> 0+0i
>
> I would like to read in with fscanf or other way if it is possible.
>
> >> fin = fopen('vector.txt', 'r');
>
> >>> A = fscanf(fin,'I do not know this part...' ,[4,2]);
>
>
> Message was edited by: G0Y

Hi,
did you consider Walter's reply?

c = sscanf('1+2i 3-4.5i -6.7+8i','%f %fi')

c =

    1.0000
    2.0000
    3.0000
   -4.5000
   -6.7000
    8.0000

That's just what you want, isn't it?
Hth
Andres

Not really.

Let us clarify: I have a .txt file containing complex numbers in one column. I want to read it into a matrix. Anyway as I see there is no chance to fulfill this method :((

>> %here I open the .txt file to read
>> fin = fopen('vec.txt', 'r');
>> %then I would like to store these COMPLEX numbers in a >> %matrix
>> A=fscanf(fin, 'format' , [size]);

G0Y wrote:
> Not really.
>
> Let us clarify: I have a .txt file containing complex numbers in one
column. I want to read it into a matrix. Anyway as I see there is no
chance to fulfill this method :((

 >> c = complex(sscanf('1+2i 3-4.5i -6.7+8i','%f %fi',[2,3])')
c =
     1.0000 2.0000
     3.0000 -4.5000
    -6.7000 8.0000

PS. Please answer posts after previous comments -- makes having a
conversation _much_ easier... :)

pps. Leaving some context (enough to follow) would also be good.

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G0Y wrote:
> Not really.
>
> Let us clarify: I have a .txt file containing complex numbers in one column. I want to read
> it into a matrix. Anyway as I see there is no chance to fulfill this method :((

You are correct, Matlab does not offer any method to read complex numbers directly
in to a matrix. If that is your requirement, then Sorry, you will have to find a different
programming language.

It is, however, fairly easy to program around the lack if you are willing to use
a temporary variable. Building about Andres' example:

c = sscanf('1+2i 3-4.5i -6.7+8i','%f %fi'); %get some data in

t = reshape(c,2,[]); %row 1 is real parts, row 2 is complex parts
TheMatrix = reshape(complex(t(1,:),t(2,:)), MatrixWidth, MatrixHeight); %make complex and reshape

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dpb wrote:
> G0Y wrote:
>> Not really.
>>
>> Let us clarify: I have a .txt file containing complex numbers in one
> column. I want to read it into a matrix. Anyway as I see there is no
> chance to fulfill this method :((

> >> c = complex(sscanf('1+2i 3-4.5i -6.7+8i','%f %fi',[2,3])')
> c =
> 1.0000 2.0000
> 3.0000 -4.5000
> -6.7000 8.0000

I believe that G0Y would instead be hoping for the answer that would be given by

>> t = sscanf('1+2i 3-4.5i -6.7+8i', '%f %fi',[2 3]).';
>> c = complex(t(:,1),t(:,2))

c =

                          1 + 2i
                          3 - 4.5i
                       -6.7 + 8i

Walter Roberson wrote:
> dpb wrote:
>> G0Y wrote:
>>> Not really.
>>>
>>> Let us clarify: I have a .txt file containing complex numbers in one
>> column. I want to read it into a matrix. Anyway as I see there is no
>> chance to fulfill this method :((
>
>> >> c = complex(sscanf('1+2i 3-4.5i -6.7+8i','%f %fi',[2,3])')
>> c =
>> 1.0000 2.0000
>> 3.0000 -4.5000
>> -6.7000 8.0000
>
> I believe that G0Y would instead be hoping for the answer that would be
> given by
>
>>> t = sscanf('1+2i 3-4.5i -6.7+8i', '%f %fi',[2 3]).';
>>> c = complex(t(:,1),t(:,2))
...

Yeah, should've read complex() helpfile for refresher--I was thinking it
would take the two alternating components of a automagically -- seems a
little brain-dead in its operation but guess it does follow Fortran
CMPLX() intrinsic on reflection from which (I presume) it was derived...

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[st,A]=system('cat vector.txt');
A=str2num(A);


G0Y <gbencedi@gmail.com> wrote in message <7185560.1226612229256.JavaMail.jakarta@nitrogen.mathforum.org>...
> Hi,
>
> How can I load a file, which has complex elements?
>
> I do the following, but I do not know how to define the "format" part of the fscanf.
>
> >> fin = fopen('vector.txt', 'r');
> >> A = fscanf(fin,'%f+f%i' ,[8,3]);
>
> This '%f+%fi' does not work.