Choosing Applications to Read and Write MATLAB MAT-Files

Under certain circumstances, you might need to write a custom program to interact with MATLAB^® MAT-file data. These programs are called applications to read MAT-files. Before writing a custom application to read MAT-file data, determine if MATLAB meets your data exchange needs by reviewing the following topics.

• The save and load functions.

• Supported File Formats for Import and Export.

• The importdata function and Import Images, Audio, and Video Interactively.

MATLAB supports applications written in C, C++, or Fortran to read MAT-files. To create the application, write your program using MATLAB APIs, then build using the mex command.

To write C/C++ applications, see:

• Write C Programs to Read MAT File Data

• C Matrix API

• C MEX API (optional)

To write Fortran applications, see:

• Write Fortran Programs to Read MAT File Data

• Fortran Matrix API

• Fortran MEX API (optional)