readParam( fileName, paramName )

Reads in parameters from file separated by #'s. The delimiter can be changed.

To change the delimiter, you must change the '#' on line 14 to any other character.
% This function will read a file for the requested parameter. This will
% be useful when you forget how your code works and need to tune it
% written by Kevin Sheridan, for use under GPLv3
% INSTRUCTIONS:
% use: value = readParam('fileName.txt', 'parameterName')
% A PARAMETER FILE EXAMPLE:
% param1 #1.3567# unit/explanation
% param2 #-2.7896# m/s (the speed of object X)
% ...