listvarinfile - list the contents of a saved data file

Calling Sequence

listvarinfile(filename)

[nams,typs,dims,vols]=listvarinfile(filename)

Parameters

• filename : character string, the pathname of the file to be inspected
• nams : character array, names of the variables saved in the file
• dims : list, dimensions of the variables saved in the file
• typs : numeric array, types of the variables saved in the file
• vols : numeric array, size in bytes of the variables saved in the file

Description

This utility function lists "a la whos " the variables contained in a Scilab data file produced by save .

Remark: hypermatrices are reported as plain mlists; rationals and state-spaces are reported as plain tlists; graphic handles are not recognized.

Examples

   a=eye(2,2); b=int16(ones(a)); c=rand(2,3,3);
   save("vals.dat",a,b,c)
   listvarinfile("vals.dat")
  

See Also

whos ,   save ,   load ,   save_format ,   type ,  

Authors

Serge Steer 31 Jan 2001; reediting by Enrico Segre