mdfSort

Sort MDF-file by ASAM standards

Syntax

mdfSort(UnsortedMDFFile)

mdfSort(UnsortedMDFFile,SortedMDFFile)

sortedPath = mdfSort(___)

Description

If you get an error when trying to read an unsorted MDF-file, sort the file with mdfSort and read from that instead.

mdfSort(UnsortedMDFFile) sorts the specified MDF-file according to ASAM standards for fast reading. The sorted result overwrites the original file.

mdfSort(UnsortedMDFFile,SortedMDFFile) creates a sorted copy of the MDF-file with the specified name, SortedMDFFile.

sortedPath = mdfSort(___) returns an output argument, sortedPath, indicating the full path to the sorted file, including the file name.

Examples

Sort an MDF-File in Place

Sort an MDF-file, overwriting the original, and read its data.

sortedPath = mdfSort('MDFFile.mf4');
mdfObj = mdf(sortedPath);
data = read(mdfObj);

Sort an MDF-File into a Copy

Create a sorted copy of an MDF-file and read its data.

sortedPath = mdfSort('UnsortedMDFFile.mf4','SortedMDFFile.mf4');
mdfObj = mdf(sortedPath);
data = read(mdfObj);

Input Arguments

UnsortedMDFFile — Original MDF-file with unsorted data

string | char

Original MDF-file without sorted data, specified as a string or character vector. Full and relative path names are allowed.

Example: 'UnsortedMDFFile.mf4'

Data Types: char | string

SortedMDFFile — New copy of MDF-file with sorted data

string | char

New copy of MDF-file with sorted data, specified as a string or character vector. Full and relative path names are allowed.

Example: 'SortedMDFFile.mf4'

Data Types: char | string

Output Arguments

sortedPath — Path to sorted file

char

Full path to sorted file, returned as a character vector. The path includes the file name.

Version History

Introduced in R2019b