textread not working with .text file

Before I try to apply textread to the .txt file, I have already split up the file from a large text file to smaller text files using a script which is successful in its execution and uses functions fopen, fgetl.

 Large Text File -> Small Text File 1, Small Text File 2, Small Text File 3

Output of Small Text File 1:

 Run Lat Long Time

 2 1 13 3

 2 3 3 3

 3 3 5 12

From the split up text file -- small text file 1 -- which is in column format, I apply textread and returns a mixture of random (scattered) data from the text file (random sample of data from col2 and col3).

In the code: the function is the basic:

 [col1 col2] = textread('smallfile.txt', '%d %d');

 Output Return: 3 12 13 5

 Not what is in Col1 = 2 2 3

I have tried to fix it by checking ANSI encoding and applying rt in my opening function. But no success.

Thanks,

Amanda

[José-Luis]

Is there a particular reason you are using textread? The importdata function might make your life easier. Also, some example data would help in understanding the problem.

[Walter Roberson]

Are you using textread() or textscan() ?

[Amanda]

I have update the question to be clearer. I'm trying to get the data in columns for plotting.

[Walter Roberson]

textread() is going to read all the data on the line, not only as many columns as you provide %d for.

Answer 1

[José-Luis]

You could use:

[A,' ', 1] = importdata('myFile.txt);
%And the variables you want:
col1 = A.data(:,1);
col2 = A.data(:,2);

For more info

help importdata

And if you need low level routine:

help fscanf

Cheers!

[Amanda]

Definitely works with the integer data. Not working well with string data. I know that I didn't put this in my example but I have one significant column of string data which I would like to pull in as a column. I happy with the integer column data. Thanks.

[José-Luis]

Look inside A.textdata, all text data should be in there. More details in:

help importdata

Cheers!

[Amanda]

Perfect Columns. Excellent!