listvarinfile

Scilab Function
Last update : 25/04/2007

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