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<MAN>
  <LANGUAGE>eng</LANGUAGE>
  <TITLE>matfile2sci</TITLE>
  <TYPE>Scilab Function</TYPE>
  <DATE>2002</DATE>
  <SHORT_DESCRIPTION name="matfile2sci"> converts  a Matlab 5 MAT-file
  into a Scilab binary file</SHORT_DESCRIPTION>
  <CALLING_SEQUENCE>
    <CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>matfile2sci(mat_file_path,sci_file_path)  </CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>
  </CALLING_SEQUENCE>
  <PARAM>
    <PARAM_INDENT>
      <PARAM_ITEM>
        <PARAM_NAME>mat_file_path</PARAM_NAME>
        <PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
          <SP>: character string containing the path of the Matlab input file</SP>
        </PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
      </PARAM_ITEM>
      <PARAM_ITEM>
        <PARAM_NAME>sci_file_path</PARAM_NAME>
        <PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
          <SP>: character string containing the path of the Scilab output file</SP>
        </PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
      </PARAM_ITEM>
    </PARAM_INDENT>
  </PARAM>
  <DESCRIPTION>
    <P>
    Converts a Matlab 5 MAT-file into a Scilab binary file compatible
    with  the function <VERB>load</VERB> The Matlab data types are
    converted into the Scilab equivalents.</P>
  </DESCRIPTION>
  <SEE_ALSO>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>loadmatfile</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>load</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>mfile2sci</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
  </SEE_ALSO>
  <AUTHOR>Serge Steer (INRIA)  </AUTHOR>
  <BIBLIO>
    <P>This function has been developped according to the document  &quot;MAT-File Format&quot;:
 <A href="www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/pdf_doc/matlab/matfile_format.pdf"> matfile_format.pdf</A></P>
  </BIBLIO>
</MAN>
