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.Dd April 21, 2011
.Dt MAT_OPEN 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm Mat_Open
.Nd Open a MATLAB .mat file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <matio.h>
.Ft mat_t
.Fo Mat_Open
.Fa "const char *matname"
.Fa "int mode"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn Mat_Open
function opens a MATLAB .mat file for read only or read-write access.
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "matio.h"

int main(int argc,char **argv)
{
    mat_t *matfp;

    matfp = Mat_Open(argv[1],MAT_ACC_RDONLY);
    if ( NULL == matfp ) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Error opening MAT file %s\n",argv[1]);
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

    Mat_Close(matfp);
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr Mat_Create 3 ,
.Xr Mat_CreateVer 3 ,
.Xr Mat_Close 3