Write a simple txt files made by strings and numbers
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Guglielmo Giambartolomei
on 9 Oct 2019
Commented: Guglielmo Giambartolomei
on 10 Oct 2019
Good evening,
I would like to write a simple .txt file with data I already have in my workspace. In particular I would like to create a 9x2 matrix with strings and numerical values. The code I wrote is the following. I think there are some problems with the %.... Thank you for your help.
tests = vertcat('CT4H12X9','CT5H12X9','CT5H12X8','CT6H12X7','CT7H12X2','CT8H12X2','CT7H12X5','CT8H12X6');
y_acc_max=[CT4H12X9_max_acc,CT5H12X9_max_acc,CT5H12X8_max_acc,CT6H12X7_max_acc,CT7H12X2_max_acc,CT8H12X2_max_acc,CT7H12X5_max_acc,CT8H12X6_max_acc];
A = [tests; y_acc_max];
fileID = fopen('acc_max.txt','w');
fprintf(fileID,'%6s %12s\n','Test','Maximum acceleration');
fprintf(fileID,'%6.2s %12.8f\r\n',A);
fclose(fileID);
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J. Alex Lee
on 10 Oct 2019
Where is your issue/error? Assuming y_acc_max is a 1x8 double, I would think you have an error trying to concatenate your char array and double array
A = [tests; y_acc_max];
Also, what happens to your code when your labels (tests) have different number of characters?
Adam Danz
on 10 Oct 2019
" In particular I would like to create a 9x2 matrix with strings and numerical values. "
"A is the matrix 9x2 that I would like to create. The first row is the title ..."
What you are describing is not a "matrix". Matrices are only numeric. You're probably working with a cell array or a table.
This is why I asked if you could provide us with "A" or at least a few rows of A so we can see what you're doing.
Accepted Answer
J. Alex Lee
on 10 Oct 2019
With minimal changes to what you have (change space to tab too)
tests = vertcat('CT4H12X9','CT5H12X9','CT5H12X8','CT6H12X7','CT7H12X2','CT8H12X2','CT7H12X5','CT8H12X6');
% y_acc_max=[CT4H12X9_max_acc,CT5H12X9_max_acc,CT5H12X8_max_acc,CT6H12X7_max_acc,CT7H12X2_max_acc,CT8H12X2_max_acc,CT7H12X5_max_acc,CT8H12X6_max_acc];
y_acc_max = rand(1,8);
% A = [tests; y_acc_max];
fileID = fopen('acc_max.txt','w');
fprintf(fileID,'%8s\t%12s\r\n','Test','Maximum acceleration');
for irow = 1:length(y_acc_max)
fprintf(fileID,'%8s\t%12.8f\r\n',tests(irow,:),y_acc_max(irow));
end
fclose(fileID);
Another option with minimal change
tests = {'CT4H12X9','CT5H12X9','CT5H12X8','CT6H12X7','CT7H12X2','CT8H12X2','CT7H12X5','CT8H12X6'};
% y_acc_max=[CT4H12X9_max_acc,CT5H12X9_max_acc,CT5H12X8_max_acc,CT6H12X7_max_acc,CT7H12X2_max_acc,CT8H12X2_max_acc,CT7H12X5_max_acc,CT8H12X6_max_acc];
y_acc_max = rand(1,8);
A = [tests; num2cell(y_acc_max)]
fileID = fopen('acc_max_2.txt','w');
fprintf(fileID,'%8s\t%12s\r\n','Test','Maximum acceleration');
fprintf(fileID,'%8s\t%12.8f\r\n',A{:});
fclose(fileID);
Maybe also look into "table" variable type. With the second example
t = table(y_acc_max','VariableNames',{'Maximum acceleration'},'RowNames',tests)
t.Properties.DimensionNames{1} = 'Test'
writetable(t,'acc_max_t.txt','WriteRowNames',true,'Delimiter','\t')
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