gdaReadSparse#

Purpose#

Gets a sparse matrix from a GAUSS Data Archive.

Format#

sm = gdaReadSparse(filename, varname)#

Parameters:

filename (string) – name of data file.
varname (string) – name of sparse matrix variable in the GDA.

Returns:

sm (sparse matrix) – .- The data contained in the variables in varname.

Examples#

// Declare sparse matrix sm1
sparse matrix sm1;

sm1 = gdaReadSparse("myfile.gda", "sm");

Remarks#

If gdaReadSparse() fails, it will return a sparse scalar error code. Call scalerr() to get the value of the error code. The error code may be any of the following:

1	Null file name.
2	File open error.
4	File read error.
5	Invalid file type.
8	Variable not found.
10	File contains no variables.
14	File too large to be read on current platform.