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  "id": 8239,
  "title": "Can't load mat files in octave (version 3.6.4)",
  "url": "/competitions/seizure-detection/discussion/8239",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2014-05-20T23:52:07.883Z",
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  "content": "<p>Do the mat files work with octave version 3.6.4? I get the following 2 errors when I use the load command:</p>\n<p>octave:15&gt; load Volumes/Seagate/seizure_detection/competition_data/clips/Dog_1/Dog_1_ictal_segment_100.mat</p>\n<p><br>error: load: invalid array name subelement<br>error: load: trouble reading binary file 'Volumes/Seagate/seizure_detection/competition_data/clips/Dog_1/Dog_1_ictal_segment_100.mat'</p>\n<p>For the record, I've tried all the options (binary,hdf5,ascii,mat,v4,v5,v6, etc). I also know the file's path is correct because I can 'ls' it from within octave.</p>\n\n<p>UPDATE: I'm still not able to load these files into octave, but I can load them into R with the readMat method from the R.matlab package.</p>",
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      "id": "44988",
      "postDate": "05/20/2014 23:52:07",
      "content": "<p>Do the mat files work with octave version 3.6.4? I get the following 2 errors when I use the load command:</p>\n<p>octave:15&gt; load Volumes/Seagate/seizure_detection/competition_data/clips/Dog_1/Dog_1_ictal_segment_100.mat</p>\n<p><br>error: load: invalid array name subelement<br>error: load: trouble reading binary file 'Volumes/Seagate/seizure_detection/competition_data/clips/Dog_1/Dog_1_ictal_segment_100.mat'</p>\n<p>For the record, I've tried all the options (binary,hdf5,ascii,mat,v4,v5,v6, etc). I also know the file's path is correct because I can 'ls' it from within octave.</p>\n\n<p>UPDATE: I'm still not able to load these files into octave, but I can load them into R with the readMat method from the R.matlab package.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "45972",
      "postDate": "05/21/2014 04:56:50",
      "content": "<p>I had a similar problem, After updating to&nbsp;GNU Octave, version 3.8.1 I was able to load it.</p>\n\n<p>JA</p>",
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      "id": "45986",
      "postDate": "05/21/2014 13:04:40",
      "content": "<p>@Armandolll: That did the trick. Thank you!</p>",
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      "id": 45972,
      "author_name": "president",
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      "post_date": "05/21/2014 04:56:50",
      "content": "<p>I had a similar problem, After updating to&nbsp;GNU Octave, version 3.8.1 I was able to load it.</p>\n\n<p>JA</p>",
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      "id": 45986,
      "author_name": "robreynoldson",
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      "post_date": "05/21/2014 13:04:40",
      "content": "<p>@Armandolll: That did the trick. Thank you!</p>",
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