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Doug
Doug on 25 Feb 2011
I am new to Matlab. What is the difference between 'char' and '*char' when you use fread?
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Jan
Jan on 25 Feb 2011
A = fread(FID, 1, 'char');
B = fread(FID, 1, '*char');
Now A is a DOUBLE, and B is a CHAR. '*char' is equivalent to 'char=>char', as explained in "help fread".

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