How to import file.dat to matlab without delimiter

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Hi I have file.dat that contain data like this
7756|01/01/2016 00:15:00|182.422478353023|33554432
7756|01/01/2016 00:30:00|170.79956543853|33554432
How to extract these data in 4 column by delimiting '|' ?

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Fangjun Jiang
Fangjun Jiang on 14 Dec 2017
out=importdata('file.dat','|')
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Pradya Panyainkaew
Pradya Panyainkaew on 14 Dec 2017
thank you Fangjun Jiang
However, an output matrix shows an empty matrix. there isn't any element in that output matrix. How can I fix it ?
Fangjun Jiang
Fangjun Jiang on 14 Dec 2017
>> importdata('file.dat','|')
ans =
struct with fields:
data: [2×2 double]
textdata: {2×2 cell}
colheaders: {'7756' '01/01/2016 00:30:00'}

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