Why do I receive the error "Inavlid file identifier" when using fopen?
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function spec = abc(filelist);
filelist='filelist23.txt';
fl = importdata(filelist);
nFile = size(fl,1);
%fid = fopen(file);
Nbins = 1024;
spec = zeros(nFile, Nbins);
for iFile = 1:nFile
fid=fopen(fl{iFile})
% Read the 18 header text lines (but not the entire line, and discard)
for i=1:18 hdr=textscan(fid,'%s %*[^\n]',1); end
x=textscan(fid,'%d%d','delimiter',',,');
x = x{:,1};
x = reshape(x,2,Nbins);
spec(iFile,:) = x(2,:);
fclose(fid);
end
end
I get an error at fopen--I get the number -1 which is inccorect and i have no idea how to fix it. The error message is:
??? Error using ==> textscan
Invalid file identifier. Use fopen to generate a valid file identifier.
Error in ==> rdUCS30MCA at 23
for i=1:18 hdr=textscan(fid,'%s %*[^\n]',1);
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Jan
on 16 Jul 2012
Not nice, Leah. You found out that you cannot delete a thread after somebody has answered. Then you decided to overwrite the text by nonsense. This is a misuse of the idea of a public forum.
Randy Souza
on 18 Oct 2012
I restored the original question based on Lucas' assertion that this question might help others.
Answers (2)
Jan
on 10 Jul 2012
Every fopen() should be accompanied by a check of the results:
fid = fopen(fl{iFile});
if fid == -1
error('Author:Function:OpenFile', 'Cannot open file: %s', fl{iFile});
end
File access is prone to problems. A stable program catchs them and the time wasted by debugging can be reduced, if an exhaustive error message is displayed.
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Image Analyst
on 9 Jul 2012
My guess would be that perhaps you didn't specify the folder in the list, and the files don't exist on the search path.
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