Export to mat file does not work

Question

I use this command from the Mathematica documentation center

Export["1.mat", {"t" -> {{1,2,3}},"u" -> {{4,5,6}}}, "LabeledData"]

to save data as mat file with two variables t and u, and it does not work. The file is empty! The command Export["1.mat",{{1,2,3}}] works fine. How to solve this problem? I'd like to save in single file plenty variables. I am using Mathematica 7.

With version 9 it works correctly. I cannot test with version 7. — Szabolcs, Apr 08 '13 at 18:33
If you don't have access to any more recent versions of Mathematica, and v7 won't export correctly, you can try using some Mathematica-MATLAB interface (e.g. here) to transfer the data. — Szabolcs, Apr 08 '13 at 18:36

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '13 at 18:41

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I think you can only export data in the form of matrices in version 7. If you want to store multiple pieces of data x and y, you can do something like this:

x = {1, 2, 3};
y = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8};
z = PadRight[{x, y}];
Export["testz.mat", z]

In Matlab, you will have one thing, called "Expression1" that consists of the matrix z. You will have to unpack it yourself over in Matlab to use x and y separately again.

answered Apr 08 '13 at 18:41

bill s

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Are you a MATLAB user too? – Szabolcs Apr 08 '13 at 18:52
Matlab is my native tongue... – bill s Apr 08 '13 at 19:02
Szabolcs -- I just saw your post about mEngine http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/10231/calling-matlab-from-mathematica/18366#18366 -- I had no idea that such a thing existed. It sounds like a great resource... – bill s Apr 08 '13 at 19:06

Export to mat file does not work

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