To identify or change the default mat file version access the mat files preferences.
Matlab mat file version 7 3.
Convert existing mat files to version 7 3 by calling the save function with the v7 3 option such as.
When you create a new file using matfile the function creates a version 7 3 mat file that also lets you save variables larger than 2 gb.
For cell arrays structure arrays or other containers that can store heterogeneous data types version 7 3 mat files are sometimes larger than version 7 mat files.
In this case the default mat file version is 7 3.
Use the matfile function to access matlab variables directly from mat files on disk without loading the full variables into memory.
To view or set the default version for mat files go to the home tab and in the environment section click preferences.
By default all save operations create version 7 mat files.
In this case the default mat file version is 7 3.
Matlab 7 5 r2007b 18 1 6 0 september 1 2007.
If you look at the help of save v7 3 means version 7 0 features plus support for data items greater than or equal to 2gb on 64 bit systems which should be in your advantage.
To identify or change the default mat file version access the mat files preferences.
The only exception to this is when you create new mat files using the matfile function.
The save variables to version 7 3 mat file example on that page shows the exact syntax.
Your matlab is r2010a which should be later than v7 3.
By default all save operations create version 7 mat files.
In order to save your data to a mat file with version 7 3 or later specify the v7 3 flag as the version input argument.
However by default the save function creates version 7 mat files.
Beginning at release 7 3 of matlab mat files are actually saved using the hdf5 format by default except if you use the vx flag at save time see help save in matlab.
Reading matlab structures in mat files does not seem supported at this point.
Creates a mat file that supports partial loading and saving.