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Saving output to a file

5.3 - Saving output to a file

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What command do you use to open a file for writing in MATLAB?

💡 Hint: Think of a word that means to unlock a door.

Question 2 Easy

Which command do you use to save all your data at the end?

💡 Hint: It's like saying goodbye to the file.

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Question 1

What function is used to write formatted text to a file in MATLAB?

fopen
fprintf
fclose

💡 Hint: It's the one that starts with writing.

Question 2

If you wanted to append data to an existing file, which mode should you use with fopen?

wt
at
rt

💡 Hint: What might 'a' stand for in the context of adding?

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a MATLAB script that generates a table of squares from 1 to 10 and saves it to a file named squares.txt. Each value should be printed on a new line.

💡 Hint: Think about how to calculate squares within a loop.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a program that takes user input (the user enters a list of names) and writes them to a file called names.txt. Use a while loop to continue until the user types 'exit'.

💡 Hint: Use the while loop to continuously ask for input until a specific exit condition is met.

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