Re: variable for filename in fopen

[John W. Eaton]

On 18-Jan-2010, Blitz wrote:

| Not sure why you get a parse error, it works just fine for me.  'list'
| populates with my file names.  'reading' is the first text file in my
| directory (1.txt), so I know this part works.  I am on Octave 3.2.3 under OS
| X also.

Are you sure you are using 3.2.3?  I'm pretty sure that writing

  x = ls *.txt

will give you a parse error if you are using 3.2.3.

What does 

  version

tell you?  What version info is printed in the startup message when
you run Octave?

jwe