MATLAB Packer Plugin for Total Commander v1.83b
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A plugin to manage/pack/unpack Matlab files (.mat, .fig, .rpt, .qry, .sid, .spt)
(c)2003-2005 Leandro G. Barajas
www.LeandroBarajas.com
L.G.Barajas@ieee.org

Direct Links:
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http://home.comcast.net/~lgbarajas/research.html#matlab
http://home.comcast.net/~lgbarajas/matlab/MATwcx/MATwcx.zip

Packer Plugin for TotalCommander 5.xx and above
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TotalCommand is (c) Christian Ghisler, C. Ghisler & Co., Switzerland
Obtain the latest version at http://www.ghisler.com

This plugin gives Total Commander access to Matlab(R) files in MAT format
It has been tested with MAT files version 4 and 5 (Matlab R12, R13, R14, not tested with R14SP1). 

Key Functionality
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- Browsing of Matlab files in MAT formats (version 4 and 5)
- Allowing multiple and individual variable deletion
- Extraction of individual variables into separate MAT files (use copy)
- Viewing individual variable contents by pressing F3 or CTRL-Q
  Note that long variables are truncated at 1Kbytes.
  Supported types for viewing:
  - Double (complex and real)
  - Chars
  - Function handlers (Only deletion)
  - Globals (Are indicated by type extension in capital letters and system attribute)
  NOT Supported types fro viewing (They will be supported in the future as a separate wlx viewer)
  - Int  8/16/32
  - UInt 8/16/32
  - Single
  - Boolean
  - Cell
  - Struct
  - Sparse
- Packing variables into a MAT file with more than one variable is not supported
- Moving variable between two MAT files is not supported
- User options configuration are now enabled

Automatic Installation (TC v6.5):
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a) In a TotalCommander window, enter into the zip file. 
   The plugin will be automatically added for each extension.
b) Press OK to accept changes to the prompted extensions.
c) In order to test the installation open the testfile MyClasses.mat

Manual Installation:
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a) copy MAT.WCX to your TotalCommander folder
b) on the TotalCommander menubar click Configuration->Options
c) select the Packer tab and click on "Configure packer extension DLLs"
d) enter MAT as extension
e) click "New type" and associate with MAT.WCX
f) click OK

Example:
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The file MyClasses.mat will be seen as:

Name    Ext	Array  Size in 
                Size   Bytes
ans	.double [33x1] 264
cell1	.cell   [5x1]   20
complex1.double [1x2]   16
 :                 :    :


Author Contact Info:
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Leandro G. Barajas, L.G.Barajas@ieee.org, www.leandrobarajas.com/research.html
Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Leandro G. Barajas, All rights reserved.
This plugin is copyrighted freeware.

Please email me with related bugs and/or your opinions and suggestions.

Change Log:
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2005-02-20 Version 1.83  released
2005-02-16 Version 1.82 released
2005-02-14 Version 1.8  released
2004-06-02 Version 1.5  released
2004-01-25 Version 1.0  released
2003-08-30 Version 0.9  released

Legal disclaimer:
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful for the 
Matlab(R) and TC(R) community but is given WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Notice that this is a beta version
and can be unstable. Backup all your data before using.
