MATLAB MAT to TXT File Conversion for Enhanced Data Interoperability

In MATLAB, you can efficiently convert MAT files to TXT format to facilitate data accessibility for external applications. This process leverages MATLAB's built-in functions such as load() to read MAT files, followed by writetable() for structured data or fprintf() for custom formatting when writing to text files. For numerical arrays, the dlmwrite() function provides delimiter-controlled exports. This conversion enhances workflow flexibility by enabling data processing in software like Python, Excel, or R, while maintaining precision through configurable output formats (e.g., numeric precision control via format specifiers). Whether handling simulation results or experimental data, this approach ensures cross-platform compatibility and simplifies collaboration through human-readable text files. To implement: 1) Load variables using data = load('file.mat'); 2) Export with writetable(data.tableVar, 'output.txt') for tables, or use save('output.txt', 'data', '-ASCII') for basic matrix exports. This methodology optimizes data management and interoperability in multidisciplinary projects.