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How to compare .mat files in matlab with different timestamps

I have two .mat files foo.mat and foo2.mat. They are identical except for the time stamp on them. I use visdiff to check the differences and it says they are the same except their binary. How can I compare .mat files while ignoring the time stamp?

The output I get is HTML:

<html>
<head></head>
<body class="binarycomparisonreport">
<center><p>Comparing<br>
c:\svnTrunk\Simulations\foo.mat<br>
and<br>c:\svnTrunk\Simulations\foo2.mat<br>
using Binary comparison:<p>
The files are <b>different</b>.</p></center>
</body></html>
Solution

  • There is a utility in the File exchange called "Mat file header utilities" for reading and writing .mat file headers

    http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/39566-mat-file-header-utilities

    Not tested though.