Under certain circumstances, you might need to write a custom program to interact with MATLAB® MAT-file data. These programs are called applications to read MAT-files. Before writing a custom application to read MAT-file data, determine if MATLAB meets your data exchange needs by reviewing the following topics.
The importdata function and Import Images, Audio, and Video Interactively.
MATLAB supports applications written in C, C++, or Fortran to read MAT-files. To create
the application, write your program using MATLAB APIs, then build using the mex command.
To write C/C++ applications, see:
To write Fortran applications, see: