[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #45712] strread bug when ignoring a string

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URL:
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                 Summary: strread bug when ignoring a string
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Fri 07 Aug 2015 12:47:07 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Francesco Potortì
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.0.0
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

This is correct:

>> [a b c d] = strread("14 :5 z:11:-15:1", "%f%s%f%f%*", 'delimiter', ":")
a =  14
b =
{
  [1,1] = 5 z
}
c =  11
d = -15

Now trying, and failing, to ignore the second word:

>> [a c d] = strread("14 :5 z:11:-15:1", "%f%*s%f%f%*", 'delimiter', ":")
a =
   14
    1
c = NaN
d =  11

strread reads 14, then reads "5" and "z" as two different words, using space
as a delimiter rather than colon.

Maybe this has to do with the string beginning with a digit, or containing a
space, sorry, did not investigate further.




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