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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no"?>
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<!DOCTYPE MAN SYSTEM "../../manrev.dtd">
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<LANGUAGE>eng</LANGUAGE>
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<TYPE>Scilab Function</TYPE>
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<DATE>April 1999</DATE>
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<SHORT_DESCRIPTION name="oldsave"> saving variables in 2.4.1 and previous format</SHORT_DESCRIPTION>
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<CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>oldsave(filename [,x1,x2,...,xn]) </CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>
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<PARAM_NAME>filename</PARAM_NAME>
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<SP>: character string or a logical unit returned by file('open',...)</SP>
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<PARAM_NAME>xi</PARAM_NAME>
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<SP>: arbitrary Scilab variable(s)</SP>
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The <VERB>oldsave</VERB> function is obsolete and is retained only for
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compatibility purpose.</P>
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The <VERB>oldsave</VERB> command can be used to save Scilab current variables
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in binary form in a file.</P>
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<P><VERB>oldsave(filename)</VERB> saves all current variables in the file
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defined by <VERB>filename</VERB>.</P>
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<P><VERB>oldsave(file-name,x,y)</VERB> saves only named variables <VERB>x</VERB> and <VERB>y</VERB>.</P>
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Saved variables can be reloaded by the <VERB>load</VERB> or oldload command.</P>
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oldsave('TMPDIR/val.dat',a,b);
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oldload('TMPDIR/val.dat','a','b');