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-// Scilab ( http://www.scilab.org/ ) - This file is part of Scilab
-// Copyright (C) 2008 - INRIA
-// Copyright (C) 2009 - DIGITEO - Allan CORNET
-//
-// This file must be used under the terms of the CeCILL.
-// This source file is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
-// you should have received as part of this distribution.  The terms
-// are also available at
-// http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL_V2-en.txt
-
-function stat = isfile(fname)
-	stat = (fileinfo(fname) ~= [])
-endfunction
-
-function strOut = gettext(str)
-	strOut = str
-endfunction
-
-function mat = read_csv(fname,sep)
-// Given an ascii  file created by Excel using "Text and comma" format
-// read_csv(fname) returns the corresponding Scilab matrix of strings.
-
-  if (type(fname) <> 10) then
-    error(msprintf(gettext("%s: Wrong type for input argument #%d: a string expected.\n"), 'write_csv', 1));
-  end
-  
-  if (size(fname,'*')<> 1) then
-    error(msprintf(gettext("%s: Wrong size for input argument #%d: a string expected.\n"), 'write_csv', 1));  
-  end
-  
-  if argn(2)<2 then 
-    sep = ',';
-  end
-  
-  if ~isfile(fname) then
-    //error(msprintf(gettext("%s: file %s does not exist.\n"), 'write_csv', 1, fname));  
-	error('file doesn''t exist')
-  end
-  
-  v = mgetl(fname);
-  ns = length(sep);
-  mat = [];
-  ki = 1;
-  for i = 1 : size(v,'*')
-    line = v(i);
-    K = [strindex(line, sep)];
-    ki = 1;
-    row = [];
-    for k = K
-      row = [row, part(line,ki:k-1)];
-      ki = k + ns;
-    end
-    row = [row, part(line, ki:length(line))];
-    if (i > 1) then
-      if size(row,2) > size(mat,2) then
-        mat($,size(row,2)) = '';
-      elseif size(row,2) < size(mat,2) then
-        row(size(mat,2)) = '';
-      end
-    end
-    mat = [mat; row];
-  end
-endfunction