fiff_start_file

 [fid] = fiff_start_file(name)
 
 Opens a fif file for writing and writes the compulsory header tags

     name           The name of the file to open. It is recommended
                    that the name ends with .fif

0001 function [fid] = fiff_start_file(name)
0002 %
0003 % [fid] = fiff_start_file(name)
0004 %
0005 % Opens a fif file for writing and writes the compulsory header tags
0006 %
0007 %     name           The name of the file to open. It is recommended
0008 %                    that the name ends with .fif
0009 %
0010 %
0011 
0012 %
0013 %
0014 %   Author : Matti Hamalainen, MGH Martinos Center
0015 %   License : BSD 3-clause
0016 %
0017 %   Revision 1.3  2006/04/23 15:29:40  msh
0018 %   Added MGH to the copyright
0019 %
0020 %   Revision 1.2  2006/04/10 23:26:54  msh
0021 %   Added fiff reading routines
0022 %
0023 %   Revision 1.1  2005/12/05 16:01:04  msh
0024 %   Added an initial set of fiff writing routines.
0025 %
0026 %
0027 
0028 me='MNE:fiff_start_file';
0029 if nargin ~= 1
0030     error(me,'File name required as an argument');
0031 end
0032 
0033 [fid,message] = fopen(name,'w+','ieee-be');
0034 if fid < 0
0035     error(me,message);
0036 end
0037 %
0038 %   Write the compulsory items
0039 %
0040 FIFF_FILE_ID=100;
0041 FIFF_DIR_POINTER=101;
0042 FIFF_FREE_LIST=106;
0043 
0044 fiff_write_id(fid,FIFF_FILE_ID);
0045 fiff_write_int(fid,FIFF_DIR_POINTER,-1);
0046 fiff_write_int(fid,FIFF_FREE_LIST,-1);
0047 %
0048 %   Ready for more
0049 %
0050 return;
0051