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+% VER2NUM converts a version string into a number.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% FUNCTION:    ver2num
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: VER2NUM converts a version string into a number.
+%
+% CALL:        ver_num = ver2num(ver_str);
+%
+% INPUTS:      ver_str = major[.minor[.revision]] -> 1 or 1.2 or 1.2.3
+%
+% OUTPUT:      ver_num = major * 1 + minor * 0.01 + revision * 0.0001
+%
+% EXAMPLES:    '1'       --> 1
+%              '1.2'     --> 1.02
+%              '1.2.3'   --> 1.0203
+%              '1.12.13' --> 1.1213
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: ver2num.m,v 1.2 2009/01/25 16:00:40 mauro Exp $
+%
+% HISTORY:     07-07-2008 Diepholz
+%                 Creation
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function ver_num = ver2num(ver_str)
+
+ver_num = getVerParts(ver_str) * [1; .01; .0001];
+
+function parts = getVerParts(ver_str)
+
+parts = sscanf(ver_str, '%d.%d.%d')';
+if length(parts) < 3
+  parts(3) = 0; % zero-fills to 3 elements
+end
+