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+++ b/m-toolbox/test/make_test_ascii_file.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+function make_test_ascii_file(name, Nsecs, fs)
+
+% Make a test ascii file with the name 'name.txt' containing a time-series
+% of random noise, N seconds long sampled at fs Hz.
+% 
+% >> make_test_ascii_file(name, Nsecs, fs)
+% 
+% M Hewitson 01-02-07
+% 
+% $Id: make_test_ascii_file.m,v 1.3 2007/02/11 19:51:11 hewitson Exp $
+% 
+
+% create test data
+t   = linspace(0, Nsecs-1/fs, Nsecs*fs);
+x   = randn(1,Nsecs*fs) + 2*sin(2*pi*45.*t);
+out = [t;x].';
+
+% Save data as ascii file
+filename = sprintf('%s.txt', name);
+save(filename, 'out', '-ASCII', '-DOUBLE', '-TABS');