# HG changeset patch
# User Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
# Date 1311570686 25200
# Node ID ff264eae88cf46a2b4192f806641b6d5bcc5afc2
# Parent  c3b305e7e59fc6096d4c09663f57730b254e284d
textread.m, textscan.m: Read entire file when format repeat count is -1

* textread.m, textscan.m: Read entire file when format repeat count is -1.

diff -r c3b305e7e59f -r ff264eae88cf scripts/io/textread.m
--- a/scripts/io/textread.m	Sun Jul 24 22:00:15 2011 -0700
+++ b/scripts/io/textread.m	Sun Jul 24 22:11:26 2011 -0700
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     nlines = Inf;
   endif
 
-  if (isfinite (nlines))
+  if (isfinite (nlines) && (nlines >= 0))
     str = tmp_str = "";
     n = 0;
     ## FIXME: Can this be done without slow loop?
diff -r c3b305e7e59f -r ff264eae88cf scripts/io/textscan.m
--- a/scripts/io/textscan.m	Sun Jul 24 22:00:15 2011 -0700
+++ b/scripts/io/textscan.m	Sun Jul 24 22:11:26 2011 -0700
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
       fskipl (fid, varargin{headerlines + 1});
       args(headerlines:headerlines+1) = []; 
     endif
-    if (isfinite (nlines))
+    if (isfinite (nlines) && (nlines >= 0))
       str = tmp_str = "";
       n = 0;
       ## FIXME: Can this be done without slow loop?