SaveDataToAnyFile.java

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/*
 *    SaveDataToAnyFile.java
 *    Copyright (C) 2009 University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
 *
 */

package wekaexamples.core.converters;

import weka.core.Instances;
import weka.core.converters.ConverterUtils.DataSink;
import weka.core.converters.ConverterUtils.DataSource;

/**
 * Loads the data from the file provided as first parameter and saves it to a
 * file provided as second parameter. The converter is automatically chosen
 * based on the file's extension, this applies to the source and destination
 * file.
 *
 * @author FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public class SaveDataToAnyFile {

  /**
   * Expects a filename as first and second parameter.
   *
   * @param args        the command-line parameters
   * @throws Exception  if something goes wrong
   */
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // output usage
    if (args.length != 2) {
      System.err.println("\nUsage: java SaveDataToAnyFile <input> <output>\n");
      System.exit(1);
    }

    System.out.println("\nReading from file " + args[0] + "...");
    Instances data = DataSource.read(args[0]);

    System.out.println("\nSaving to file " + args[1] + "...");
    DataSink.write(args[1], data);
  }
}