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WFDB_wfdbsetstart

Usage: PLENGTH = WFDB_wfdbgetstart(SIG_NUM);  
Input: SIG_NUM: signal number (note: the first signal is signal number 0, etc.)  
Output: PLENGTH: prolog length, in bytes  

This function sets the specified prolog length (bytes) to be recorded by WFDB_newheader or WFDB_setheader for signal SIG_NUM. WFDB_wfdbsetstart has no effect on the calculations of byte offsets within signal files as performed by WFDB_isigsettime, which are determined solely by the contents of the '.hea' file at the time the signals were opened.



George B. Moody 2005-06-02