title: How to use powershell to work with Matlab-generated .dat file
body: <p>I need a way to programmatically work with a .dat file made in Matlab. When opened in Matlab it is a figure with some text above it, I need a number from that text so that I can manipulate it arithmetically. </p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to use powershell to open the file, print it as a PDF, open it in word and grab the number? Or is there a better way to work with .dat files using PowerShell?</p>