# Matlab reading .fif event missing

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**Created:** [May 18, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/matlab-reading-fif-event-missing/3149 "2021-05-18T03:19:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![zhouhy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ed8c4c/32.png) [@zhouhy](https://mne.discourse.group/u/zhouhy)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/matlab-reading-fif-event-missing/3149/1 "2021-05-18T03:19:49Z")

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When I import the .fif files in Matlab, the event info is missing. The .fif files are generated using MNE package. But when I read the .fif files using MNE, the files do contain the event info. I wonder if I could read the event info using MATLAB. (lol)

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**Author:** ![agramfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@agramfort](https://mne.discourse.group/u/agramfort)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/matlab-reading-fif-event-missing/3149/2 "2021-05-18T06:20:52Z")

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mne only stores keys from info that are part of the FIF standard

if you want to save events array use scipy.io.savemat or np.savetxt

Alex