dlmread.m not in ..\Octave\share\octave\packages\io-1.0.6 on Windows

Hi all,

Sorry for my ignorance, I can't seem to find a good guide on Windows installs.  I've tried to use dlmread on a windows 3.0.0 Octave install, and when that didn't work (I couldn't skip rows and columns like the Matlab equivalent does), I installed the io-1.0.6.tar.gz using pkg install from Octave.

When I look into my Octave packages directory, I have dlmwrite.m, but no dlmread.m.  I tried to find how to run dlmread.cc, but that's beyond my skills.  Should I have a compiler on my machine and should I be compiling dlmread.cc to create a *.m file?  I can't find dlmread.oct anywhere, and if I could, what do I do with it?

I'd appreciate any help, even if it's a pointer to Octave in Windows for dummies.

Thanks,

Ola