how to convert image into ascii format

my project is based on image processing implementation in VHDL. so, i have to need convert image into ascii format in matlab and read that file in verilog coding. please anyone help me. i am in urgent.

with thanks, J.Dharani

[Walter Roberson]

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/29922-why-your-question-is-not-urgent-or-an-emergency

Answer 1

[Tim McBrayer]

Read the image into MATLAB with imread, and then write the data out in a format that can be read by Verilog file I/O.