how to search specific data from matlab in excel

how to search specific data from matlab to excel and then display the row that include the data i've searched to matlab, for example i have an excel data

R1280XS 11 12 10

B2015AT 14 10 10

D1112FM 10 14 15

tab = readtable('tubes18.xlsx');

T = input ('plate number :','s'); %and then i put R1280XS

tab(ismember(tab.(1), 'T'), :)

so 11 12 10 will display in matlab, but when i use that why the row (11 12 10) can't displayed ?

please help me, i'm stuck with it

Answer 1

[Chris]

The last line is looking for a string 'T' in the first column of the table. You want to search for the variable T (no quotes). Try:

tab(ismember(tab.(1), T), :)

[Mettri Wibawanti]

its works!!! thank you so much