how to read txt files in the same folder

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I have text files in a folder. Their names are
BC_1.txt, BC_2.txt, BC_3.txt, ..., BC_100.txt.
I would like to know how to read all files with a loop. Thank you so much.
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Stephen23
Stephen23 on 31 Dec 2018
If you want to read the files in alpha-numeric order then you can either:
  1. generate the names using sprintf (as shown on the page madhan ravi linked to), or
  2. use dir to get the actual filenames, and then sort them. The simplest way to do this is to download my FEX submission natsortfiles, and use it like this:
S = dir('BC*.txt');
C = natsortfiles({S.name});
for k = 1:numel(C)
F = C{k}
... do whatever with filename F
end

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KSSV
KSSV on 31 Dec 2018
txtfiles = dir('*.txt') ;
N = length(txtfiles) ;
for i = 1:N
thisfile = txtfiles(i).name ;
% do waht you want
end

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madhan ravi
madhan ravi on 31 Dec 2018

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