How to load .dat (or even .txt ) files into matlab workspace?
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Hello
I am new to matlab. I am trying to load .dat files from another folder into matlab. I could use .txt files if that is easier.
Here is code I am using:
directory_name=uigetdir(pwd,'Select data directory');
directory_name=([directory_name '\']);
directory_name=uigetdir(pwd,'Select data directory');
directory_name=([directory_name '\'])
files=dir([directory_name,'*.dat'])
This opens the diretory and I am able to choose the folder of choice. However it does not load the file only the filename. In the matlab workspace it shows that file structure to be 1X1.
If I add the following lines:
filename=files.name;
data=load(filename);
I get the following error, of course:
Error using load
Unable to read file 15a001sen2.dat: No such file or
directory.
Please advise how to load files. thanks!
2 Comments
Walter Roberson
on 14 May 2017
Mrittika Mahbub
I already gave an example.
However, there is no standard format for .dat files. You need to know the format of the particular .dat files you are interesting in to know the commands needed to load in the data.
Accepted Answer
Walter Roberson
on 25 Feb 2013
[filename directory_name] = uigetfile('*.dat', 'Select a file');
fullname = fullfile(directory_name, filename);
data = load(fullname);
More Answers (1)
Azzi Abdelmalek
on 25 Feb 2013
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek
on 25 Feb 2013
fid = fopen([yourpath '/' 'file.txt']);
line1 = fgetl(fid);
res=line1;
while ischar(line1)
line1 = fgetl(fid);
res =char(res,line1)
end
fclose(fid);
res
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