how to run a code to several files in a folder?

Hello everyone, how can I run a code for different files in a folder? i.e, Each file is a dataset and the idea is to run the code to generate results independently in a .PDF file in another different folder, thanks.

[Stephen23]

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/import_export/process-a-sequence-of-files.html

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/fullfile.html

Answer 1

[Jakob B. Nielsen]

You can manage this using for loops, provided that your datafiles are named in an incremental manner. Example, you have 10 files named data1, data2, ... data10.

inputpath='C:\Documents\Example\';
for i=1:10
    
    data=genericreadfunction([inputpath,'data',num2str(i),'.txt']); 
    
    %dataanalysis here
    
    reportfunction(['Analysis report no.',num2str(i),'.pdf']);
end

Of course since I have no idea what format your data is in, I cant say which of the numerous generic read functions you should use, nor how you should write your reports, but I hope you get the general idea :)

As an alternative, you can also use

[Name,Path]=uigetfile({'*.txt*'},'Find data...','MultiSelect','on');

for i=1:10
    fullpath=fullfile(Path{i},Name{i});
    data=genericreadfunction(fullpath);
    %data analysis here
end

[Fercho_Sala]

@Jakob B. Nielsen the results for each file are separated by ´tabs´, how is possible to put independentely every tab in one sheet inside the resulting .PDF file ? Thank you.