Programming

Importing Text Data

The section describes various ways to import text data into MATLAB. It covers these topics:

• The MATLAB Import Wizard
• Using Import Functions with Text Data
• Importing Numeric Text Data
• Importing Delimited ASCII Data Files
• Importing Numeric Data with Text Headers
• Importing Mixed Alphabetic and Numeric Data
• Importing from XML Documents

Caution    When you import data into the MATLAB workspace, you overwrite any existing variable in the workspace with the same name.

The MATLAB Import Wizard

The easiest way to import data into MATLAB is to use the Import Wizard. You do not need to know the format of the data to use this tool. You simply specify the file that contains the data and the Import Wizard processes the file contents automatically.

For more information, see Using the Import Wizard with Text Data.

Memory Mapping Demo

Using Import Functions with Text Data

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