MATLAB Programming

Using the Import Wizard
John 1x3 24 double
Martin 1x3 24 double
Rob 1x3 24 double
Writing Data to the Workspace
To complete the import operation, click Finish to bring the data into the
MATLAB workspace. This button also dismisses the Import Wizard.
Variables written to the workspace are in one of the following formats. The
first three apply only to data read from text files or the clipboard, the fourth
applies only to binary files, and the last applies to both:
Variable Name
data, textdata, rowheaders,
colheaders
Variables named after row or
column headers
Single variable named after the
filename, or A_pastespecial
Variable names taken from
binary file
Output variable assigned during
call to uiimport
Output
Separate matrices for numeric, text, and
header data.
One vector for each row or column.
One matrix for all data named after the
filename
Data assigned to each variable stored in
a binary file.
A single structure having fields that
match one of the formats described
above.
Examples
Here are a few examples of how to use the Import Wizard.
Example 1—Text Data. Start by creating the text file grades.txt using
theMATLABeditor. Thefilecontainsthefollowing:
John 85 90 95
Ann 90 92 98
Martin 100 95 97
Rob 77 86 93
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