for loop and "importdata" function
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Hi. I hope some of you have time to help me with this one: I am trying to import some ascii-files with a 5 line header plus tab-separated numbers. I want to sum the tab-separated numbers only, and I have 200 files. The code I have written is:
clear;
files = dir('H:\testmappe_sletmig');
for i=1:length(files)
data = importdata(files(i).name, '\t', 6);
summarise = sum(data(:));
end
xlswrite(summarise_fetch,summarise);
However, I get an error message saying
"Error using importdata (line 215)
Unable to load file.
Use TEXTSCAN or FREAD for more complex formats.
Error in extractsum (line 8)
data = importdata(files(i).name, '\t', 6);
Caused by:
Error using fileread (line 27)
Could not open file .. Invalid argument."
Any help is much appreciated!
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per isakson
on 9 Aug 2012
Can you import the files interactively with the Import Wizard? The [Import Data] button in the Workspace toolbar.
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