xlcolumn

Converts Excel column name to column number and vise versa.

Description

xlcolumn(column)
 
    column: Can be either column name (characters) or column number (positive integers).
 
NOTE: Excel sheet is limited to 256 columns. Therefore, column number should be between (1-256) and column name should be between ('A' - 'IV').
  
  Example:
    xlcolumn('K')
    xlcolumn('EQ')
    xlcolumn(234)
    xlcolumn(19)

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to acknowledge the following in the creation of this submission:
xlswrite
This submission has inspired the following:
Example of how to save or read data to an Excel archive.

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7 (R14)

[Hector Fibbs]

Thanks for providing all these effort towards linking Matlab and Excel.
I think you should consider releasing a toolbox and updating it instead of dispatching new files seperately.

[Craig Miller]

Works exactly as intended. Solved a problem for me quickly and kept me from having to write a function.