Thread Subject: Automating variable naming

I'm trying to find a method to give unique names to workspace variables without having to manually do this in the workspace. I have a function which looks up Excel file names and puts them into a cell array. I'd like to use those unique file names to label the variable (matrix) that the larger function outputs, so that I can just automate processing and loop through. I'm taking Excel files, reading them and their filenames, doing slight manipulation/cleaning up, and then outputting in matlab.

I know this is a basic question, but it's frustrating that I'm unable to find the answer to this seemingly simple issue anywhere.

Thanks for the assistance!

Try

doc genvarname

-Hardik

"Blair " <bgoodridge@bren.ucsb.edu> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to find a method to give unique names to workspace variables
> without having to manually do this in the workspace. I have a function
> which looks up Excel file names and puts them into a cell array. I'd like
> to use those unique file names to label the variable (matrix) that the
> larger function outputs, so that I can just automate processing and loop
> through. I'm taking Excel files, reading them and their filenames, doing
> slight manipulation/cleaning up, and then outputting in matlab.
>
> I know this is a basic question, but it's frustrating that I'm unable to
> find the answer to this seemingly simple issue anywhere.
>
> Thanks for the assistance!

"Blair " <bgoodridge@bren.ucsb.edu> wrote in message <ghrppm$6ua$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I'm trying to find a method to give unique names to workspace variables without having to manually do this in the workspace. I have a function which looks up Excel file names and puts them into a cell array. I'd like to use those unique file names to label the variable (matrix) that the larger function outputs, so that I can just automate processing and loop through. I'm taking Excel files, reading them and their filenames, doing slight manipulation/cleaning up, and then outputting in matlab.
>
> I know this is a basic question, but it's frustrating that I'm unable to find the answer to this seemingly simple issue anywhere.

one after the other:
fileparts
genvarname
assignin

Regards
Andres

"Blair " <bgoodridge@bren.ucsb.edu> wrote in message <ghrppm$6ua$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I'm trying to find a method to give unique names to workspace variables without having to manually do this in the workspace. I have a function which looks up Excel file names and puts them into a cell array. I'd like to use those unique file names to label the variable (matrix) that the larger function outputs, so that I can just automate processing and loop through. I'm taking Excel files, reading them and their filenames, doing slight manipulation/cleaning up, and then outputting in matlab.
>
> I know this is a basic question, but it's frustrating that I'm unable to find the answer to this seemingly simple issue anywhere.
>
> Thanks for the assistance!

Check out the function genvarname. Though I'm afraid to actually use the names it comes up with you'll have to use eval.

Got it, thanks all for the help!

"Blair " <bgoodridge@bren.ucsb.edu> wrote in message <ghrppm$6ua$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I'm trying to find a method to give unique names to workspace variables without having to manually do this in the workspace. I have a function which looks up Excel file names and puts them into a cell array. I'd like to use those unique file names to label the variable (matrix) that the larger function outputs, so that I can just automate processing and loop through. I'm taking Excel files, reading them and their filenames, doing slight manipulation/cleaning up, and then outputting in matlab.
>
> I know this is a basic question, but it's frustrating that I'm unable to find the answer to this seemingly simple issue anywhere.
>
> Thanks for the assistance!