How to write 2x1 string to csv?

I have created a 2x1 string array which contains filenames in the first column, and a 'yes' or 'no' in the second column.

I'd like to write this information to an output format, preferrable .csv, how could I do this? Should I be converting from string to another format first?

Thanks!! My work so far:

%Create output array, table with two columns
            sz1=files; %number of rows=number files in folder
            szN=2;     %number of columns=2
            results=strings(sz1,szN);
        
            d(i).name=convertCharsToStrings(d(i).name); %convert filename to suitable format

        
            %Does it look like there is boat noise in the plot?
            answer=input('Can you see boat noise? y/n: \n', 's')
        
        
            if strcmp(answer,'y');
                %store filename in output with 'boat' in second column
                    results(row,1) = d(i).name;
                    results(row,2) = 'yesboat';
            
            elseif strcmp(answer,'n');
                %store filename in output with 'no boat' in second column
                    results(row,1) = d(i).name;
                    results(row,2) = 'noboat';
                
            else
                disp('Input must be Y or N!');
            
            end

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You can convert to a table() object and writetable() with WriteVariableNames set to false.

Or you can do it "manually", by using fopen(), fprintf(), fclose()

Or you can

char(results(:,1) + ',' + results(:,2))

and dlmwrite() that to a .csv file, making sure you use 'delimiter', '' (that is the empty character vector)

If you were using R2019a or later (and thank you for filling in your release!), then you could use writematrix()

[Louise Wilson]

Thanks Walter. I had been wanting to use writematrix as I see dlmwrite is no longer recommended nor is writetable. I downloaded a function instead called cell2csv, I think it was called... that someone wrote to do this. It worked perfectly. I don't really understand the steps you said but maybe I will in the future, I'll refer back. Thanks!

[Walter Roberson]

writematrix() needs the release after you have.

writetable() is fine for tables of data that is not all the same datatype.