How to import numerical columns as strings?

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Xiaoyu Xu
Xiaoyu Xu on 9 Dec 2019
Commented: Stephen23 on 9 Dec 2019
I am trying to import data from a .tsv file by using tdfread. One of the variables take values like "0000897069-09-001106". Matlab mistakenly imports it as numerical (897069). How can I import it as a string?
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Stephen23
Stephen23 on 9 Dec 2019
"How can I import it as a string?"
Import the filedata using textscan, specifying the format yourself.

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