importing an image into a variable from database

how to browse and import an image into a variable.?

Answer 1

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[filename, pathname] = ...
     uigetfile({'*.jpg';'*.png';'*.tif';'*.bmp'},'File Selector');  % Include your extension 

   I = imread([pathname,filesep,filename]) ;   % REad the file 
   imshow(I) ;  % display the file

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