how to run same command for sequence of files

hi,

I have 100 ascii files containing data + text. for seperate 1 file i can use command as follows to separate data from file. but i want to do same for all 100 files . Is there any way

delimiterln = '\t';
headerlinesln = 0;
F1 = importdata('A1.asc' ,delimiterln, headerlinesln);

save('L1','F1','-ASCII')

[Alex Mcaulley]

Using a loop

[Stephen23]

"Is there any way "

Of course. Start by reading the MATLAB documentation:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/import_export/process-a-sequence-of-files.html

Answer 1

[Rik]

Use a loop. Using numbered variables is generally a bad idea. Consider using an array to store everything. If you use the same name in your save call, that will make it easier when using load. Note that I removed the -ASCII flag from your code to better illustrate my loading example.

delimiterln = '\t';
headerlinesln = 0;
for nFile=1:100
    fname=sprintf('A%d.asc',nFile);
    matname=sprintf('L%d.mat',nFile);
    F = importdata(fname ,delimiterln, headerlinesln);
    save(matname,'F')
end

%when loading data:
L=struct;
for n=1:100
    matname=sprintf('L%d.mat',nFile);
    L(n)=load(matname);
end
%L is now a struct array with 100 elements, each with a field F