How can I sort the filenames in order given by dir()? I cannot turn a structure into a character array which means I cannot use sort, any tiips?

function frstarrv()
    File_names = dir('*.csv'); %attain every waveform in the event folder
    h = char(File_names);
    j = sort(h);
    
    numFiles = length(File_names);
    incr = 1:numFiles;
    
    for i = 1:numFiles       %call graphData() for each waveform
        file =  File_names(i).name;
        hold on
        plus = incr(i);%needed to offset graphs for plotting
        [pksa,l] = graphData(file,plus);
        hold on
    end
end
%end of firstarrv()*************************************************** 

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/47434-natural-order-filename-sort

Answer 2

[Sulaymon Eshkabilov]

Hi,

You'd need to use this syntax for char() command: h = char(File_names.name);

With this, the command sort() sorts out the *.csv files in your current directory.

Good luck.