Generating multiple excel files

Dear members,

I have an excel file named Template.xls. I need to generate n number of excel files having the same content as Template.xls but named: Template1, Template2... Templaten.

How can I do this in MATLAB?

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Use copyfile() to make copies of a file:

inputFolder = pwd; % or wherever
sourceFile = fullfile(inputFolder, 'template.xlsx')
if ~isfile(sourceFile) % First check to see that the source file exists.
    errorMessage = sprintf('Error: source file not found:\n%s', sourceFile)
    uiwait(warndlg(errorMessage));
    return;
end
outputFolder = pwd; % or wherever
% Now make n copies, with different names, in the output folder.
for k = 1 : n
    baseFileName = sprintf('Template%d.xlsx', k)
    outputFile = fullfile(outputFolder,baseFileName)
    copyfile(sourceFile, outputFile);
end

Use %3.3d if you want leading zeros, like Template007 instead of Template7. This can make it nicer to see sorted files in your OS.

Answer 2

[Oren B]

load patients

data = table(Gender,Smoker,Height,Weight);

number_exsel_file = 3

for n = 1:number_exsel_file

writetable(data, ['Template',num2str(n),'.xls'], 'sheet', 1, 'Range', 'A1')

end