xlsread(uiimport) error at 238

Hello all,

Long time reader, first time poster!

My problem is that when I attempt to import an xls file using S = xlsread(uiimport); I get the following message:

Warning: Synchronous evaluation of the uiimport function for spreadsheet files will be deprecated in a future release. Use the asynchronous uiimport syntax instead. > In uiimport at 238

If, however, I type S = xlsread('C:/file.xlsx'); it loads just fine. I've spent hours looking for an appropriate answer online and have come up empty handed. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Chris

[Soren Preus]

It appears that what you really want to do is:

   S = xlsread(uigetfile);

However, the warning you see is issued by uiimport when doing a synchronous import of spreadsheet data, i.e. one where access to the command line is blocked and the read data is returned as output. Apparently,

   data = uiimport('xlsfile')

will not be allowed in future MATLAB versions, as far as I understand the warning.