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How can I process all the files with ".xyz" extension in a folder? The basic idea is that I want a list of file names and then a for loop to load each file.
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Description. [ filepath , name , ext ] = fileparts( filename ) returns the path name, file name, and extension for the specified file. fileparts only parses the specified filename .
To search for multiple files, use wildcards in the file name. For example, dir *. txt lists all files with a txt extension in the current folder. To search through folders and subfolders on the path recursively, use wildcards in the path name.
A script file is an external file that contains a sequence of MATLAB statements. Script files have a filename extension . m and are often called M-files. M-files can be scripts that simply execute a series of MATLAB statements, or they can be functions that can accept arguments and can produce one or more outputs.
As others have already mentioned, you should use the DIR function to list files in a directory.
If you are still looking, here is an example to show how to use the function:
dirName = 'C:\path\to\folder'; %# folder path
files = dir( fullfile(dirName,'*.xyz') ); %# list all *.xyz files
files = {files.name}'; %'# file names
data = cell(numel(files),1); %# store file contents
for i=1:numel(files)
fname = fullfile(dirName,files{i}); %# full path to file
data{i} = myLoadFunction(fname); %# load file
end
Of course, you would have to supply the function that actually reads and parses the XYZ files.
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