import a text file into a variable

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Ahmed Nabil
Ahmed Nabil on 17 Sep 2017
Commented: M.S. Khan on 25 Aug 2020
Hello,
I have the attached text file and I want to import it and put it into a matrix variable
what is the simplest function to do the work?
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Cedric
Cedric on 17 Sep 2017
What have you tried so far?
Ahmed Nabil
Ahmed Nabil on 18 Sep 2017
I tried to use this function but didn't work
https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/readtable.html

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KSSV
KSSV on 18 Sep 2017
doc load, importdata.

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Guillaume
Guillaume on 18 Sep 2017
Edited: Guillaume on 18 Sep 2017
I tried to use this function but didn't work.
Utterly useless statement.
>> t = readtable('Uz.txt', 'ReadVariableNames', false);
>> summary(t)
Variables:
Var1: 109×1 double
Values:
Min 3.9152
Median 6.5121
Max 11.463
Clearly works.
If "it didn't work" then you need to provide the exact code you've used and the exact error code you get otherwise we have no idea why "it didn't work".

KL
KL on 18 Sep 2017
data = readtable('Uz.txt');
or for just one column,
data = textread('Uz.txt')

Jan
Jan on 18 Sep 2017
What exactly is "simple"?
fid = fopen(FileName, 'r');
if fid == -1
error('Cannot open file: %s', FileName);
end
Data = fscanf(fid, '%g', inf);
fclose(fid);
Here "simple" means, that reading the documentation of the commands can be done quickly. textscan might look easier in the code, but you have much more options and reading the docs needs more time in consequence.

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