use part of file name

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Baba
Baba on 31 May 2012
I have a directory with files in following format AAA_100_0.dat, AAA_100_1.dat, AAA_100_2.dat, and so on
Id like to be able to pull off parts of the file names for instance the number between two underscores which is 100 in this case, and the numbers between underscore and period, which increment in this case.
Thank you

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per isakson
per isakson on 31 May 2012
sad = dir('AAA*.dat');
name_list = { sad.name };
captures the file names
cac = regexp( name_list, 'AAA_(\d+)_(\d+)\.dat', 'tokens' );
should (I have not tested) extract the numbers

Andrei Bobrov
Andrei Bobrov on 31 May 2012
fls = dir('AAA*.dat')
fn = {fls.name}
c = regexp(fn, '\d*', 'match' )
out = str2double(cat(1,c{:}))

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