Import files based on file name
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I have a folder containing around 300,000 files. I don't need to import all the files.
Problem: How can I import the files based on specific file name?
Problem example:
In the picture below I have a section of the files, which are all in the same folder. I only want to import the .data files. But I don't need all the .data files to be import only the last one of every serie.
![](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/355043/image.jpeg)
Up until now I have the following code:
files = dir(fullimpfile(pwd,'*.data*'));
expData = cell(length(files),1);
for i = 1:length(files)
fid = fopen(fullfile(files(i).folder,files(i).name),'r');
%% Reading the data
% Read all the data from the file
dataRead = textscan(fid,'%f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f %f','HeaderLines',1);
end
This code imports all of the data files. How can I use I think a for loop to only import only the last .data files of every serie?
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Stephen23
on 2 Sep 2020
fnm = {...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.10.1.data.0',...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.10.1.data.1',...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.10.1.data.2',...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.10.1.data.21',...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.20.1.data.0',...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.20.1.data.1',...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.20.1.data.2',...
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.20.1.data.11'}
spl = regexp(fnm,'\.data\.','split','once');
spl = vertcat(spl{:});
vec = str2double(spl(:,2));
[~,idx] = sort(vec);
[~,idy,idz] = unique(spl(idx,1),'last');
out = fnm(idx(idy))
Giving:
out =
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.10.1.data.21'
'LedgeTest_muSP_0.10_muRP_0.20.1.data.11'
Use it like this:
D = pwd;
tmp = dir(fullfile(D,'*.data.*'));
fnm = {tmp.name};
...
for k = 1:numel(out)
fid = fopen(fullfile(D,out{k}),'r');
...
end
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Stephen23
on 25 Sep 2020
Edited: Stephen23
on 25 Sep 2020
It would probably be easier to get rid of out altogether and just sort the structure itself, e.g.:
files = files(idx(idy));
and then inside the loop you can simply access the folder and name, e.g.:
for k = 1:nume(files)
fnm = fullfile(files(k).folder,files(k).folder);
fid = fopen(fnm,'rt');
...
end
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