about import .txt file,how to change special character in its name

like Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt after importing , then the variable name change to Chande_2008052716_17hZCFPF_GY, how to make it,thanks

what i need is deleting the last .txt and changing special symbols like .and - to _, just change the string

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

s='Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt'
s1=strrep(s,'.','_')
s1=strrep(s1,'-','_')

%or

s='Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt'
s1=regexprep(s,'[-\.]+','_')

[Roger]

there is a - not _

[Roger]

i have a idea ,thanks

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

You can remove .txt by

s='Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt'
s1=regexprep(s,'[-\.]+','_')
s1(end-3:end)=[]

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

Change how you do the importing.

What is the format of the file? Are there header lines?

[Roger]

.txt file