Load files with similar name

Good morning, I have as an output from an optimization software 8760 csv files.

They are all nominated as user_1.csv, user_2.csv, user_3.csv ... etc till user_8760.csv.

I have to load all of them in Matlab, but I don't know how to do that in a smart and fast way.

Can you please help me?

Thank you!

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

P = 'absolute or relative path to where the files are saved';
S = dir(fullfile(P,'user_*.csv'));
for k = 1:numel(S)
    F = fullfile(P,S(k).name);
    S(k).data = readtable(F); % or READMATRIX
end

See:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/import_export/process-a-sequence-of-files.html

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_env/specify-file-names.html

[Sara Mastrotto]

Thank you!!

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

You've asked a FAQ, so see the FAQ:

https://matlab.fandom.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

It's one of the top 2 or 3 FAQQY FAQs that we see here.