READ .Xls files in matlab for mac

MATLAB only reads .csv archives, and i need to read .xls archives, when I put xlsread(archive), appears this

Warning: Could not start Excel server for import, 'basic' mode will be used. Refer to HELP XLSREAD for more information. > In xlsread at 174

Answer 1

[Ken Atwell]

If you have a true .XLS file (that it, the older format dating from releases before Office 2007, or files from later release of Excel specifically saved as .XLS), your Mac version of MATLAB should be able to read the file. The warning is simply telling you that MATLAB is reading the file itself, rather than offloading the read to Excel itself (as would normally be the case on the Windows version of MATLAB when Office is available).

The ability to read newer .XLSX files on the Mac (and Linux) is a recent addition, new for R2012a. See the release notes for R2012a.