How to export and save values in a cell?

I have a variable in my workspace with 3 rows and 16 columns. Now I want to save the values in the cell in the first row and column13 separately (there is a column of 1000 values in that cell). I use:

A = save(variable_name{1: 13});

However, I get the error: too many output arguments. Does anyone know how I can extract the column vector in that one cell?

Thanks, and sorry if this is a very basic question.

[Chad Greene]

Right, the save function is trying to save a .mat file on your computer. Do you want to save a .mat file or are you trying to get the values of the cell into an array called A?

[Rosie]

maybe "save" is not the right function to use. I'm just trying to get the values of the cell.

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

Call the save function without any output arguments. The function does not support them.

To save the cell in row 1 and column 13 separately, define it as a variable and then save the variables you want:

R1C13 = cell_array(1,13);
save('filename.mat', 'R1C13')

Experiment to get the result you want.