Unable to use xlsread to open a file

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to run the follwing code:

for i=1:10
    fil_length= xlsread('\\some_pathway_here\Filament_Length_Data\Filament_Length_',num2str(i),'.xls')   
end

However, I get an error: Error using xlsread (line 132)

XLSREAD unable to open file '\\some_pathway_here\Filament_Length_Data\Filament_Length_'.
File '\\some_pathway_here\Filament_Length_Data\Filament_Length_' not found.

When I run this code:

 fil_length= xlsread('\\some_pathway_here\Filament_Length_Data\Filament_Length_1.xls')

without the num2str(i) part, I'm able to read the file. Is it not possible to run a function such as this? If not, are there any other ways that i could access my excel files inside a loop?

[Meghana Balasubramanian]

My apologies, I realized i made an error with using the brackets. It should be:

for i=1:10
    fil_length= xlsread(['\\some_pathway_here\Filament_Length_Data\Filament_Length_',num2str(i),'.xls'])   
end

Answer 1

[Bruno Luong]

for i=1:10
    fil_length= xlsread(['\\some_pathway_here\Filament_Length_Dat\Filament_Length_' num2str(i) '.xls'])   
end

Answer 2

[darova]

[Walter Roberson]

No, initial \\ in Windows indicates a path for network access, and is proper.