How to load/read the ASCII Files

I need help on how to load/read the ASCII files.

I have files that are in a .A01 format but I dont know if I am supposed to changed it to .txt in order for MATLAB to run it?

Thanks!

[Matt Kindig]

You shouldn't need to change the extension--Matlab does not require a particular extension (or any extension at all, for that matter). However, depending on the format, the standard import methods (e.g. importdata(), dlmread(), csvread(), textscan(), etc.) might not work. Try one of those standard approaches first and see if it works.

[Nimrod]

Ok so I see....

csvread('nameofthefile.A01')

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