How to search and extract specific string and data and write into new variable from file ?

I have data containes lot of different values like this

BULK VARIABLES NW= 0.197E+10 QW= 0.302E-03 QWA= 0.931E-07

QSO2= 0.000E+00 QO3= 0.000E+00 QH2O2= 0.000E+00 QCO2= 0.000E+00 QNH3= 0.000E+00 QSO4 = 0.000E+00 QHMO3= 0.000E+00 pH= 0.594E+01 CONDUCT= 0.239E-01

And I would like to search pH= ****** at every line and extract from the file and write into a new variable (nx1).

you can find sample file in attached file.

Answer 1

[Jeevan Kumar Bodaballa]

I found soultion for this

I am attching sample file also for better understanding

clear
fid  = fopen('f20_CHEMISTRY.TXT','r');
data = textscan(fid,'%s');
fclose(fid);
Str = string(data{:});

% this loop for pH values 
%check the numbers(33 to 1484 in my case) 
% In str array from where you want to make reshape
% below loop will extract the value and write new array
y = 1;
for j = 33:1484:length(Str) 
f20_pH(y) = Str(j,:);
y = y+1;
end
f20_pH = str2double(f20_pH);
save('f20_pH_con.mat','f20_pH')

Answer 2

[Anmol Dhiman]

Hi Jeevan,

You can follow the below approach

fid = fopen('pH.txt'); % Open the file 
line_ex = fgetl(fid);  % read a line 
newStr = split(line_ex); % split the line based on delimeter space.IT gives a cell array
indexOfPH = find(contains(newStr, 'pH=')); % search if any of the elements is mathing with 'pH='
newVariable = newStr{indexOfPH+1} ; % store the value in a variable

% To read next line 
line_ex = fgetl(fid);

You need to write in a loop.

Regards,

Anmol Dmiman

[Jeevan Kumar Bodaballa]

Sorry for late answer

I follow the script you wrote but I am getting error at 5th line

'Unable to perform assignment with 0 elements on the right-hand side.'

Also please suggest the loop as well.