getxls

GETXLS is a GUI that allows you to easily transfer data from an Excel file into Matlab's workspace.

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Yvan Lengwiler (2026). getxls (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/27799-getxls), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.8.0

Added ability to retrieve Excel formulas.

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1.7.0

'editorservices' is no longer supported by the latest version of ML. The new version of GETXLS adapts to this change.

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1.6.0

Fixed bug that happened when only a single cell is selected. Moreover, showing Row/Col headings is now the default.

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1.5.0

- If no range is selected, the whole worksheet is imported.
- 'Generate M-File' now reads the variablename and uses it for the generated script.

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1.4.0

Fixed a minor bug that caused the variable to be pushed to the base workspace twice sometimes.

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1.3.0

these updates:
- added 'generate m-file' functionality
- fixed bug when resizing window too small
- fixed bug that manifested on empty worksheets

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1.2.0

Added 'Dates' filter to extract only cells that have some date format.

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1.1.0

Some improvements:
(1) callback to edVariable,
(2) toggle row/col headings and buttons for font size,
(3) use of 'genvarname' in case the user selects an invalid variable name,
(4) 'style' argument,
(5) tooltip texts to all objects in the GUI.

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1.0.0

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