Importing batches of data files

I have an experiment that outputs large numbers of data files where I use matlab to convert the output to a useable format. Unfortunately the naming conventions used by the equipment aren't very consistent. Is there a way to put a large number of files in a folder and have matlab open them without having to know the filename beforehand? For example if I have files X,Y,Z in a folder is there a way to open X, perform an operation on the data, then open Y and repeat for all files in the folder without knowing the file names?

Answer 1

[dpb]

Sure, just iterate thru a directory listing...

d=dir(*.*);   % use appropriate wildcards to filter if needs be...
for i=1:length(d)
  x=open(d(i).name);   % return whatever's in the file
  ...                  % do whatever here...