How to load a folder into Matlab?

For MATLAB R2016a:

I have a folder of 1,000 files. Each file is a matrix. I want to load the folder into my workspace and loop through the folder to work with each file.

I've tried:

 files = dir(C:\"insert path to folder here")

and in the loop to work with each file

eval(files(i).name)

Thank you!

[Stephen23]

What do you imagine that eval of a filename would achieve? Why not use any of the file import methods that are introduced and explained in the documentation (none of which use eval on a filename):

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/data-import-and-export.html

The documentation has working examples too, so beginners and experts alike can see how the functions should be used. Loading files is such a common task that it is clearly explained in many forums and wikis, e.g.:

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/57446-faq-how-can-i-process-a-sequence-of-files

And in future, when you are tempted to use eval for such trivial code, think again:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/302359-access-variables-in-several-mat-files#comment_389856

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/304528-tutorial-why-variables-should-not-be-named-dynamically-eval

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

See the FAQ http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

In the middle of the loop, put your function to read in data. NOT eval() but something like csvread(), dlmread(), fileread(), importdata(), readtable(), xlsread(), imread(), or whatever.