How to create a loop that skips iterations?

Hello,

Here is my code

for y=500:571

fileID=num2str(y);   

filename=['Probe TestID ',fileID];

myFolder1='C:\';

filePattern1=fullfile(myFolder,filename)

D=xlsread(filePattern1,'E:E');

...

end

The files in 'myFilder1' are named as Probe TestID XXX but they are not always continuous (with 1 iteration), i.e, Probe TestID 500, Probe TestID 501, Probe TestID 509,....

How do I create a loop that will skip the discontinuity and read all the files without erroring out?

Thank you!

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

for y=500:571

fileID=num2str(y);   

filename=['Probe TestID ',fileID];

myFolder1='C:\';

filePattern1=fullfile(myFolder,filename)

if exists(filePattern1, 'file')  
  D=xlsread(filePattern1,'E:E');
else
  fprintf(1, 'skipped missing file %s', filePattern1);
end
...

end

[osminbas]

Thank you, Walter! Awesome! :)