How do I convert a file name into a string

How do I convert a file name into a string?

I have a file named MyFile_12-25-2018.xls

Im using the command copyfile to bring the file into my local folder in matlab but no sure how to now convert the file named I just copied into a string. I am really after just the date . I want to create it into a string and then truncate it down to just 12-25-2018 and then name it to a variable. Like date.

[Walter Roberson]

What copyfile command are you using ?

[Stephen23]

Matthew Isaman's "Answer" moved here:

copyfile('C:\Documents\MyFile_12-25-2018.xls')

The previous comment is not valid since I am not calling out the file directly. I'm using

copyfile('C:\Dcouments\')

This will copyfile the .xls file into my matlab local folder

Answer 1

[Omer Yasin Birey]

Filename = 'MyFile_12-25-2018.xls'
name = strsplit(Filename, '_');
name  = string(name{1,2});

[Walter Roberson]

And before that use

dinfo = dir('*.xls')

filenames = {dinfo.name}

to get a cell array of file names.

Answer 2

[Matthew Isaman]

Great! Thanks, it works now!!