Why 'PreserveFormat' in writetable returns error?

Hi,

I have a code:

writetable(SECTORS.NFC.Total,'Wyniki_2020_12.xlsx','Sheet','NFC','Range','B9:L77','PreserveFormat',true,'WriteVariableNames',0)

and my goal is to save table in Excel spreadsheet without changing the format of rows and columns. I found, within writetable command, I may use 'PerserveFormat' however it returns an error:

Error using writetable (line 152)
Invalid parameter name: PreserveFormat.

How can I correct my code?

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

The 'PreserveFormat' option was added in R2020b:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/release-notes.html?rntext=PreserveFormat&startrelease=R2016a&endrelease=R2021a&groupby=release&sortby=descending&searchHighlight=

You are probably using an earlier version which does not support that option. If you add the version number (see the field on the right of this page) when you ask a question then we do not have to guess what version you are using.

Note that although the online documentation is very interesting to read, to know what your installed MATLAB version is capable of you should refer to the help of your installed MATLAB.

[Joanna Przeworska]

Dear Stephen,

I added the version number. Thank you for your assistance. It's a pity, older versions don't include this functionality.

Is there any other simple way to achieve this goal?

[Stephen23]

"Is there any other simple way to achieve this goal?"

I do not know of any simple alternative.

[Walter Roberson]

For those older versions, you have to use MS Windows with Excel installed and use ActiveX to talk to Excel.

Or you have to get down into the insides of the xlsx file, find the XML sheet that holds the format information, and insert it into the newly written xlsx file (or something along those lines.)