readtable

Creates a table object from data, which is an Excel-compatible file. readtable is available only on Windows systems where Microsoft Excel is installed.

Syntax

t = readtable(data)

t = readtable(data, 'Sheet', wsheet)

t = readtable(data, 'Range', range)

t = readtable(data, 'Sheet', wsheet, 'Range', range)

Inputs

data
Name of the file to read. The file extension must be Excel compatible.
Type: string | struct
wsheet (optional)
Specifies the worksheet name or number. The default worksheet read is the first one if no argument is specified. If only two arguments are used and the second string argument does not contain a ':', it is considered to be the worksheet name.
Type: int | string
range (optional)
Specifies the range where the data needs to read from. Range should be in an Excel- compatible format, with a ':'.
Type: string

Outputs

t
t is a table object. The size of the table object will match that of the data read from the file. Only numeric and string values are supported.
Type: matrix

Examples

Create a table from an Excel file with defaults: 
t = table({'A',1,2; 'B',3,4; 'C',5,6});
writetable(t, 'test.xlsx', 'Sheet', 2);
t = readtable('test.xlsx', 'Sheet', 2)
'A' 1 2
'B' 3 4
'C' 5 6
Create a table from an Excel file with worksheet number specified: 
t = table({'A',1,2; 'B',3,4; 'C',5,6});
writetable(t, 'test.xlsx', 'Sheet', 2);
t = readtable('test.xlsx', 'Sheet', 2, 'Range', 'A1:C3'))
'A' 1 2
'B' 3 4
'C' 5 6
Create a table from an Excel file with worksheet name, range and all outputs specified: 
t = table({'A',1,2; 'B',3,4; 'C',5,6});
writetable(t, 'test.xlsx', 'Sheet', 2);
t = readtable('test.xlsx', 'Range', 'A1:C3', 'Sheet', 2)
'A' 1 2
'B' 3 4
'C' 5 6