Upload data to uitable

%Upload Data in uitable3

handles.output=hObject;
  [file,path]=uigetfile({'*.xls;*.xlsx','Excel Files'},'Select data file');
  filename=strcat(path,file);
  set(handles.upload);
  data=xlsread(filename);
  set(handles.uitable3,'Data',data

Column 1 consist of strings (words) and column 2 consist of integers.

But the strings don't upload; only the integers upload to the table.

How can I get the data strings to upload in column 1?

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

[Jan]

xlsread replies the numeric values as first output. Therefore the variable data does not contain the strings in the first column and in consequence the uitable will not display strings. The 3rd output of xlsread might be better.

Please read doc xlsread.

Note: The line set(handles.upload); is meaningless.

[laurie]

handles.output=hObject;
[file,path]=uigetfile({'*.xls;*.xlsx','Excel Files'},'Select data file');
filename=strcat(path,file);
[raw]=xlsread(filename,'A:B');
set(handles.uitable3,'Data',raw);

raw returns numeric text and data but when I implemented it, I get still get only numeric data

[laurie]

The error I made:

[~,~,raw]=xlsread(filename,'A:B');

Thank you Jan Simon.