import value from text file

i have a .ini file that has variables in it, and i want to import them into matlab and assign them the same variable. the ini file looks like this:

     a1=-108
     a4=10
     a5=0.014
     a6=-0.24

etc.

so i want to be able to make a1=-108 in matlab. there are hundreds of variables so i dont want to have a formula for each.

Answer 1

[TAB]

fid = fopen('YourFile.txt');
data = textscan(fid,'%s','delimiter','\n');
cellfun(@eval,data{1});
fclose(fid);

[Krystina]

TAB, how do i assign a1=the value in the text file? the coding you suggested only calls up the whole text file when i call for it in the command window?

[TAB]

Soory, I didn't got your concern ?

Above code will created variables a1, a2...etc with values specified in the text file.

[Krystina]

That coding is resulting in a variable A which contains ALL the content in the text file. I need to get each line assigned a variable.