for loop save variables as matirx

I have excel file for annual data and I just want save my data name in name0

but name0 just have last name of my data

how can i save all name in matrix form?

Thanks!

list=dir('C:\Users\pc\Desktop\*.xlsx');
leng=length(list);
name=[];
for i=2:leng
    namel=list(i).name
    name0=cat(2,name,namel);
end

[Stephen23]

"how can i save all name in matrix form?"

Although you underlined the text "in matrix form", you did not explain how that "matrix form" would be any different to the answers you got to your duplicate question here:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1652785-for-loop-append-variable

Please show or explain how a "matrix form" would be different from the normal, standard, easy approach of using a cell array.

Answer 1

[KSSV]

list=dir('C:\Users\pc\Desktop\*.xlsx');
leng=length(list);
name=cell(leng,1);
for i=2:leng
   name{i} = list(i).name    
end

The above is nothing but:

name = {list.name}

[il147]

Thanks agin

but this time I want to use empty matrix and 'cat'

[KSSV]

Why? Each name will vary, it is a string. So you have to save it into a cell.

[il147]

I didn't know string have to save into cell

becasue I always make it like that with not string

Thanks for help!