Using xlswrite with cell array, how to keep column of numerals as strings?
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Darren Woods
on 18 Oct 2023
Answered: Dyuman Joshi
on 18 Oct 2023
I have a cell array that has various columns, some columns contain numbers, some are strings. One of the string columns contains some entries that are all numerals. When this gets saved using xlswrite, the numeral strings become numbers. One negative side effect is that any numeral string that starts with a '0' will drop this. Example:
my_cell_array = {'field1', 'field2', 'field3'; 12345, 'abcdef', '1a2b3c'; 54321, 'fedcba', '01234'}
Here the string '01234' will get saved in Excel as the number 1234 which I don't want as this entire column should remain as strings.
How can I get around this problem?
Thanks, Darren.
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