<div>
this is how i did it and it worked<br />
<br />
check this link for more info <a href="http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F" rel="ugc">http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F</a><br />

<pre><code id="code-1061188">varnames = colheaders;
for i=1:length(colheaders)
    s.(varnames{i})= data(:,i);
end
</code></pre>
</div>


this is how i did it and it worked

check this link for more info http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F [http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F]


varnames = colheaders;
for i=1:length(colheaders)
    s.(varnames{i})= data(:,i);
end


<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Hi,<br />
<br />
After importing a tab delimited file into matlab using the importdata function i get my headers in one cell array (textdata or colheaders) and the numerical data in data matrix.<br />
<br />
I want to create variables from the first four letters of &nbsp;each column header with the corresponding data in the data matrix. Is is possible. Please help!<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
Salamay
</div>
</div>


Hi,

After importing a tab delimited file into matlab using the importdata function i get my headers in one cell array (textdata or colheaders) and the numerical data in data matrix.

I want to create variables from the first four letters of  each column header with the corresponding data in the data matrix. Is is possible. Please help!

Thanks
Salamay

creating variables with colheaders after Matlab importdata

A programming language is a formal constructed language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Thousands of different programming languages have been created, mainly in the computer field, and many more still are being created every year. The description of a programming language is usually split into the two components of syntax (form) and semantics (meaning). Some languages are defined by a specification document (for example, the C programming language is specified by an ISO Standard), while other languages (such as Perl) have a dominant implementation that is treated as a reference. Some languages have both, with the basic language defined by a standard and extensions taken from the dominant implementation being common.

Programming Languages-Other

MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and proprietary fourth-generation programming language. MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++, Java, Fortran and Python. Although MATLAB is intended primarily for numerical computing, an optional toolbox uses the MuPAD symbolic engine, allowing access to symbolic computing capabilities. An additional package, Simulink, adds graphical multi-domain simulation and model-based design for dynamic and embedded systems.