MATLAB: About reading strings with strread using a name of variable the string is allocated to

strread

A = c(1,1)
[starting_number] = strread(???,'capture_%03d.fit')
where output for A is A =
    'capture_667.fit'
How can I pass A into the strread??? Is that even possible?
p.s. The strread works if I type in the 'capture_667' inside it

Best Answer

it seems that A is a cell and not a string.
for a string :
A= 'capture_667.fit'
[starting_number] = strread(A,'capture_%3d.fit')
for a cell
A= {'capture_667.fit'}
[starting_number] = strread(char(A),'capture_%3d.fit')
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