MATLAB: How can i find a value in excel document if it is same as entered value

Question

I have 15 random plate numbers.

I entered some plate numbers. I want to search for that entered numbers in excel document. If program finds entered value in document, i want an output.

Answer 1

Erhan - use xlsread to read the data from file (since non-numeric, you will want to use the text or raw output parameters from this function), then iterate over each element using strcmp to find those that match your criteria.