MATLAB: How can I read different data types from excel file

MATLABmerge different data typeread excel xlsx

Hello,
I have an excel file with mixed data (charachters and numericals), how can I read this file with these data into one workspace?
I try to use this command [Mat_A_STRS,str]=xlsread(filename4,sheet); the result got into two arraies but I cant merge it into one workspace.
Thank You

Best Answer

[NUM,TXT,RAW]=xlsread(FILE). Get the Raw data.