MATLAB: How to create a loop that skips iterations

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Hello,
Here is my code
for y=500:571
fileID=num2str(y);   
filename=['Probe TestID ',fileID];
myFolder1='C:\';
filePattern1=fullfile(myFolder,filename)
D=xlsread(filePattern1,'E:E');
...
end
The files in 'myFilder1' are named as Probe TestID XXX but they are not always continuous (with 1 iteration), i.e, Probe TestID 500, Probe TestID 501, Probe TestID 509,….
How do I create a loop that will skip the discontinuity and read all the files without erroring out?
Thank you!

Best Answer

for y=500:571
fileID=num2str(y);   
filename=['Probe TestID ',fileID];
myFolder1='C:\';
filePattern1=fullfile(myFolder,filename)
if exists(filePattern1, 'file')  
  D=xlsread(filePattern1,'E:E');
else
  fprintf(1, 'skipped missing file %s', filePattern1);
end
...
end
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