MATLAB: How to import a text and numerical file

input files

Hi all,
I am kind of new with matlab and I need to import an input file in the following format:
*heading
cantilever beam (units: lb, in)
*nodal coordinates
1, 0.00, 0.00
2, 0.06, 0.00
3, 0.06, 0.03
4, 0.00, 0.03
*nodal fixity
1, known, known, 0.0, 0.0
4, known, known, 0.0, 0.0
*nodal loads
3, 0.0, -10000.0, 0.0
*element data
1, plane stress, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0.01, 70e9, 0.33, 0
*element loads
*end
how can I read this file and use input data? The size of nodal coordinates,nodal fixity, nodal loads, element data and element loads may vary.
Thank you

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