MATLAB: Table name from input to loop

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Hi,
I'm loading data from different files in a loop. I want to create a table for each individual data file.
datafiles=recursivedir('PATH','*.txt');
for o = 1:length(datafiles)
    %extract date and time from filename
    [versn, name, ext] = fileparts(datafiles{o});
    filename=datafiles{o};
      fileID = fopen(filename,'r');
      dataArray = textscan(fileID, formatSpec, 'Delimiter', delimiter, 'MultipleDelimsAsOne', true, 'TextType', 'string',  'ReturnOnError', false);
      fclose(fileID);
      T_'name' = table(dataArray{1:end-1}, 'VariableNames', {'Output','Date','Time'});
% I want to create a new table for each loop with the name set from the fileparts.
      % Clear temporary variables
      clearvars filename delimiter formatSpec fileID dataArray ans;
end
I want to create a table for each loop that has the name like T_test1 and from the fileparts name(1) = 'test1' How do I do this, so I get a table for each loop?
Best regards, Jesper

Best Answer

Rather than magically defning variable names it is much simpler to use basic MATLAB indexing and a cell array T:
D = 'Path';
S = dir(fullfile(D,'*.txt'));
T = cell(1,numel(S));
for k = 1:numel(S)
    [fid,msg] = fopen(fullfile(D,S(k).name));
    assert(fid>=3,msg)
    C = textscan(fid,...);
    fclose(fid);
    T{k} = cell2table(C,...);
end
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