load(FILENAME), loading files in a loop

Hello. I have a bunch of .txt files named as follows:

file1aacd.txt

file2klmn.txt

file3ouio.txt

file4asff.txt etc...

So as you can see, the first part of the file name is neatly ordered, while the last part of the file name is a set of random characters that are irrelevant to me right now and are preventing me from being able to create a for loop.

So, I'd like to create a for loop that will use the load function to go through all the files, but I don't know how to make MATLAB ignore the last part of the file name.

So, I need something like this:

for X = 1:50;
  ...
  ...
  B = load(fileX<ignore_the_next_4_characters_of_file_name>.txt);
  % do some calculations;
end

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

See the FAQ for code samples on constructing a filename, or getting already existing ones, and processing all the files in a loop:

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F