How to import a text file into matlab

I have a text file "attached" and I would like to import it to matlab. The file ia arranged into 3 columns and each of three columns has 4 sub-columns. I want to import these data to an array M with size(M)=[80,3,4], e.g., if the first row of the text file is {1,2,3,4} {5,6,7,8} {9,10,11,12}, then M(1,1:3,1)={1,5,9},M(1,1:3,2)={2,6,10}...etc

Answer 1

[jonas]

fid = fopen('t.txt');
out=textscan(fid,repmat('%f',[1,12]),'delimiter',{'\t',',','{','}'},'MultipleDelimsAsOne',1)
fclose(fid)
out=cell2mat(out);
out=reshape(out,[80,4,3])

or perhaps you need to add this line to get the right structure

out = permute(out,[1 3 2]);

[mohamed Faraj]

Thank you Jonas. It worked well

[jonas]

My pleasure! Please formally accept the answer!