load multiple files in a loop

Hi everyone, i have another piece of code that saves one variable into a step increasing file name eg file_1,file_2 each time the code is run. i know need to try and load the data in a loop and be able to plot it onto a graph for comparison.

any help would be greatly appreciated thank kyle :) (below is a copy of the code i have so far)

function load_data

clear all clc

%determins the number of saved files in directory

graph = dir('internalforce_*');

k = size(graph);

%starts a loop to load increase values of eg, internalforce_1, %internalforce_2...

for i = 1 : k(1)

variable(i) = load('internalforce_(i)')

end

end

Answer 1

[Paulo Silva]

for i = 1 : k(1)

variable(i) = load(sprintf('internalforce_%d',i))

end

[kyle lyth]

hi ive alterd my code, but with this it shows variable(i) to be

variable =

int_force: [11x1 double]

and to be completely honest i have no idea what this means, if you could explain a little for me that would be great

[Paulo Silva]

Do this command after loading the files

class(int_force)

you will see what class of variable it is, now put doc before the name of the class and read the documentation about it.

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

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