Importing .txt files from directory and save them as .mat data files

I can successfully import all the files and save them as .mat, but I can't get it to the right format. I want it to be saved as a table or a format that i could access quickly. I am getting a Data that has variable Data that has two variables in it Data and TextCells.

Xpos = 'North';
Xname = 'Tatat';
Xtime = '20131213_1500-20140205_1137';
X_beg = datenum(Xtime(1:13), 'yyyymmdd_HHMM');
A_Data_loc = 'Data15';
a_file_list = dir(fullfile([A_Data_loc filesep Xpos], '*.txt'));
for i=1:max(size(a_file_list))%max(size(a_file_list))
  a_data_name = a_file_list(i).name;
  a_data_mon = datenum(a_data_name(5:10), 'mmmyy');
  a_file_path = [A_Data_loc filesep Xpos filesep a_file_list(i).name];
  %   importdata(a_file_path) 
  %delimiterIn=';';
  %headerlinesIn=1;
  Data=importdata(a_file_path); 
  %Change file name
  a_data_name_new=a_data_name(1:9);
  %rename the file
  save(a_data_name_new,'Data');
end

The text file looks like that. I tried to do with readtable, but this created also 1 variable, but I want all the headers to be variables. Can i do it with textscan? I tried, but failed.

DAY;TIME;LAT;LON;Vs;DISTKM
01-04-2013;19:09:11;65.79196167;19.49089;19.7912277594236

   Thank you for any suggestions!
Gert

Answer 1

[Madhu Govindarajan]

Have you tried using the Import Data option in MATLAB Home Tab? This will help you do the same in an interactive way and also generate MATLAB code which can be used for future purposes. But textscan should work as I think that is the way Import Data does it.

[N/A]

Woah, that awsome. Never occured to me. I am in gratitude for your wisdom. Thank you!