how to read a specific element from an excel file ?

i want to read a specific element from a excel file named "try.xls" i tried this command : xlsread('C:\Users\Mahmoud\Desktop\RECHERCHE\try.xlsx','sheet1','B2') it didn't work it gives me this error : "Worksheet 'sheet1' not found."

Answer 1

[Greg]

It sounds like Worksheet 'sheet1' does not exist.

Support for .XLSX files with xlsread() was not introduced until R2009a, and may not work as expected until R2012a.

Answer 2

[mahmoud fekih]

my matlab version is R2013a