read multiple excel files with different file names ?

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I want to multiple excel files with different file names like R1 (1).xlsx, R1 (2).xlsx, R1 (3).xlsx........... till R1 (30).xlsx and want to extract data having same sheet name and column number in each excel files. lets say Sheet name is "ABC" in each excel file and want to extract column T and U from this sheet from all the sheets.

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KSSV
KSSV on 27 Aug 2020
xlFiles = dir("*.xlsx") ;
N = length(xlFiles) ;
for i = 1:N
thisFile = xlFiles(i).name ;
T = readtable(thisFile) ;
% do what you want
end
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mukesh meharda
mukesh meharda on 27 Aug 2020
then I have to write this 30 times for each excel files
KSSV
KSSV on 27 Aug 2020
Put in a loop....idea is already given in the answer.

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