Single prompt for large set of variables

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Hi I have huge set of variables that require an input from the user I would like to prompt them for all of them at once. I cannot figure out how to use inputdlg() from the documentation. I'm currently using,
a = input('prompt')
b = input('prompt')
c = input('prompt')
d = input('prompt')
I want to find a better way to do this. Can someone help?
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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 25 Feb 2021
The only trick for inputdlg() is that it returns a cell array of character vectors and you have to convert the character vectors to numeric if appropriate.

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Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 26 Feb 2021
How huge is the "huge set of variables"? If your function requires the user to enter hundreds or thousands of values, I would advise you not to require them to use input. Write a function that accepts data passed as input arguments. If you really want to allow your users to type the inputs in manually you can then write a script that calls input and passes that data into the function as input arguments. Users that already have the data in a form your function can accept can bypass the script and directly call the function.

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