convert xls to txt without column names

I am trying to convert a set of xls files into txt files.

I do not have any names for the columns. But the converted text files have the column names appearing as var1 var2 so on...

I just want to copy the data from xls file to txt file without any column name, with space as delimiter.

Current output:

var1 var2 var3

11 12 13

21 22 23

31 32 33

Output that I want:

11 12 13

21 22 23

31 32 33

I am trying with the following code:

files = dir('*.xls'); 
for i=1:length(files) 
    data=readtable(files(i).name) 
    [filepath,names,ext] = fileparts(fullfile(pwd,files(i).name)); 
    writetable(data,names, 'Delimiter',' '); 
end

[Stephen23]

"I just want to copy the data from csv file to txt file"

CSV files are text files.... so why not just change the file extension?

[sai prasanna sai prasanna m s]

Sorry, I meant xls file, as I had mentioned in my title. I have edited my question now.

[Stephen23]

Use READMATRIX and WRITEMATRIX.

Answer 1

[Aritra]

Hi,  

As per my understanding, you are trying to copy the data from ‘.xls’ file to ‘.txt’ file without any column headings and having space as delimiter.

You can set the WriteVariableNames indicator to false in the writetable(T) function.

files = dir('*.xls'); 
for i=1:length(files)  
    data=readtable(files(i).name); 
    [filepath,names,ext] = fileparts(fullfile(pwd,files(i).name));  
    writetable(data,names, 'Delimiter',' ','WriteVariableNames',0);  
end 

For detail, please see this MathWorks documentation below for more information on ‘writetable’:  https://in.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/writetable.html