How do I load text files into the GUI workspace?

I have a GUI in which I am trying to load data (from a txt file) from the directory in which the GUI code is at. I will also be manipulating this data within the GUI also.

I have tried the simple load command within the GUI code, but that does not work.

I am thinking of adding buttons and using uigetfile to load the files, but that isn't as discrete as I would like it to be.

[Jan]

What have you tried exactly? Posting the relevant part of the code will reveal this. And what does "does not work" mean? We can neither guess such details, nor suggest an improvement based on this information.

[Jan]

Deleting questions demotivates uers to invest time in formulating answers. So please stop doing this.

[Randy Souza]

Hamza, could you please explain why you would like this question deleted? Your solution may be useful to other people in the future.

You mention that you used a simpler way--please post that as an additional answer to the question.

[Randy Souza]

I have restored the original text of this question.

Hamza, this question has a clear subject and multiple answers (including yours), so it may be valuable to someone else in the future. If you have a good reason why it should be removed from MATLAB Answers, please add a comment explaining why it should be deleted, and an administrator or high-reputation contributor will consider deleting the question. Please do not simply edit your question away.

Answer 1

[Arthur]

You can get the path to your mfile with mfilename and fileparts:

fname = mfilename('fullpath');
fdir  = fileparts(fname);

The best ways to import the textfile are found here: http://www.mathworks.nl/help/matlab/import_export/ways-to-import-text-files.html

[Hamza]

I figured it out, I used a simpler way. Thank you.

[Jan]

@Hamza: The idea of this forum is to share problems and their solutions with other. Deleting a question after you find a solution does not support this. To encourage users to help you in the future also, it would be more helpful, if you post your solution instead.