problem facing while using xlsread function

hi i have written xls file using xlswrite command and tried to import same xls file using xlsread function

[num text]=xlsread(filename)

when i check for num it is showing empty matrix.how to solve this

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Does it look normal in Excel? Use the third output argument.

[num, text, raw]=xlsread(filename)

Are you numbers in any of the cell arrays? Be aware that they are not all aligned so things may be in different rows and columns from each other and from where they are located in Excel.