importing data in utf-8 format

Hi

I am trying to import this sheet of data. I am using the load function example = load('data.txt') And this works splendid as long as the text file is saved as ANSI. However, when I save the textfile as UTF-8 it does not work, and complains about unknown text.

I have tried the following without success tried1 = load('data.txt', '-utf-8') tried2 = load('data.txt', 'utf-8') tried3 = load('data.txt', '-UTF-8') tried4 = load('data.txt', 'UTF-8')

Any suggestions? and many thanks :-)

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

As of R2020a, virtually all of MATLAB’s file I/O routines, including fopen, fileread, readmatrix, readtable, etc., now handle UTF-8 encoded files with no additional user action.

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

Do not use load() for it. load() of text files is documented as only working if the files are in the format used by save -ASCII, and files that contain UTF-8 are not in the format.

You can probably use textscan() on the files. You might also be able to use uiimport()