An easy way to generate code to import data is to drag the file into the command window, click import data on the tool strip, or use the uiopen command.
This will open up a user interface that will help you import the data. Once you have the desired options selected on how to import the data, you can click the drop down box by the import data button and select Generate Code. This will give you the commands needed to replicate the import. This includes the data output type (e.g. table or matrix) and whether to exclude blank columns and rows or replace blank cells with NaNs.
