The actual solution is to parse the filenames that you gave. Lets create some fake files with fake data:
X=1;save Profile_1990_Jan.mat X
X=2;save Profile_1990_Feb.mat X
X=3;save Profile_1990_Mar.mat X
X=4;save Profile_1990_Apr.mat X
Now lets read them in chronological order:
P = '.'; % absolute/relative path to folder where files are saved.
S = dir(fullfile(P,'Profile*.mat')); % alphabetical order.
I = regexp({S.name},'\d+_\w+','match','once');
DT = datetime(I,'InputFormat','y_MMM')
[~,X] = sort(DT);
S = S(X); % sort into chronological order
for k = 1:numel(S)
F = fullfile(P,S(k).name);
D = load(F);
D.X % do whatever you want with the imported data
end
Another approach without REGEXP:
S = dir(fullfile(P,'Profile*.mat')); % alphabetical order
DT = datetime({S.name},"InputFormat","'Profile'_y_MMM'.mat'")
[~,X] = sort(DT);
S = S(X); % sort into chronological order.
for k = 1:numel(S)
F = fullfile(P,S(k).name);
D = load(F);
D.X % do whatever you want with the imported data
end
