I have multiple Excel Files with the same structure but different values depending on the experiment. I load a bunch of those files into MatLab using
[numdata, textdata, ~] = xlsread(...
Then I assign determine the number of files loaded and make a for loop to transfer the numerical data to the i-th index of my structure. This looks something like:
AutarkyData(i).ReactionTime = numdata(j)
Once I imported all my data and stored it appropiately, I calculate some values and also store them under AutarkyData (still in the for loop). Once all calculations are done, the result is exported to a new Excel File.
Everything is working so far, but the whole procedure gets increasingly slow once a multidude of files is imported. This is most probably due to the fact that I need to add new fields to the structure AutarkyData in the for loop, as it needs to add a new "column" to the structure with each new numdata it needs to import.
How do I preallocate my structure with the amount of files I selected without overwriting the existing values (maybe I want to add some values later)? I have an idea with how this would work with vectors/tables, but the syntax/buildup of a structure confuses me.
Thanks a lot in advance!
