multiple txt files selection (all at once)

How can I select multiple txt files in matlab all at once in order to edit them simultaneously afterwards? Is there an algorithm I can use such as uigetfile or uigetdir (which one is more useful?)? Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

[filenames, filepath] = uigetfile('Pick some files','Multi', 'on');

Now filepath will be a string, and filenames will be a cell array of strings.

If you want the user to pick a directory and then you want to extract all files of a particular kind from the directory, then use uigetdir() together with http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

[katerina biot]

Thank you very much for your answer. I just started using matlab so there are some other things I would also like to ask. What if other than extraxt them I also want to edit them? I use the same algorithm (uigetdir() together with http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F)? I also want to ask what If the files that I want to process are not sequentially numbered, is there another way or I should rename them? And by ''together'' you mean to use the codes subsequently or to incorporate the one code to the other?