I'm looking for some help in reading a TCX file so that I can null increasing elevation data.

I'm trying to import/read a TCX file (a Garmin xml file) so that I can do a math operation on height data. Basically I want to edit the file. Long ago I wrote such an m-file that would me to do as much, but that was two hard drive crashes ago, and answers are on a hard drive that won't reveal its contents.

I've tried renaming the file as an xml file and then using xmlread to try and read it, but all I get back is "null file".

Is there a way to just read any file? I know the number of columns and the data in those columns.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[joshua haselgrove]

If you use the following line of code and input your file name as FullFileName it should work

FileStruct = readstruct(FullFileName,'FileType','xml');

Answer 1

[Prashant Arora]

Hi Robin,

You can try and use the MATLAB import tool using the "Import Data" button in the Home tab. You can customize the import of the .tcx file and generate a script for all the customization using "Generate Script" or "Generate Function" option.