I hate Macs so much!! What exactly is the problem? You need to convert a bunch of XLSX files to XLS files b/c you don't have Matlab 2012a? I can crate an Excel Macro for you to go into all XLSX files in a specific folder, and convert all files to XLS files. Will that do it for you?
Regards,
Ryan--
Gadi Reinhorn <greinhorn@mathworks.com> wrote in message <5130E273.8090508@mathworks.com>...
> The functionality you need was added in R2012a:
> http://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2012a/techdoc/rn/bs7oakc-1.html#btau8hq
>
> xlsread Reads XLSX Files on All Platforms
>
> The xlsread function now reads data from XLSX files on all platforms,
> including support for specifying the range and worksheet number.
> Previously, this functionality was available only on Microsoft Windows
> systems with Excel® software.
>
>
> Gadi
Regards,
Ryan--
Gadi Reinhorn <greinhorn@mathworks.com> wrote in message <5130E273.8090508@mathworks.com>...
> The functionality you need was added in R2012a:
> http://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2012a/techdoc/rn/bs7oakc-1.html#btau8hq
>
> xlsread Reads XLSX Files on All Platforms
>
> The xlsread function now reads data from XLSX files on all platforms,
> including support for specifying the range and worksheet number.
> Previously, this functionality was available only on Microsoft Windows
> systems with Excel® software.
>
>
> Gadi