Importing time values into matlab in format hh:mm without converting to demical

Hello,

How can you import time values in the format hh:mm (i.e. 09:31 21:13) in a text file into matlab?

When I load like them in using this command, they get converted to decimal.

time=load('time.txt');

I also would like to plot a histogram of them.

Many thanks

John

[per isakson]

Does the file consist of *one* line with *many* character strings of the format "hh:ss", which are separated by *one* space?

[John]

Hello,

The file is a text file consisting of one one column of 'time' values like this:

10:43

08:23

19:56

20:29

01:33

Thank you for the help

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Do not use load() for this.

I do not know if importdata will work.

You can use textscan()

[Dr. Seis]

Your answer here might be useful: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/24523-reading-dates-and-time

[John]

Hello,

Thank you, apologies but I'm only learning how to use matlab.

What would the correct syntax be for this problem using textscan()

Many thanks

[Walter Roberson]

We would need to know the format of the lines in order to show you the textscan() format. The link Elige posted should give you some ideas.

[John]

Hello,

I looked at that link but that poster was importing dates and time and some other date, I just have times.

The times are all in one column in this format

12:57:00

15:19:00

08:07:00

10:36:00

I'm sorry if it an easy question but I just don't know what to type.

Thank you