Extract files from folders with same ID

Hi everybody I am a new user of MATLAB. I have a text file with first row containing ID ( 'EventID = 72450561') of the event and then there are about 150(Stations) rows (Two columns, Name and Distance separated by tab like "BAV 14") then there is another event ID and the same pattern of Stations. In Directories with same IDs having stations files (*.SAC) like (NC.BAV..EHZ.D.2010.007.071549.SAC). There are more than 300 files in each directory. I need to extract only files comparing the name like in text in a separate folder. How can I do it to save my time? Regards ZAFAR

[KSSV]

YOu want to pick files with evenid = 72450561..? this information is inside the file? Isn't it?

[KSSV]

Zafar commented: I need to Pick Stations files(NC.BAV..EHZ.D.2010.007.071549.SAC) compared with txt fileand make output as a separate folder with ID like 72450561

[KSSV]

So do those text files names have anything in common?

Answer 1

[KSSV]

If your names of text file have any word/ number common you may use dir command to extract those filenames. Example say you want text files having name 071549 common.

files = dir('*071549*') ;

will give you names of files having that name in common. Then you can move those files using movefile. So read aboout dir and movefile.

Answer 2

[Muhammad Zafar Iqbal]

or just delete files from the folder which is not present in the text file

Answer 3

[Muhammad Zafar Iqbal]

ID is common in txt files or csv files. Column 1 is ID same with folder Name, 2nd column is Station Name

Answer 4

[Muhammad Zafar Iqbal]

I am here waiting for solution