about import .txt file,how to change special character in its name

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like Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt after importing , then the variable name change to Chande_2008052716_17hZCFPF_GY, how to make it,thanks
what i need is deleting the last .txt and changing special symbols like .and - to _, just change the string

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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Feb 2014
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Feb 2014
s='Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt'
s1=strrep(s,'.','_')
s1=strrep(s1,'-','_')
%or
s='Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt'
s1=regexprep(s,'[-\.]+','_')
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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Feb 2014
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 13 Feb 2014
You can remove .txt by
s='Chande.2008052716-17hZCFPF.GY.txt'
s1=regexprep(s,'[-\.]+','_')
s1(end-3:end)=[]

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 13 Feb 2014
Change how you do the importing.
What is the format of the file? Are there header lines?

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