How do I count the number of rows in a csv file?

I am trying to iterate through the number of rows in a certain column in an excel document. How do i assign a variable called numRows that stores the number of rows with data in a csv file?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

datatable = readtable('YourFile.csv', 'ReadVariableNames', false);  %or true if there is a header
numRows = height(datatable);