importOrigin

Version 1.5.0.0 (12.3 KB) by Soren Preus
Import (x,y)-data from Origin project (OriginLab Corp.) directly into MATLAB.
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Updated 25 Jul 2014

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This function can be used to import paired columns of (x,y)-data from an Origin project file (OriginLab Corp.) directly into MATLAB.
importOrigin, by itself, opens a file selection dialog for specifying the Origin project file to be imported. The function identifies x-y pairs of column data in the specified Origin project and opens a modal data selection dialog for selecting a subset of data sets to import. If no output arguments are specified the imported data will be created as new variables in the MATLAB workspace.

DATA = importOrigin(...); returns the imported data in a structure DATA.

importOrigin uses MATLAB's actxserver to create an Origin COM Automation Server. This means that Origin must be installed on the target computer. More information can be found here:
http://www.fluortools.com/misc/fun-with-matlab/origin

Cite As

Soren Preus (2025). importOrigin (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/43116-importorigin), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2013b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.5.0.0

Bug fix when running function without output arguments.
1.4.0.0

- Possible to import data into the MATLAB workspace (base).
- Implemented MATLAB's own listdlg for the data selection, instead of using inputsdlg from the File Exchange.
- New default for opening a data selection dialog.
1.3.0.0

Updated the description
1.2.0.0

Fixed importing worksheets containing NaN and empty columns.
1.1.0.0

Updated links in description.
1.0.0.0