title: When I read in a variable why does matlab return this?
body: <p>I have an excel data set that has one column which is a list of files paths that I would like to read into Matlab.  When I use the <code>xlsread</code> command I obtain the following result</p>
  
  <pre><code>raw = 
  
  'files'        
  [1x135 char]  
  [1x135 char] 
  [1x141 char] 
  [1x141 char] 
  [1x149 char]
  [1x149 char]  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now I understand that the file path in element 1 was 135 characters, but what I don't understand is how to get Matlab to display the path.  Any suggestions?</p>