title: Import matrix definition from Excel into MATLAB
body: <p>I have an Excel sheet that contains the definitions of a structure including its content that I would like to import into MATLAB. For example, the definition in two Excel cells may look like this and is saved as a concatenated string:</p>
  
  <pre><code>testCase.expectedSolution.long = [1,2,3 ; 4,5,6 ; 7,8,9];
  testCase.expectedSolution.short = [10,11,12 ; 13,14,15 ; 16,17,18];
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am using these definitions as expected solutions for unit tests in MATLAB. Right now, I am simply doing copy &amp; paste from Excel into the MATLAB code in order to define the structure in MATLAB. However, I am wondering whether it is possible (and suitable) to import these strings into MATLAB. In reality, I have up to thousands of strings that will be generated from a VBA macro in Excel.</p>