Cant get array to be named something else

Hi we have this script below but the only problem is that we can't get the function to be named anything other than'ans'which gives us problems later. Any help would be appreciated.Thank you

function [ ten ] = llen( data )

% This function takes an input array of time values, latitude values and longitude

% values, calculates the corresponding easting and northing values and

% outputs them as a horizontally concatenated array. Output = [time, east, north]

% Datum: WGS 84

% Input variables

t = data(:, 1);                     % time (first column)

lat = data(:, 2);                   % latitude (second column)

long = data(:, 3);                  % longitude (third column)

% All values taken from the 'Modified Longitude & Latitude' spreadsheet

% Datum Constants

a = 6378137;          % equitorial radius

b = 6356752.31;       % polar radius

k0 = 0.9996;          % scale factor

e = sqrt(1-(b/a)^2);  % eccentricity

e1sq = e^2/(1-e^2);   % eccentricity prime squared

n = (a-b)/(a+b);      % constant

% Meridional Arc Constants

A0 = a*(1-n+(5*n^2*1/4)*(1-n)+(81*n^4*1/64)*(1-n));

B0 = (3*a*n*1/2)*(1-n-(7*n^2*1/8)*(1-n)+(55*n^4*1/64));

C0 = (15*a*n^2*1/16)*(1-n+(3*n^2*1/4)*(1-n));

D0 = (35*a*n^3*1/48)*(1-n+(11*n^2*1/16));

E0 = (315*a*n^4*1/51)*(1-n);

% Calculation Constant

Sin1 = pi/(180*3600);

% Prerequisite Calculations

LZ = 31 + floor(long./6); % Long Zone

CM = 6.*(LZ)-183; % Long Zone CM

delta = (long - CM).*0.36; % Delta Long (sec)

z = (lat)*pi/180; % Latitude in radians

nu = a/((1-(e*sin(z)).^2).^(1/2)); % rcurv 2

% Calculating Meridional Arc 'S'

S = A0.*z - B0.*sin(2.*z) + C0.*sin(4.*z) - D0.*sin(6.*z) + E0.*sin(8.*z); % Meridional Arc

% UTM Coefficients

Ki = S.*k0;

Kii = nu*sin(z).*cos(z).*Sin1.^2*k0*(100000000)./2;

Kiii = ((Sin1.^4*nu*sin(z).*cos(z).^3)./24).*(5-tan(z).^2+9*e1sq.*cos(z).^2+4*e1sq.^2.*cos(z).^4)*k0*
(10000000000000000);
Kiv = nu*cos(z)*Sin1*k0*10000;

Kv =(Sin1*cos(z)).^3*(nu/6)*(1-tan(z).^2+e1sq*cos(z).^2)*k0*(1000000000000);

% Final Easting and Northing Calculations

easting = 500000 + (Kiv.*delta+Kv.*delta.^3);                % Easting Calculation

rawnorthing = Ki + Kii.*delta.^2+Kiii.*delta.^4;             % Raw Northing Calculation

if (rawnorthing < 0)                                         % 
    northing = 10000000 + Ki + Kii.*delta.^2+Kiii.*delta.^4; % Conditional Northing Calculation

else                                                         % 

      northing = rawnorthing;                                  % 

end                                                          % 

% Output final array

ten = [t easting northing] % Horizontally concatenate data and output it

end

[Stephen23]

This very basic MATLAB usage is covered in the introductory tutorials:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/getting-started-with-matlab.html

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

VariableNameThatYouWant = llen(TheInputData);

[jack knipler]

Thank you, which line would i add this into?

[Walter Roberson]

"we can't get the function to be named anything other than'ans'which gives us problems later"

You must have code that invokes llen now, perhaps something like

num = xlsread('SomeFile.xlsx');
llen(num)

You would change that to

num = xlsread('SomeFile.xlsx');
VariableThatYouWant = llen(num);