xlswrite command not working

I am trying to export matlab data to excel file but I am getting this error

Error using xlswrite (line 219)
Invoke Error, Dispatch Exception:
Source: Microsoft Excel
Description: The file could not be accessed.

Command I am using

xlswrite('file.xslx', [1 2 3]);

I tried reinstalling office, but It didn't work. I am using Windows 10 Pro (x64), Office 2016 (x64).

Answer 1

[Fangjun Jiang]

should it be xlswrite('file. xlsx', [1 2 3])?

Sometimes when you initially had some types of file error, the file kept being open so xlswrite() can not over-write it. That is the cause for your error message.

Just delete that file completely and re-try.

[Atinesh Singh]

That's minor typo, But same error persists even with extension 'xlsx'.

[Fangjun Jiang]

Try a different file name, for example, run this separately in Command Window and see what happens:

xlswrite('test.xlsx', [1 2 3])

Answer 2

[Jan]

The error message contains 4 ideas. Did you try them? If so, mentioning this detail would be very useful for the readers.

As Fangjun Jiang has pointed out already: ".xslx" might not be the wanted file extension. If the file is opened by another process or the folder is write protected, such an error message would be expected also.

Some strange Excel problem have been solved by this tip:

For x64 processes create the following folder:

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Desktop

For x86 processes create the following folder:

C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Desktop

[Atinesh Singh]

That's minor typo, But same error persists even with extension 'xlsx'.

[Atinesh Singh]

The folder you mentioned is already present.

Answer 3

[Håkon Bye]

I had a similar error message. It turned out that the error occured because I had my MATLAB folder stored at a onedrive folder. I think the problem is caused by the spaces in the name of the onedrive folder.