# Import Data from MATLAB

**URL:** <https://community.freefem.org/t/import-data-from-matlab/109>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 9, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/import-data-from-matlab/109 "2019-08-09T21:53:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![wael.wanis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c5a1d2/32.png) [@wael.wanis](https://community.freefem.org/u/wael.wanis)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/import-data-from-matlab/109/1 "2019-08-09T21:53:41Z")

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Hello everyone,  
I am trying to implement a GUI using MATLAB AppDesigner, the user will insert some inputs using this GUI, I want to ask how can I import these data into the FreeFem, what type of file should I save these inputs from MATLAB to be called in FreeFem?  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![simon.garnotel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/simon.garnotel/32/11_2.png) [@simon.garnotel](https://community.freefem.org/u/simon.garnotel)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/import-data-from-matlab/109/2 "2019-08-11T09:24:36Z")

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There is no specific import file format in FreeFEM for parameters for example, you can use a .txt file that you read in your FreeFEM script, or directly write an .edp file

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**Author:** ![wael.wanis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c5a1d2/32.png) [@wael.wanis](https://community.freefem.org/u/wael.wanis)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/import-data-from-matlab/109/3 "2019-08-11T09:38:35Z")

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Thank you.  
Yes I just figured out that FreeFem can read data from external .txt files … I will try now to save the required data from MATLAB as .txt  
thanks again.