>> N=xlsread(\'DRINK.xls\',\'DRINK\',\'A1:D8\')

N =

  207.2000    3.3000   15.5000    2.8000
   36.8000    5.9000   12.9000    3.3000
   72.2000    7.3000    8.2000    2.4000
   36.7000    0.4000   10.5000    4.0000
  121.7000    4.1000    9.2000    3.5000
   89.1000    4.0000   10.2000    3.3000
  146.7000    4.3000    9.7000    1.8000

>> A=ones(2,4)

A =

     1     1     1     1
     1     1     1     1

>> xlswrite(\'tmp.xls\',A,\'sheet1\',\'A1:D2\')
>> B=xlsread(\'tmp.xls\',\'sheet1\',\'A1:D2\')

B =

     1     1     1     1
     1     1     1     1