How do I extract current executing file name to be inserted into a plot?

Hello,

I am executing a bunch of different m-files and need to distinguish the plots each outputs, by putting the associated file name that generated the plot into the plot.

1. When a m-file executes, is there a way to get the current m-file's name and include it in a plot?

2. Is there a way to similarly insert the date of execution (like a "timestamp")?

3. May I command MATLAB to display this information vertically, on the outside of the plot area, at the extreme right? For instance the plot would say "filename = sample.m, 7 SEP 2011" on its right.

I have looked in the documentation and did not find this information, although I admit to being a MATLAB novice. I would appreciate any help that can be provided.

Thanks, Don

Answer 1

[Paulo Silva]

MyMsg=[mfilename ',' date]'
spy
uicontrol('style','text','string',MyMsg,'Position',[520 10 20 400])

[Don Edberg]

Awesome! thanks to both of you. I really appreciate it! How does that spy figure get into my machine? that's amazing. -- Don

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

1. Please see mfilename()

2. datestr(now)

3. text() the string in to place, with 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right' and with 'Rotation' of -90, and with 'Units', 'normalized'. The upper right corner would be position 1, 1 in normalized units.

You might want to consider instead using title() or ylabel(), or setting the 'Name' property of the figure

[Don Edberg]

Awesome! thanks to both of you. I really appreciate it! -- Don