Change Directory (cd)

Hi, I need to change the current directory of Matlab in a m file. I want to know if its possible to use a variable to change the directory

Here's my problem:

I have a variable containing a name of folder. (var = Nameoffolder). Then, I run a .exe in matlab and it writes results in some .txt files in a folder with the same name that my variable After, I want Matlab to post-process my data. So I want change the current directory to ..\Nameoffolder

How can I do this ?

Thx for the help !!

Answer 1

[Ross]

I'm interpreting your question as: I have a variable of class 'char', ie a variable that defines the directory you want to change to. cd can be called two ways. The first requires the actual text, ie

cd ~/myfilepath

However, you can also use:

filepathString = '~/myfilepath';

cd(filepathString);

Does that answer your question?