Printing Plots in Matlab

I am trying to print a plot in Matlab and print it as a pdf but I keep encountering an error. I appreciate your help and input.

x = [2 4 7 2 4 5 2 5 1 4];
plot(x);
fig=gcf;
print(1,'-dpdf')

Warning: Files produced by the 'pdfwrite'
driver cannot be sent to printer.
File saved to disk under name 'figure1.pdf'. 
> In name (line 73)
  In print (line 200) 
Error using name (line 102)
Cannot create output file '.\figure1.pdf'.

Error in print (line 200)
    pj = name( pj );

Answer 1

[Joe Yeh]

The problem comes from your way of calling the command. When you do :

print(1, '-dpdf')

You're telling MATLAB to send data to printer number 1. This is apparently not what you intended to do. Instead, you should do this:

print('plot.pdf', '-dpdf')

Please consult Print documentation

Answer 2

[Guðmundur]

Try using saveas function, or switching the renderer, that might help.

x = [2 4 7 2 4 5 2 5 1 4];
filename = 'plot1';
plot(x);
set(gcf,'renderer','paint')  % 'opengl' is default renderer
saveas(gcf, filename, 'pdf') % Save figure