uipickfiles Error with R2015b

Hi, I just upgraded from R2013a to R2015b. One of the key components in the data analysis script I have is selecting the file I want first. I have uipickfiles.m outputting the structure data type. The GUI part seems to run fine, but the issue is when I execute it in R2015b it returns a structure of all the files in my current folder, and then in the last position, the file I actually picked (which is from a completely different directory). I can't tell why it's including everything from the 'current folder' directory.

As an aside, you can get around this by having the output set to 'Char,' and then each row is a different file name, and only includes the ones you select. But nonetheless, I don't like it when things stop working after a revision upgrade.

Answer 1

[Mike Denny]

I was able to find a fix the author mentioned in the ratings section of the link Jan provided. The reason for the failure and its fix is as follows:

"They changed the behavior of dir again (slightly). You can fix the problem just by changing one line. Change the line (on or near line 186)

dir_picks = dir(' '); % Create empty directory structure.

to be

dir_picks = repmat(dir(char(127)),0,1); % Create empty directory structure.

and that will work forever (I hope!)."

I can confirm that this fix worked for me.

Answer 2

[Jan]

What is "uipickfiles"? This function does not belong to Matlab's toolboxes. Do you mean FEX: uigetfile-on-steroids?

If there is a specific problem with a FEX function, did you contact the author already? Did you try to debug the code? Please note that we cannot do this for you, because you did not explain exactly, what you are doing.

 I don't like it when things stop working after a revision upgrade.

Well, who does. Upgrades are known to be a source of incompatibilities. You cannot expect a third party tool to work with all different releases. uipickfiles has not been updated since 2012.