Saving Path from uigetdir & showing files in uigetdir explorer.

I have a popup menu with three cases; A, B, C. The cases set a file path for the function. A & B are hardcoded, but C uses UIGETDIR to allow the user to set their own file path.

1) UIGETDIR only shows folders, is it possible to display files in the explorer?

2) Upon selecting a file path using UIGETDIR, I'd like the user to have to option to save that file path for future use and have it displayed in the popup menu. - User selects filepath - "Would you like to save this filepath?" - No -> continue on - Yes -> "Set Name" -> filepath under "Name" is saved to popup menu.

Don't know if 2) is possible, but any help would be great.

Answer 1

[Kambren Rowlan]

I think this may help with your 2nd question. Saves the pathname as a workspace variable, then loads it in on request, might not be the most elegant solution but I think it's capable of getting done what you're trying if you adapt it.

 user_input = input('Which default path: ');
 switch user_input
    case 1
        %input 1 to use saved path
        load userPath.mat;
        startingPoint = PathName;
    case 2
        %hardcoded
        startingPoint = '';
    case 3
        %hardcded
        startingPoint = '';
    otherwise
        error('invalid input')
 end

 [PathName] = uigetdir(startingPoint,'Select a Directory');

 user_input2 = input('Would you like to save your selection: ');

 %input 1 to save path
 if user_input2 == 1
     save('userPath.mat','PathName');
 end