loaded file is pathname

Hi!

I want to load a .xml file, but instead of the file I get the PathName as mij 'loaded' file. Can anyone help me?

This is my code:

clear all
close all
clc
[FileName, PathName] = uigetfile('*.xml','Select the .xml file');
XMLFile = fullfile(PathName,FileName);

This is what I get in my Workspace. A char with the pathname..

Answer 1

[Alex Mcaulley]

You are not loading the file. fullfile function just build the name of the file.

You need to use xmlread function:

https://es.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/xmlread.html

Answer 2

[Fangjun Jiang]

Increase the width of the "Value" column, you will see the full string. Or type "XMLFile" in Command Window.

Answer 3

[Image Analyst]

XMLFile is a character string that contains the filename.

To get the contents of that XML file you need the xmlread() function.

[Lois Bosschaart]

Hi,

Thanks for your answer! Now I get a 1x1 DeferredDocumentImpl. I don't know what that is and what to do with it :(

[Image Analyst]

I agree. The XML reading functions in MATLAB are complicated and confusing. That's why I use a utility written by a university that returns the XML file in a friendly and easy to use structure. See attached.

[Lois Bosschaart]

Thanks a lot! It is fixed :)