[Help] Undefined function or variable 'Reference'. On Running a .m script file.

Hello Everyone,

While running a .mat file I am incurring the following error:

Undefined function or variable 'Reference'.

But when i select all the code and press evaluate section, it executes the code.

Can any one guide me, how to overcome this? and why this happens?

This is how my .mat file starts:

%% Reference_Project: Excel List
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 
%  Function:        Getting a Unique list.
%  Filename:        List.m
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 

%%
clear;
clc;

disp('Starting the Program, Please click on Next and Finish (if it appears).');

warning off;

%% Selects the Current Directory and Imports all the files with .xls extension.
% %  Note: .xls files and this code should be in same folder.

myDir = uigetdir; %Gets the current directory
myFiles = dir(fullfile(myDir,'*.xls')); %Gets all .xls files in structure

fileNames = {myFiles.name}; % to convert the name of files in string format
for k = 1:numel(fileNames) % running a loop from 1 till number of files
    data{k} = uiimport(fileNames{k}); % importing k number of files
    %%do whatever you want
end

Any help would be appreciated :-).

Regard,s

Waqar Ali

[Alex Mcaulley]

Just a note: A '.mat' file can't be executed (it only contains data). You mean '.m' file.

Please, upload the code, at least the part which is causing the error.

[Waqar Ali Memon]

Hello Alex Mcaulley,

Yes, that is .m file. I have added a complete code.

Thank you for your time :-)

[Alex Mcaulley]

There is no call to 'Reference' in yor code. Can you show the full error text (all red text)?

[Waqar Ali Memon]

True. This is also my question that there is no any call to "Reference" but I am getting this error. This is the only error that I am getting. I have attached an image below.

Thank you :-)

[Waqar Ali Memon]

I renamed the .m file to EPD-Projecz-v2 and now the error comes for EPD.

[Fangjun Jiang]

Don't use minus (-) in the M-file name. Instead, use underscore (_).

[Waqar Ali Memon]

Thank you Fangjun Jiang,

It work now :-)

Answer 1

[Alex Mcaulley]

The name of your script "Reference-EPD-Project-v4" is not a valid name for a function/script. Are you sure that this is the name? If it is the case, change the name of the file to a valid name (i.e. "Reference_EPD_Project_v4").

[Waqar Ali Memon]

Thank you Alex Mcaulley,

yes the name was correct. Replacing - with _ works.

Thanks :-)