Every time I start MATLAB I receive: 'Attempt to execute SCRIPT path as a function'

So I'm working on a project that involves programming within a folder called myProject and adding the path of another folder called projectFunctions. I did this using the addpath command and saved addpath as a .m file within the myProject folder. Ever since I did this I have been getting errors when I start MATLAB. I tried reinstalling it, but it's not working.

The following is what I get when I start the program:

Warning: Name is nonexistent or not a directory: C:\Users\Gabriel

Quintero\AppData\Local\Temp\Editor_vxdxq

Warning: Initializing Java preferences failed in matlabrc.

This indicates a potentially serious problem in your MATLAB setup, which should

be resolved as soon as possible. Error detected was:

MATLAB:scriptNotAFunction

Attempt to execute SCRIPT path as a function:

C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2020a\path.m

Attempt to execute SCRIPT path as a function:

C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2020a\path.m

Error in rmi.isInstalled

Error in rmiml.visibleInToolstrip

Attempt to execute SCRIPT path as a function:

C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2020a\path.m

Error in rmi.isInstalled

Error in rmiml.visibleInToolstrip

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

Rename or remove the file C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2020a\path.m. It is preventing MATLAB from calling the path function included in MATLAB.

You probably shouldn't be saving your own files inside the MATLAB root directory (returned by the matlabroot function) or inside "c:\Program Files" anyway.

[Gabriel Quintero]

That worked like a charm. Thank you so much! I apreciate it.