Error using a variable as input for audioread()

Hello.

I'm trying to load a .wav file, based on user input. For testing, I am using sample.wav. When I type audioread('sample.wav'), it works perfectly, but when I type:

    fileName1 = inputdlg('Type the filename of the .wav file you would like to upload');

    % A dialogue box pops up and I type sample.wav into it

    audioread(fileName1);

This results in the following error:

    Error using which
    Argument must contain a string.

    Error in audiovideo.internal.absolutePathForReading (line 7)
    whichFileName = which(filename);

    Error in audioread (line 74)
    filename = audiovideo.internal.absolutePathForReading(...

What am I doing wrong?

[Tiba Abdulhameed]

the problem is your file name is stored in cell type of data. you should change it to string before using audioread. you can try audioread(fileName1{1});

[Tiba Abdulhameed]

    % %In addition, you can make the user select from existing files by ;
 [file,path] = uigetfile({'*.wav';},'input file');
name=fullfile(path,file)
[Z, fs] =audioread(name)

[Saad Rehman]

Undefined variable "audiovideo" or class "audiovideo.internal.absolutePathForReading".

Error in audioread (line 74)

filename = audiovideo.internal.absolutePathForReading(...

I've an error. kindly guide me how can I solve it?

[Geoff Hayes]

Saad - what is the line of code that you have written to load your audio file? Are you using audioread?

Answer 1

[Harsha KVK]

As input() takes only integers. Convert the file name to string.

fileName = string(input('Type the filename of the .wav file you would like to upload')); audioread(fileName);