Save workspace and move file

Hi everyone,

I have an issue with saving variables. I want to save my variables in a .mat file in a specified folder. Here is my code :

if get(handles.box2,'Value')==1
    pexp=mise_en_structure(handlesGUI3);
    save(filename,'pexp');
end
movefile('filename','../Données sauvegardées');
guidata(handles.h,handles);

I have this error message :

Error using movefile

No matching files were found.

Error in GUI_Sauvegarder>pb_Callback (line 43)
movefile(filename,'../Données sauvegardées');

Error using waitfor
Error while evaluating uicontrol Callback

Do you have any idea how to solve this? (Except pause(n))

filename is defined like this : (where SpecID is a string)

filename=handles.essais.SpecID{1};

Thanks. Clément

Answer 1

[Orion]

One way to do it .

% name of all files with different extension : toto.m, toto.mat,...
filename = 'toto';

allfiles = dir(pwd);
FilesTomove = {allfiles(strncmp({allfiles.name},filename,length(filename))).name};
for i = 1:length(FilesTomove)
    movefile(FilesTomove{i},'../Données sauvegardées');
end

It may be not the "easier" method :)

[Orion]

an other way (easier, don't know why I haven't think of that before):

filename = 'toto';
movefile([filename '.*'],'../Données sauvegardées');

[Clément P]

Ahah yes I found that one too after some research. But I didn't put the '.'.

Here is the code :

filename=handles.essais.SpecID{1}
%save in different extensions depending on user's choices  
filename=[filename '*'];
movefile(filename,'./Données sauvegardées');

Thanks!

[Orion]

Be careful, it's not the same.

with '.*', you will get all the files with any kind of extension. toto.m, toto.mat, toto.xls

but with '*' only, you 'll get all the files that begin with your string : toto.m, toto.mat,totofhzerufhzeri.mat,toto2.m,...

Answer 2

[Orion]

Hi,

you try to move a file named filename

movefile('filename','../Données sauvegardées');

you need something like :

movefile(filename,'../Données sauvegardées');

[Clément P]

Hi,

thanks for answering.

I tried this too. I get the same error message. :/

Answer 3

[Orion]

I guess it misses the .mat extension in the variable filename.

You need to add it :

change

filename=handles.essais.SpecID{1};

by

filename=[handles.essais.SpecID{1} '.mat'];

[Clément P]

Yes i just found out that too. Is there a way to get all files named 'filename' without taking into account the extension?

I have multiple extensions possible, depending on user's choices.