Unexpected MATLAB expression when trying to load file

I am trying to load a file into Matlab and I am getting an unexpected MATLAB expression in the first line of code below:

function [data,loginfo]=LoadZmachineData('C:\ProgramData\ZmachineDataViewer\name\Import0\data200\00000.bin')

loginfo = parse_wbpp_log_public(strrep(file_name,'bin','LOG'));

The warning from MATLAB when hovering over this code reads:

"Invalid syntax, possibly missing a ')'" "Use a newline, semnicolon or comma before this statement" "Parse error at ')' might be invalid MATLAB syntax)"

I have tripled checked that the path is correct.

Thank you for your time.

[Geoff Hayes]

Edward - can you post the code instead? i.e. please attach the m-file with just those lines of code that are showing the error.

[Edward Szczygiel]

Apologies, I have attached the m-file to this comment.

Answer 1

[Geoff Hayes]

Edward - please look at your function signature

 function [data,loginfo]=LoadZmachineData('C:\ProgramData\ZmachineDataViewer\Ed\Import0\data200\00000.bin')

loginfo = parse_wbpp_log_public(strrep(file_name,'bin','LOG'));

Note how you are passing in a string literal as opposed to a variable representation of that that string. Your signature should be

 function [data,loginfo]=LoadZmachineData(file_name)
 loginfo = parse_wbpp_log_public(strrep(file_name,'bin','LOG'));

and then you call this function from the command line as

 >> [data,loginfo]=LoadZmachineData('C:\ProgramData\ZmachineDataViewer\Ed\Import0\data200\00000.bin')

Note how when we call this function, we pass the string (path to your file) in.