What code opens folders on my computer

Is there a way to open a folder using MATLAB I am working on a talking program where I ask it to look for a file in my folder.

so far I have:

command=input('Located file');  
if strcmpi(command,'Located file')
NET.addAssembly('System.Speech');
obj = System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer;
obj.Volume = 100;
Speak(obj, 'Here it is');
  end

And I would want it to open the folder.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Open the folder in what sense?

If you had the name of a directory and you were using MS Windows, then you could probably use

winopen(VariableThatContainsDirectoryName);

On Mac you could use something like,

system( sprintf('open "%s"', VariableThatContainsDirectoryName) );

Or perhaps you would prefer

cd(VariableThatContainsDirectoryName);
folderbrowser

[Rainaire Hansford]

Right something like that and also to search for a file via file name. Where the code tell you its directory as well.

Could you show me example?

[Walter Roberson]

[filename, filepath] = uigetfile('*.*', 'Pick a file');
if ~ischar(filename); return; end    %user canceled

fullname = fullfile(filepath, filename);
winopen(fullname)

That would rely upon MS Windows to open it with the default program for that type of file.