Saving structs

I have a 4563 x 1511 struct and I want to save it for later use. I tried

save structFile.mat -struct structName

but the computer seems to get stuck at the "Busy" mode after I issue this command. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

[Kevin Holst]

If you're wanting to save the structure as a structure, don't put in the -struct flag. That saves all of the fieldnames as their own variables. ( http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/ref/save.html)

Just nix the '-struct' and it should work fine.

[Walter Roberson]

The -struct flag is only designed for scalar structures, not structure arrays.

[Kevin Holst]

Right, but would it just ignore it if the variable was a structure array?

Is it just showing 'Busy' because it's an enormous struture array?

[Jocelyne Beelen]

I am having this same problem, when I try that, I get the message: Error using save Unable to write file mysum.mat: No such file or directory.

I want to save my structure array with a new name.

[Walter Roberson]

Jocelyne Beelen, what is your current directory at the time you try to do the save ? You would not be permitted to save into a directory that is under the MATLAB installation directory.