naming saved files in a for loop

I'm attempting to use a for loop to create many different mat files. currently my code is:

for i = 1:length(masq_CU_ID)

savename_masq = strcat(masq_CU_ID(i), '_masq01')

masqpatient = masq01(strcmp(masq01.src_subject_id, masq_CU_ID(i)), :);

save('savename_masq', 'masqpatient');

end

where each iteration of the loop should create a seperate .mat file with a unique title based on what the value of savename_masq is during that iteration of the loop. Currently each loop saves the file as savename_masq.mat, which overwrites whatever was saved in the previous loop.

How do I get the save function to read the value of savename_masq, rather than the variable name?

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

What you wrote:

save('savename_masq', 'masqpatient');

What you should write:

save(savename_masq, 'masqpatient')

[Lee Borden]

I tried that, it gives an error:

Error using save

Must be a text scalar.

Error in Urep2 (line 49)

save(savename_masq, 'masqpatient');

in case it matters, the values in masq_CU_ID (i) appear as letter-letter-number-number-number-number

example: AA0001