How to save a certain excel file to a specific folder?

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Does anyone know how to save an excel file that was already written to a certain folder? I want the excel file I save using xlswrite to save in my Dropbox folder for reference.
name_xls = input('What do you want to name the Excel file as?' , 's');
xlswrite(name_xls, exceloutput, '90CtT 45W','A1');

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Uladzimir
Uladzimir on 2 Jul 2014
Edited: Uladzimir on 2 Jul 2014
you can do it with the standard uiputfile dialog, for example
[FileNameBodeWrite, PathNameBodeWrite] = uiputfile({'*.xls';'*.csv'},'Save As...',['defname' '.xls']);
if FileNameBodeWrite ~=0
if exist([PathNameBodeWrite FileNameBodeWrite],'file')
delete([PathNameLachWrite FileNameBodeWrite ]);
end
xlswrite([PathNameBodeWrite FileNameBodeWrite ],{'W,rad/s','K,dB','Phase,grad'}) %header
xlswrite([PathNameBodeWrite FileNameBodeWrite ],[w adb p],1,'A2') %data
end
Or point the path manually like this
xlswrite(['D:\DropBox\' name_xls '.xls'], exceloutput, '90CtT 45W','A1');

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Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 2 Jul 2014
Try this more robust code:
% Get the name of the file that the user wants to save.
% Note, if you're saving an image you can use imsave() instead of uiputfile().
startingFolder = userpath % Or whatever folder you want.
defaultFileName = fullfile(startingFolder, '*.*');
[baseFileName, folder] = uiputfile(defaultFileName, 'Specify a file');
if baseFileName == 0
% User clicked the Cancel button.
return;
end
fullFileName = fullfile(folder, baseFileName)
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Bryant
Bryant on 2 Jul 2014
Image Analyst,
Thank you for the quick reply, I'm sorry but can you explain this more in-depth? I'm fairly new to MATLAB. If I were to incorporate this into my script, would i put it before xlswrite or...?

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Bryant
Bryant on 2 Jul 2014
Thank you both for your help. I have just tested this on my own script and it appears to work. Both your approaches have helped me learn.
Bryant

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