How to use files from different folders to the script.
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Hi guys
my files are organised as such:
Engine\Vehicle\Date\data.csv
files for each vehicle are organised into days.
I want to be able to run my script from one location without having to copy it into each folder that I want to use it. This is for data analysis so the file names and subfolder names change regularly each day. the folder name stays the same however.
The script that I use lives in a different directory.
Currently I have been able to add the files to the script path with
addpath(genpath('Engine'))
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Titus Edelhofer
on 22 Aug 2012
Hi,
what about the following procedure:
theDates = dir('.\Engine\Vehicle');
for iDate = 1:length(theDates)
if theDates(i).isdir
data = csvread(fullfile(pwd, 'Engine', theDates(iDate).name, 'data.csv'));
end
end
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Titus Edelhofer
on 31 Aug 2012
Hi,
you could do something like
startDate = datenum('01/08/2012');
endDate = datenum('07/07/2012');
theDateNums = datenum({theDates.name});
% now choose:
idx = theDateNums>=startDate & theDateNums<=endDate;
theDates = theDates(idx);
% continue processing all files of theDates
Titus
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Image Analyst
on 31 Aug 2012
Edited: Image Analyst
on 31 Aug 2012
Several examples are in the FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F
If you want to interactively select files based on the date, use uigetfile() and then you use the icon in the dialog box to show details, one of which will be the date. You can also sort them there.
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