Why doesn't my current folder view refresh when I use the cd command in a function?

Hello,

I've written a function of my own and it starts by asking to change the 'current folder' (so that it's easier for other people to use it) and then uses the cd command. However, since the function doesn't end at that command the 'current folder' view only refreshes when the rest of the function is finished.

Does anybody know how to fix this? It would be really handy if the view updated immediately. Thanks. I'll show you the beginning of the code.

function [some]=eval(N)

newfolder=input('Write the folder where the files are located \n','s'); newfolder=num2str(newfolder); cd(newfolder); filebrowser;

for S=1:N ... (continues without refreshing the current folder view)

[Sean de Wolski]

Good question.

[Jan]

Btw, using "eval" as name of a user-defined function will have such strange side-effects, that I do not dare to try it by myself.

Answer 1

[Jan]

The current-folder view contains the list of folders, which are current while the command line is active. During your program runs, the command line is not active. Otherwise a program, which dives into a folder-hierarchy like GENPATH would fill the history immediately.

[Jan]

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Joao wrote:

Ah ok. So it won't work. Ok, thank you very much for your help!