vars2base.m

%VARS2BASE Copy current workspace variables to the base workspace
%   VARS2BASE copies all variables in the current workspace to the base
%   workspace.  VARS2BASE is useful if you want variables from inside a
%   function to be accessible from the base workspace.
%
%   Usage: vars2base
%
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%   See also who, whos, assignin, clear, computer, dir, evalin, exist,
%   inmem, load, save, what, workspace.
%
%   Reference page in Help browser
%      <a href="matlab:doc vars2base">doc vars2base</a>

%   Written by Chris J Cannell
%   Contact [e-mail] for questions or comments.
%   06/26/2006

% get list of variable names in the current workspace
varNames = who;

% loop through all variables in the current workspace
for varNamesii = 1:length(varNames)
    % convert variable name from cell to string
    varName = char(varNames(varNamesii));
    % assign variable to the base workspace
    assignin('base', varName, eval(varName));
end