xplor.m

A simple command to open a windows file exporer window in the current directory.

Description

xplor.m looks for explorer.exe and opens a Windows file explorer window in the current working directory. It is quicker than using the mouse to do it.

Just type xplor [Enter] at the command line.

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a)
• Other requirements: Windows only (2000/XP)

[Jos x@y.z]

What has this really to do with matlab?
This script (sic!) is too simple imho.

[Duane Hanselman]

Here is what is in the M-file:
if exist('c:\windows')
    dos('c:\windows\explorer /e, .');
elseif exist('c:\winnt40')
    dos('c:\winnt40\explorer /e, .');
elseif exist('c:\winnt')
    dos('c:\winnt\explorer /e, .');
else
disp('Unable to locate Explorer, please locate explorer.exe on your system and add its path to xplor.m')
end

[urs (us) schwarz]

the switch is not necessary. simply use
!explorer /e, .
us

[David Mackenzie]

If you really want to do this, try:

[s,r]=dos('echo %windir%');
dos([r(1:length(r)-1) '\explorer /e']);

[David Mackenzie]

Urs is right - please ignore my suggestion which I submitted before seeing his better one.