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From: "Vihang Patil" <vihang_patil@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: How to change startup directory in Matlab 7.5
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:16:02 +0000 (UTC)
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"Irian O" <merlingt1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
<frlvsp$dit$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Thank you all,
> 
> I got it working by editing my startup.m everytime with the 
> directory "cd('mydirectory')" which I wish to be in before 
> I launch a new Matlab window. It is kind of a nuisance 
> because with Matlab 7.0 I never had to do this and it 
> automatically knew the last directory I was in. I am not 
> sure if it is something that changed or if it is a program 
> setting that I am missing.
> 
> Cheers!
> Irian
> 
You can try this simple utility found here
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadFile.do?objectId=19239&objectType=file

or

http://tinyurl.com/3xwbbm

HTH
Vihang