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Subject: Re: "Change directory" dialog box
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Jan:
I know all that and understand all that, and your points are valid for
the way you like to operate.  Nonetheless my opinion remains
unchanged.  By the way, in all important m-files (those which I plan
on other users running on other computers), I ALWAYS constuct full
paths with fullfile() even if I have to go through difficulties to get
the path of the running mfile or executable.  I just like to make
things explicit and remove all ambiguity and requirement or assumption
that the user has a certain search path set up.  If you like to
manually set the current folder, that's fine - I respect your
opinion.  For me, I'd just like the convenience of MATLAB
automatically doing what I always do anyway, and that is to push the
"Change Directory" button when it comes up.