Thread Subject: error using load

I am writing a code for OCR using template matching.While running the code I am getting this error. I have placed the templates.mat file in the same directory.
 Error using ==> load
Unable to read file templates: No such file or directory.

Warning: The value of local variables may have been changed to match the
         globals. Future versions of MATLAB will require that you declare
         a variable to be global before you use that variable.

"Prasenjeet Patil" <prasenjeet.patil@hotmail.com> wrote in message <h03k0f$jbr$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I am writing a code for OCR using template matching.While running the code I am getting this error. I have placed the templates.mat file in the same directory.
> Error using ==> load
> Unable to read file templates: No such file or directory.
>
> Warning: The value of local variables may have been changed to match the
> globals. Future versions of MATLAB will require that you declare
> a variable to be global before you use that variable.

the error messages seem cristal clear...

% 1) in your file, add this
if ~exist('youmatname','file')
     cd % <- show where you are...
     dir % < see what you have...
     keyboard;
end

% 2) typicall this happens in situations like this...
     aval=12;
     global aval;

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