Thread Subject: *.mat files being changed to file type Access Table

Hi,

I am saving some *.mat files, and recently had to download Access 97 and use that. Now all my *.mat files are 'Access Table Type', even though I cannot open them with that program. I attempted to delete all the old *.mat files and recreate them, but it didn't work.

I noticed this problem when I was using

files = dir('*.mat')

and files returned empty.

When I use the command "what", it returns the *.mat files found.

Any advice? I run windows XP, Matlab 2008a and 2006b.

Thanks,
Becky

Look at this solution:
http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-VW0R7/?solution=1-VW0R7



"Becky J." <rebecca.jaiven@gmail.com> wrote in message <he12il$br2$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi,
>
> I am saving some *.mat files, and recently had to download Access 97 and use that. Now all my *.mat files are 'Access Table Type', even though I cannot open them with that program. I attempted to delete all the old *.mat files and recreate them, but it didn't work.
>
> I noticed this problem when I was using
>
> files = dir('*.mat')
>
> and files returned empty.
>
> When I use the command "what", it returns the *.mat files found.
>
> Any advice? I run windows XP, Matlab 2008a and 2006b.
>
> Thanks,
> Becky

Thank you! Worked!