How do I programmatically change the MATLAB Desktop current folder to the folder of an open script?
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I would like to put a command in my open script which changes the MATLAB current folder to the folder which that script is in. Is there a command that can do this?
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MathWorks Support Team
on 23 Nov 2022
On MATLAB Desktop, adding the command below to a ".m" file (not a Live Script) and executing the script changes the MATLAB current folder to the folder of that ".m" file:
cd(fileparts(which(mfilename)))
On MATLAB Desktop, adding the command below to a Live Script (".mlx") and executing the Live Script changes the MATLAB current folder to the folder of that Live Script:
cd(fileparts(matlab.desktop.editor.getActiveFilename))
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