Using MS-DOS Copy command with Matlab

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Hi folks,
I am trying to use the copy MS-DOS command with Matlab in order top copy one file from a path to another, but it does not work. I would like to copy the .avl file form this path: ".\Aircraft\GEO\" to this: ".\StudyCases\Wingtip_Geo_Sensibility\aircraft" (Please, see the used code below)
It seems that the string, that results from strcat function does not present the "space" between the paths, what returns the error that "the system could not find the specified path".
aircraft_path_from = strcat('.\Aircraft\GEO\',aircraft,'.avl');
aircraft_path_to = strcat('.\StudyCases\Wingtip_Geo_Sensibility\',aircraft);
space = ' ';
res1 = strcat('copy ',aircraft_path_from);
res2 = strcat(res1,space);
res3 = strcat(res2,aircraft_path_to);
[status,result] =dos(res3);
Could anyone see what i am doing wrong?
Thank you very much! Iury

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Star Strider
Star Strider on 6 Apr 2015
Edited: Star Strider on 6 Apr 2015
I don’t have recent experience with the copyfile function, but if I remember correctly, it may do what you want.

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Iury
Iury on 6 Apr 2015
Exactly what I need! Thank you guys!
Good Night for you. Iury

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