Pointing to functions and files outside of the current matlab folder

Hi,

I was wondering, is a way to point to specific folders that might contain functions or input data files that are outside of the current matlab working folder?

For example lets say I am working with a program in the folder C:/matlab/main

can I make matlab run a function within that same program if the function is located in some other folder such as in C:/matlab/main/functions ?

Thank you, Nikolay Rodionov

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You can add the other folder to your MATLAB path. Invoke pathtool if you want a graphic interface to set the MATLAB path.

Answer 2

[Robert]

 It depends of the function that you are trying to import (you might need a different command like 'run' instead of 'importdata' here) but basically you run it normally and you give it the path:

D=importdata('C:/matlab/main/functions/D.dat')

I hope it helps,

Robert.