How do I make a new folder and then name it using the string stored within a variable.

I have named a variable s2. The string stored within s2 is '3 min RT'.

I want to create a new folder named "3 min RT".

At the moment when I use mkdir s2, the folder created is called s2 and not "3 min RT".

Anyhelp please? Thanks!

[Alex Mcaulley]

Take a look at this: mkdir

[Stephen23]

Note. it is recommended to use fullfile instead of string concatenation,

Answer 1

[Alex Mcaulley]

Use:

mkdir(s2)

[Nicholas Byres]

this makes a folder named s2

[Stephen23]

"this makes a folder named s2"

Only if the variable s2 contains the characters 's2', or is a function returning those characters.

Answer 2

[Nicholas Byres]

I have now figured this out. I had to use:

mkdir([s2])

including both the square and curly brackets. Can anyone explain exaclty why for future reference?

Thanks

[Stephen23]

"I had to use:"

mkdir([s2])

"including both the square and curly brackets."

The square brackets are superfluous.

There are no curly braces in your code.

The parentheses are either indexing or calling a function:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/matlab-operators-and-special-characters.html