Matlab: Open file with typed filename and/or uigetfile?

[Beer-monster]

Hi all

1. Homework Statement

I have a function script for doing some analysis of data from a text file and making some plots. My script takes the filename as an input argument - this is very helpful for running the analysis over multiple files and replicating results.

However, I have also found it helpful to be able to browse for the file using the command uigetfile.

So I have two versions of the same analysis script: one that requires a filename and one that opens a dialog box. This quite inefficient and awkward and it would be great if I could use a single script.

The ideal solution would be to have the code branch so that if a filename is provided that file is opened as normal, else a dialog box would appear if no name was provided (i.e. an empty argument.)

The Attempt at a Solution

I've googled around and searched mathworks, but have not found anything that helpful. Would anyone be able to point me in the direction of a solution?

Thanks for your help.BM

 

[JorisL]

Does this help http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcent...-when-running-matlab-in-batch-mode-in-windows

You could try to build something like options in command line programs.
For example use

script -g

to use the GUI dialog (or make that the default) and use

script -f /location/to/file.dat

whenever you know where to find the file.

I must say that I don't know how MATLAB handles these kind of things, the above idea, although the link above might give you further leads.

The advantage of the mentioned method is that you can use multiple options at once without bothering about the position.
So

script -o ExtraOption -f file

does the same as

script -f file -o ExtraOption

Edit;
added some information for doing this in C, it might give you an idea of how to implement this.
http://courses.cms.caltech.edu/cs11/material/c/mike/misc/cmdline_args.html
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2013/01/c-argc-argv/