windows profile with "@" in name

My work machine has Windows 7, and runs with a "profile" based on my email address. This puts '@' in my home directory path (e.g. 'C:\Users\[e-mail]'), which causes the error:

A class definition must be in an "@" directory.

to come up all the time. I have been working around this by doing most of my work on a different path, and re-configuring the "Apps" installation folder. However, I tried to install a custom toolbox from the .mltbx file, which puts it under my user dir, and therefore breaks it.

Is there a way to work around the "@" problem and/or configure the toolbox installation folder?

Answer 1

[Sruthi Ayloo]

Hi Bryan,

I understand that you want to work around the “@” directory problem.

You can use “addpath” to add the custom toolbox path to the MATLAB search path and use “savepath” to save the search path for future sessions. This way you can access the custom toolbox functions. MATLAB software uses the search path to efficiently locate files used with MathWorks products and can access all files/folders in it.

The commands are as follows:

>> addpath(‘<custom toolbox path>’)

>> savepath

Refer to following links for more information on “addpath” and “savepath” respectively.

http://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2015a/matlab/ref/addpath.html

http://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2015a/matlab/ref/savepath.html

Hope this helps.