XLSWRITE

How can I prompt the user to give a new filename so that when I want to use XLSwrite it can use that specified filename?

Appreicate the help!

Answer 1

[Oleg Komarov]

name = inputdlg('Name excel file as: ','Name excel',1);

[Aman]

thanks a lot everyone!

Answer 2

[Wayne King]

filename = input('Enter the file name:\n','s');

Answer 3

[Geoff]

If you prefer a GUI interface, do this:

[filename, pathname] = uiputfile( ...
  {'*.xls','Excel spreadsheet (*.xls)'; '*.*', 'All files (*.*)'}, ...
   'Save spreadsheet as' );