How can I run scripts with the same name, that are contained in different folders?

I have a folder structure like the following:

 C:\Work\Version1\myFile.m

 C:\Work\Version2\myFile.m

If my working directory is C:\Work\, how can I specify which version of myFile.m should be executed?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This can be done using the RUN function availabe in MATLAB by specifying the folder and filename to be executed in the RUN command. for example,

run('C:\Work\Version1\Myfile'); % to execute the file in 1st folder

run('C:\Work\Version2\Myfile'); % to execute the file in 2nd folder

Another possibility is to use anonymous functions, as follows:

anon1 = @() run('C:\Work\Version1\Myfile');

anon2 = @() run('C:\Work\Version2\Myfile');

anon1() % Version 1 executed

anon2() % Version 2 executed

A third method to do the same thing is shown below:

actualPath = 'C:\Work\Version1\'

run([actualPath 'myFile']); % With or without .m extension.

actualPath = 'C:\Work\Version2\'

run([actualPath 'myFile']);