Octave: Specify diary file using string variable?

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I have the following statements to set the diary & diary file:

fnDiary = [ mfilename '.out.txt' ]
system(['rm -f ' fnDiary])
diary off; diary fnDiary

This doesn't work, since Octave thinks I want the diary file name to be "fnDiary". Is there a way to specify the diary file using a string variable?

Andy · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-22 10:31:52Z

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This is a common error. Octave (and Matlab) treats arguments for a function outside () as string. Use this:

fnDiary = [ mfilename '.out.txt' ]
unlink (fnDiary)
diary off;
diary (fnDiary)

answered Nov 22, 2016 at 10:31

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user36800 Over a year ago

Gee, I never realized that Matlab did that too. And yet, there it is, right in the documentation. I much prefer your use of the unlink command over shelling out for an OS specific deletion command. Thanks!

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