Using matlabs save in functions

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Is it possible to use the Matlab save command inside a function to store workspace variables?

Consider following scenario: I've got a bunch of variables in the Matlab workspace and want all that are beginning with "a" and "b" in a .mat file. Of course this works:

save('test.mat','a*','b*')

but i want to have a variable filename. The function i wrote:

function save_with_name(name)
save(name,'a*','b*')

does not work, because save_with_name doesn't see the workspace variables. Is there a solution which i can use?

Hugues Fontenelle · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-16 15:17:43Z

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You need to evaluate save in the base workspace.

function save_with_name(name)
expression = ['save(''', name, ''',''a*'',''b*'')'];
evalin('base',expression);

The double-quotes ('') in the expression are necessary to allow the quote character itself ('). Thus the command you're looking for is: evalin

answered Nov 16, 2011 at 15:17

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Andrew Janke Over a year ago

+1. Might want 'caller' instead of 'base'; then it would work when called from other functions as well.

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