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can't cd to dir

can't cd to dir

can't cd to dir

(OP)
In matlab if I do at the command line:

testdir = 'c:\'

Then I do cd testdir, it says
??? Error using ==> cd
Cannot CD to testdir (Name is nonexistent or not a directory).

What am I doing wrong?

Of course  if I just say cd C:\ it has no problem.
thanks,
sb

RE: can't cd to dir

single quotes

TTFN



RE: can't cd to dir

(OP)
I did cd (testdir) and that worked. Is that whatyou meant I should do in your response?
thanks

RE: can't cd to dir

You should read the help file.  Parentheses will not work with folder names containing spaces.

TTFN



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