MATLAB: Create .txt file and open dialog for saving-path

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Hello, how can I use the function "writetable" in a way, that it opens a dialog and asks me where to save the newly generated ".txt"-file? With "iuputfile"?

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You can't. This is a job for uiputfile.

[FileName, PathName, FilterIndex] = uiputfile('*.txt', 'Save table as:');
if ~ischar(FileName)
  disp('User aborted the dialog');
  return;
end
File = fullfile(PathName, FileName);
writetable(T, File);

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