MATLAB: Do I receive a message asking me to overwrite a directory when I select the directory using the UIGETDIR function in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2) on a Linux machine

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When I use the UIGETDIR function as follows:

directory = uigetdir('')

I get an error asking if I want to overwrite the directory that I have selected.

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This bug has been fixed in MATLAB 7.1 (R14SP3). For previous versions of MATLAB please see below for any possible workarounds.

There is a bug in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2) in the way that the UIGETDIR function asks you to overwrite the directory that you select.

You can work around this issue by using the UIGETFILE command to get the directory path. For example:

[file,directory] = uigetfile

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This bug has been fixed in Release 14 Service Pack 3 (R14SP3). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

There is a bug in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) related to the system's locale, as specified by the LANG environment variable.

To workaround this issue you need to set the LANG environment variable. To do this, unset LANG by running the following command at the tcsh or csh shell prompt before launching MATLAB:

unsetenv LANG

If using the bash shell, type the following command at the shell prompt before launching MATLAB:

unset LANG

Note that you can also work around this issue either by typing the filename in the Selection field of the Open File dialog, or by double-clicking on files within the MATLAB Current Directory browser.

MATLAB: Am I unable to select a file when I use the UIGETFILE function and filter on “.” in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2) on MacOS

This bug has been fixed in Release 14 Service Pack 3 (R14SP3). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

This bug has been fixed in MATLAB 7.1 (R14SP3). For previous versions of MATLAB please see below for any possible workarounds.

There is a bug in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2) in the way that the UIGETFILE function grays out all files when it uses the "*.*" filter on Mac.

To work around this issue, use a different filter than "*.*".

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