MATLAB: Matlab and Unix server – path issues when trying to create and save to folder from Matlab

Question

Hi, I am running Matlab on a remote Unix server. I am new to Unix, so something with the file structure is not meshing with my Matlab code. I first run my Matlab code on my windows machine, and everything works great. However, I run into problems on the Unix server. For example,

graph_path_fig = ['graphs\fig\'];
graph_path_pdf = ['graphs\pdf\'];
if exist([graph_path_fig],'file')
   rmdir([graph_path_fig],'s')
else
end
if exist([graph_path_pdf],'file')
   rmdir([graph_path_pdf],'s')
else
end
mkdir(graph_path_fig)
mkdir(graph_path_pdf)

Then, I form a graph and try to save it as a .pdf and a .fig. The .pdf saves to the correct folder, while the .fig does not.

fh = figure(1);
hold all
h1 = plot(grid_num,grid_num_sq);
set(h1,'LineStyle','-','LineWidth',2.0,'Color','Blue')
hold off
filename = ['fig_practice'];
save_fig = [graph_path_fig,filename];
save_pdf = [graph_path_pdf,filename];
saveas(fh,save_fig,'fig')
saveas(fh,save_pdf,'pdf')

The .pdf saves to the correct file. The .fig does not. It saves in the directory of the mfile that I am running with the following name: graphs%5Cfig%5Cfig_practice

This is instead of the correct filepath of graphs\fig\fig_practice. Any help about how to circumvent this problem would be greatly appreciated.

All the best, Bob

Answer 1

My guess is that it is due to the difference of the file seperator for Windows (\) and Unix (/). But why it works for .pdf file but not for .fig file?

help filesep;
help pathsep;
help fullfile;