Display file names from current directory if more than n characters
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Hi,
I want to write code that returns the filenames in my current directory, but only those filenames with more than n characters.
My code so far:
directory = dir('*.*'); % specifiy files, leave out folders
% remove the two '.' and '..' folders at the top
if length(directory) >= 3
directory = directory(3:end);
end
But how do I select only those filenames with more than n characters? I thought about setting up a logical vector, but I don't know how to do that. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Many thanks,
Dobs
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Stephen23
on 30 Nov 2021
Edited: Stephen23
on 30 Nov 2021
"But how do I select only those filenames with more than n characters?"
Is that actually the goal, or is this really just your attempt to remove the dot directory names?:
Note that the dot directories are not guaranteed to be the first and second names returned, so your code already has a bug in it:
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