issue with using a variable for path name

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I tried to save my path address to a variable and use the variable as CD funtion but i am getting an error.
Path = ('H:\dcx_cpe\CRANE\Truck Data');
cd('Path');
I am getting the below error.
Cannot CD to H:\dcx_cpe\CRANE\Truck Data\Path (Name is nonexistent or not a directory).
How do i fix this issue?
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Stephen23
Stephen23 on 7 Apr 2022
Do not CD just to import/export data files. CD is slow and makes debugging harder.
Every function that import/exports datafiles accepts absolute/relative filenames. You should use absolute/relative filenames.

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Fangjun Jiang
Fangjun Jiang on 7 Apr 2022
cd(Path).
avoid using 'Path' as variable name as path() is a function.
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Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 7 Apr 2022
If you need to change the current directory, change it once not twice. That's like walking through a door then immediately walking through that same door again -- you end up where you started.

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