Cannot open file for reading when using system()
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I have two files in a directory, 'test01.model' and 'test02.model'. These files are used as input into a Windows executable program. My code uses the system command to run the .exe program with each file and obtain the results. As an example, I use the following code.
sysInput = 'C:\geopsypack-win10-3.3.1\bin\gpdc.exe test01.model'
[status, result] = system(sysInput, '-echo');
Everything works fine for 'test01.model.
When I change sysInput to:
sysInput = 'C:\geopsypack-win10-3.3.1\bin\gpdc.exe test02.model'
I get the following message: 'Cannot open file 'test02.model' for reading'.
If I use the ! command as follows
!C:\geopsypack-win10-3.3.1\bin\gpdc.exe < test02.model
The following is returned: 'The system cannot find the file specified.'
I have used the exist command as follows:
exist('C:\geopsypack-win10-3.3.1\bin\test02.model')
A value of 2 is returned, so the file does exist.
When I open up a poweshell in the directory where 'gpdc.exe' and 'test02.model' are located, I can run the program from the command line with 'test02.model' and obtain results. I made a copy of 'test01.model' and renamed it to 'test02.model' and still have the same problem.
What can I do so that 'test02.model' can be used as input to my .exe program using MATLAB?
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Mario Malic
on 11 Sep 2020
Edited: Mario Malic
on 11 Sep 2020
I have just moved the comment to answer as it helped, so we can close the question and get a rep point.
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