Saving and attaching figure

I saved my figure in the matlab server using 'saveas' option but I wanted to attach it to the email which I am not able to do it as it is saved inside the server and not in my desktop. How can I save the figure in my desktop and attach it to my email?

Answer 1

[TARUN]

Hi @vani,

I understand that you are aiming to save a figure directly to your desktop from the MATLAB server.

To accomplish this, you need to specify a path that points to your local machine.

Below is an example of how you can achieve this:

fig = figure;  
plot(1:10, rand(1,10)); % Example plot 
% file path to your desktop 
filePath = 'C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\myFigure.png'; % Add your file path here 
saveas(fig, filePath); 

Replace “YourUsername” with your actual username on the system.

Once you run this code, the figure will be saved on your desktop, and you can attach it to your email.

You can refer to the following MathWorks documentation for more information on saveas function: https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2022a/matlab/ref/saveas.html?searchHighlight=saveas&searchResultIndex=1

[DGM]

The question is asking how to save a file from MATLAB Online to local storage on their computer. Using saveas() doesn't work for that.

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/526406-when-using-matlab-online-is-it-possible-to-save-a-file-to-a-local-computer-drive

See also the thread linked in the answer.

[TARUN]

Thank you for correcting my answer.

@vani please have a look at https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/526406-when-using-matlab-online-is-it-possible-to-save-a-file-to-a-local-computer-drive that @DGM provided.