How do I programmatically change the MATLAB Desktop current folder to the folder of an open script?

I would like to put a command in my open script which changes the MATLAB current folder to the folder which that script is in. Is there a command that can do this?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

On MATLAB Desktop, adding the command below to a ".m" file (not a Live Script) and executing the script changes the MATLAB current folder to the folder of that ".m" file:

 

cd(fileparts(which(mfilename)))

On MATLAB Desktop, adding the command below to a Live Script (".mlx") and executing the Live Script changes the MATLAB current folder to the folder of that Live Script:

 

cd(fileparts(matlab.desktop.editor.getActiveFilename))