Movefile gives unknown error upon moving .txt files

I have been trying to move some .txt files using the movefile function. While this works perfect for all other files but .txt files - using for instance:

movefile('*.script','scripts');

The command

movefile('*.txt','scripts');

will give "Error using movefile Unknown error occurred." Just to make things more strange: all .txt files are moved despite the error message, but the program stops anyway.

Answer 1

[suresh regana]

Hi

it may help you.

Before executing the command movefile('*.script','scripts'); make sure all files should be closed.

try this:

fclose all;

movefile('*.script','scripts');

[Jan Keij]

Excellent suggestion! Thank you. I got an "Unknown error" from "movefile" when I tried to rename a folder. "fclose all" did the trick.

[Mahmoud Zorkot]

thanks. really help

Answer 2

[Subhra Saha]

Does this happen only with a particular directory? Does the error show up when you move one text file? Try giving the full path of the files and then try running the command.

Answer 3

[Wayne]

I ran into this error and realized I had multiple files (in different directories) of the same name. Perhaps you have text files of the same name in your matlab path? Maybe try changing it to movefile('.\*.txt', 'scripts')?

Answer 4

[neuromechanist]

For me it was the wirte permission, so I needed to run MATLAB as admin or change the permission level of the files.