I have to get an image address through the Edit Box in the GUI. then, i want to read the image on that address using the imread function. how to do it?
Address is of the form C:\Users\user\Documents\MATLAB\xyz.png

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Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 5 Jun 2012

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Why not use uigetfile() instead - it's much friendlier to the user than having to type in some filename that they can't even see or easily verify that it exists.

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Shree Nath
Shree Nath on 5 Jun 2012
exactly wat i wanted .. thank you :)

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 5 Jun 2012

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filename = get(handles.EDITBOXTAG, 'String'); %adjust EDITBOXTAG as needed
theimage = imread(filename);

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Shree Nath
Shree Nath on 5 Jun 2012
had tried it already..
it said -
??? Conversion to logical from cell is not
possible.
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 5 Jun 2012
theimage = imread(filename{1});

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