How can I get a non-UNC path with the tempfile function?

If I call the tempfile function on a Window PC I get an UNC path (starts with \\). I think this is because I am running a network version of MatLab. What do I have to do to get a regular DOS path (e.g. E:\)? Can I just map the LAN drive that I get?

Answer 1

[Kaustubha Govind]

You may need to map the directory to a drive as well as set your $TEMP environment variable accordingly (you will need to restart MATLAB to get updated environment variables).

[David O'Hara]

Thanks. We'll give this a try. Client also said setting current directory to C:\ did the trick.

Answer 2

[David O'Hara]

I am thinking this may be the answer from the workaround section.

On a Windows® platform, you should not start a MATLAB session, from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, such as \\mycompany\bigserver\matlab. You will see errors if you do this. UNC paths are not supported for matlabroot.

You can work around this by mapping a drive to the location.