Can I pull a file from any folder to process?

I am wondering if I can pull a file from any folder on my computer? I am using uigetfile currently but the file has to be in a specific directory

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

[filename, path] = uigetfile('Pick a file');
fullname = fullfile(path, filename);

TheImage = imread(fullname);   %use the file as appropriate

uigetfile allows the user to navigate between directories and will return the name of the directory used.