Append to Text File with For Loop

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Allen Hammack 2022-6-17

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评论： Image Analyst 2022-6-19

I am trying to append to a text file using a for loop. Here is a generalized version of my script:

for 1:length(variable)
	if isempty(dir(file_name)) == 1
		fid = fopen(strcat(pwd,'\',file_name),'w');
		fprintf(fid,strcat(repmat('%s\t',1,5),'\n'),...
			'Daily Directory',...
			'Test Directory',...
			'Data File',...
			'Position',...
			'Maximum');
		fclose(fid);
	else
	end
	fid = fopen(strcat(pwd,'\',file_name),'a');
	fprintf(fid,strcat(repmat('%s\t',1,5),'\n'),...
		daily_directory,...
		test_directory,...
		file,...        
		position_id,...
		vel_max);  
	fclose(fid);
end

When I run my script, second fprintf statement appears to overwrite the text that was produced in the previous step through this for loop. For the line

fid = fopen(strcat(pwd,'\',file_name),'a');

I have tried these options: 'a', 'at', and 'a+', but the text continues to be overwritten. Can someone please tell me how to fix my code, such that the text in my text file is appended to instead of being overwritten?

Thanks!

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Voss 2022-6-17

编辑：Voss 2022-6-17

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It doesn't appear to be a problem with the write mode/permissions:

file_name = 'test.txt';
% opening and writing the first time:
fid = fopen(strcat(pwd,filesep(),file_name),'w'); % using filesep() instead of '\', but...
% fid = fopen(fullfile(pwd(),file_name),'w');     % <-- ...using fullfile is preferred
fprintf(fid,strcat(repmat('%s\t',1,5),'\n'),...
    'Daily Directory',...
    'Test Directory',...
    'Data File',...
    'Position',...
    'Maximum');
fclose(fid);
type test.txt % check the contents so far
Daily Directory	Test Directory	Data File	Position	Maximum	
% opening and appending:
fid = fopen(strcat(pwd,filesep(),file_name),'a');
% fid = fopen(fullfile(pwd(),file_name),'a');
fprintf(fid,strcat(repmat('%s\t',1,5),'\n'),...
    'some',...
    'random',...
    '(or',...        
    'non-random)',...
    'data');  
fclose(fid);
type test.txt % check the contents now... looks like it has everything
Daily Directory	Test Directory	Data File	Position	Maximum	
some	random	(or	non-random)	data	

It may be necessary to see the actual code that's running, in order to have a chance at debugging it.

Voss 2022-6-18

@Allen Hammack: Regarding accepting my answer: Well, it was a comment, as opposed to an answer per se, so there's no way to accept it (and it didn't address the actual problem, as it turns out).

In any case, I'm glad you got it figured out!

Image Analyst 2022-6-19

@Voss can make an answer with the same solution below. Then it could be accepted.

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