What you are trying to do is slow and complex: copying files in order to run them is not required, because all MATLAB functions that accept filenames will accept absolute/relative filenames, so all you need to do is add the file path to the name, before passing it to whatever function needs to use it.
Do NOT:
- Use slow cd
- Copy code/mfiles into data folders just so that they can be run on some data.
Instead simply write your code so that you correctly pass the directory path with the filenames, and your code will be simpler, more efficient, and easier to debug.
DO:
- Keep your code is one place, separate from your data.
- Use absolute/relative filenames.
