using variable for name file in save - matlb

Question

I am trying to save part of my workspace in matlab.
lets say .

    a=1 
    b=3
    name1='file_a.mat'
    save(name1,a)

and got

Error using save
Argument must contain a character vector.

I also tried .

save name1 a

this generated a file named name1 (instead of file_a.mat) . I am using matlab 2017 on mac .

thank you

The documentation for save explains the inputs and their necessary data type(s). — sco1
– sco1, Commented Mar 19, 2018 at 19:21

Phil Goddard · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-19 21:30:05Z

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The name of the variable you want to save must be passed to save as a string:

a=1 
b=3
name1='file_a.mat'
%          v-v here
save(name1,'a')

Phil Goddard

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answered Mar 19, 2018 at 19:11

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