print function executes index.m in CWD

[Dmitri A. Sergatskov]

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Ben Abbott <bpabbott at mac.com> wrote:
>
> On Sep 5, 2008, at 9:27 PM, Dmitri A. Sergatskov wrote:
>
>> I think I know what happened.
>> When I have index.m in the current directory it
>> shadows off the index.m function from strings
>> package.
>> The strings package (and function index()) is being
>> used by octaverc.
>>
>> I do not know what the situation with Matlab.
>> Does it have index.m somewhere (I cannot find it on the web)?
>> Does it have the pernicious feature to execute index.m
>> in current directory (or perhaps in all directories in the path)?
>>
>> We definitely have a conflict here and I do not know what is the best
>> way to solve it: do we rename index() function into something else
>> (I would suggest idx())?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Dmitri.
>> --
>
>
> in Matlab 2008b
>
>>> which index
> 'index' not found.
>>>
>
> Matlab will search the pwd prior to the path.
>
> I'd suggest you rename *your* file to something other than index.m.
>

Than I do not understand why do we need the magic with executing index.m
in the current directory.

> Ben
>
>

Dmitri.
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