Need fast way to find folders using DIR command

Hi - i'm trying to find only folders using the DIR command the fastest way possible. I realize the dir command returns a value "isdir" which can help you decipher this faster, however, i need something faster than that.

In past versions of maltab, i have been able to use something like

dir('C:\.*')

to bring up only folders....however this doesn't work now. any ideas? (or is my best bet to write a c function to do it?)

Answer 1

[Matt Fig]

What version are you using, because this works on 2007b:

dir('C:\*.')  % Note the . and * are transposed from yours.

[Darin McCoy]

right - it works on 2007b up to 2009B i think, but it doesn't work after that. I'm using 2011A

[Matt Fig]

Did you try it with the . and * transposed from what you showed?

[Darin McCoy]

literally - the exact command was the same from version to version.

My simple example is this

dir('C:\.*')