Create a shortcut to a file in a script

Hi, i have two problems,

I need to check if a folder exists, it not i create a folder.

After this i need to create a shortcut to a text file in this new or existing folder.

How do i check if a folder exists and create a file shortcut in MATLAB?

[Jan]

What exactly is "a shortcut" here?

Answer 1

[Matthew Crema]

To create a folder if it does not exist:

if ~exist(foldername,'dir')
 mkdir(foldername)
end

To create a shortcut you might use your operating system's appropriate command. Type "help system" at the MATLAB command line.