NewDataFolder error "expected name"

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I'm working with a function that was not written by me, and running into an error where nothing is accepted as a name by the NewDataFolder function (the error text is, "While executing NewDataFolder, the following error occurred: Expected name). I've just upgraded to Igor 6.34A for Mac, although I'm not sure whether this is associated with that upgrade.

	String SavedDF = GetDataFolder(1)
	NewDataFolder root:LineFitting:
	SetDataFolder root:LineFitting
	String Path = UniqueName("Fit_"+nameofwave(DataY)+"V"+nameofwave(DataX),11,0)
	Overwrite =1
	if (Overwrite)
		Variable PathLen = strlen(path) - 1
		Variable n = max(0, str2num(Path[PathLen]) - 1)
		Path = Path[0,PathLen-1]+num2str(n)
	endif
	Path = "root:LineFitting:'path'"
	NewDataFolder Path

Is it possible that this is an issue with the new Igor version, or is there a problem with the use of the NewDataFolder command here?
remove the single quotes from the folder path and place a $ sign in the newdatafolder command to use the contents of "Path" instead of making a folder that is named Path

May 19, 2014 at 11:21 am - Permalink