CheckPath.m

function [DirectoryName, info] = CheckPath(type,dname)
% Creates the subfolder "./M_.dname/type" if it does not exist yet.
%
% INPUTS
%    type   [string]    Name of the subfolder.
%    dname  [string]    Name of the directory
%
% OUTPUTS
%    DirectoryName      string, name of the directory (with path).
%    info               integer scalar, equal to 1 if the routine creates directory dname/type, zero otherwise.
%
% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
%    none

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info = 0;

DirectoryName = [ dname '/' type ];

if ~isdir(dname)
    % Make sure there isn't a file with the same name, see trac ticket #47
    if isfile(dname)
        delete(dname)
    end
    mkdir('.', dname);
end

if ~isdir(DirectoryName)
    % Make sure there isn't a file with the same name, see trac ticket #47
    if isfile(DirectoryName)
        delete(DirectoryName)
    end
    mkdir('.',DirectoryName);
    info = 1;
end