# Dynare directory+filename not work

**URL:** <https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-directory-filename-not-work/2295>\
**Category:** Dynare help (legacy posts)\
**Created:** [30 December 2011 08:50 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-directory-filename-not-work/2295 "2011-12-30T08:50:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/u/charles82)\
**Post date:** [30 December 2011 08:50 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-directory-filename-not-work/2295/1 "2011-12-30T08:50:58Z")

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I need do not use change directory comand (cd) in matlab,  
because parfor not support cd,  
how can I do dynare in different directory?  
dynare directory+filename not work

PS:  
[wc\_nk@yahoo.com.cn](mailto:wc_nk@yahoo.com.cn)

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**Author:** ![charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/u/charles82)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2012 13:25 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-directory-filename-not-work/2295/2 "2012-01-02T13:25:24Z")

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how can I change M\_, oo\_, options\_ from global to \*\* in order to support matlabpool ?

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**Author:** ![charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/u/charles82)\
**Post date:** [3 January 2012 14:06 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-directory-filename-not-work/2295/3 "2012-01-03T14:06:59Z")

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this is because in dynare.m  
in last line "evalin(‘base’,fname) not support path

how solve?

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**Author:** ![sebastien](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/sebastien/32/19973_2.png) [@sebastien](https://forum.dynare.org/u/sebastien)\
**Post date:** [4 January 2012 14:42 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-directory-filename-not-work/2295/4 "2012-01-04T14:42:47Z")

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We do not plan to change this.

You can simply do:

```auto
cd [directory]
dynare [filename]
```

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**Author:** ![charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@charles82](https://forum.dynare.org/u/charles82)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2012 02:10 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-directory-filename-not-work/2295/5 "2012-01-05T02:10:45Z")

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because cd in one lab(matlabpool), it also executes on all labs.  
so can’t use cd, addpath, or rmpath command.