function fileName = findFileByCode(folderPath, code) % FINDFILEBYCODE Searches for a file in a folder structure by a given code. % fileName = findFileByCode(folderPath, code) searches recursively in % folderPath for a file containing 'code' in its name and returns the % full file name if found. % % Inputs: % folderPath - The root directory to search in % code - The unique code to search for in file names % % Output: % fileName - The full file name if found, empty if not found % Initialize output fileName = ''; % Get list of all files and folders in the folderPath files = dir(folderPath); % Iterate through the list for i = 1:length(files) % Skip '.' and '..' if files(i).isdir if ~startsWith(files(i).name, '.') % Avoid hidden folders % Recursive search in subdirectories subFolder = fullfile(folderPath, files(i).name); fileName = findFileByCode(subFolder, code); if ~isempty(fileName) return; % Stop searching if found end end else % Check if the file name contains the code if contains(files(i).name, code) fileName = fullfile(folderPath, files(i).name); return; end end end end