Why do I get a java exception when I click the link in an error message?

I have some MATLAB code that generates an error in the Command Window, and when I click on the hyperlink in the error message to go to tha offending line in the code I get an java exception.

The java exception starts with the line:

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The given File must have an absolute path: C:\Windows\system32

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This bug has been fixed in Release 2013a (R2013a). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

This java exception occurs in MATLAB 7.13 (R2011b) if the code that generates an error is on a path whose length is greater than or equal to 153 characters, and that contains a comma at or beyond the 106th position in the path.

As a workaround for this issue, you can either

1. move the code to a different directory that does not meet these conditions

or

2. remove the commas from path.