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+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@LTPDAworkbench/cb_saveObjects.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+% CB_SAVEOBJECTS save the outputs of the currently selected blocks
+%
+% CALL: LTPDAworkbench.cb_saveObjects
+%
+% M Hewitson 13-11-08
+%
+% $Id: cb_saveObjects.m,v 1.3 2010/08/06 19:10:48 ingo Exp $
+%
+function cb_saveObjects(varargin)
+  
+  wb = varargin{1};
+  
+  % Get all selected blocks
+  sbs = awtinvoke(wb.mp, 'getSelectedBlocks');
+  
+  outvars = {};
+  for ii=0:sbs.size()-1
+    block = sbs.get(ii);
+    
+    % if this is a MElementWithPorts
+    if isa(block, 'mpipeline.canvas.MElementWithPorts')
+      
+      % loop over all outputs
+      outports = block.getOutputs();
+      for kk=0:outports.size()-1
+        op = outports.get(kk);
+        % get variable name
+        outvar = LTPDAworkbench.getWS_VarName(wb.UUID, block, op.getNumber);
+        outvars = [outvars {outvar}];
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
+  
+  % Check if each var exists in the workspace, and then save them
+  
+  out = {};
+  try
+    if ~isempty(outvars)
+      for kk=1:numel(outvars)
+        disp(sprintf('** adding %s [%s] to collection', outvars{kk}, evalin('base', ['class(' outvars{kk} ')']) ));
+        cmd = 'out = [out ';
+        cmd = [cmd '{evalin(''base'', ''' outvars{kk} ''')}];'];
+        
+        eval(cmd);
+      end
+      
+      if ~isempty(out)
+        % get file name from user
+        [filename, pathname] = uiputfile('*.xml','Pick an XML-file');
+        if isequal(filename,0) || isequal(pathname,0)
+        else
+          fname = fullfile(pathname,filename);
+          save(plist('collection', out), fname);
+          disp(sprintf('*** Saved plist with %d AOs to %s', numel(out), fname));
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    
+  catch err
+    disp(err.message)
+    utils.helper.errorDlg('Unable to save selected objects. Has the pipeline been executed? Are all the objects AOs?', 'Save block outputs error');
+  end
+  
+end
+