Why am I unable to save my figure in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2) after I use the View Layout Grid from the Tools menu?

I plot a figure, and select the Tools -> View Layout Grid option. When I try to save the figure, I receive the following error message:

 One or more output arguments not assigned during call to

 'C:\MATLAB704\toolbox\matlab\scribe\@scribe\@scribegrid\methods.m(methods)'.

I cannot save the figure, even after returning to the default figure by deselecting the 'View Layout Grid' option again.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This bug has been fixed in MATLAB 7.2 (R2006a). For previous product releases, please read below for possible workarounds:

A bug in MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2) prevents saving a figure after the Layout View Grid option has been applied.

As a workaround, you can issue the following code before saving the figure:

hS=handle2struct(gcf);

h=struct2handle(hS,0);

This will create a new figure, which can be saved by selecting Save from the File menu or by using the HGSAVE(h,'myFig.fig') command. NOTE: this new figure will not contain a Layout Grid.