Conflicts when running multiple MATLAB sessions on the same dataset

[dsterry]

Description: Running automation workflows (gettraces and autotraces) in separate MATLAB instances may not work correctly. For example, autotrace may try to load a .rawtraces file before it has completed saving by gettraces in the other MATLAB session.

Workaround: Run all automation workflows in a single MATLAB session.

Development ideas:

• autotrace could check multiple times to see if file size is changing before opening
• gettraces could save the .rawtraces file with a temporary name and then rename when finished. Similar to what FlashGordon already does.

[dsterry]

The specific error is below. The rawtraces file can be read by autotrace before it is finished saving. loadTraces sees a valid file until it reaches the metadata, where the file ends abruptly.

    file: 'C:\code\spartan\Traces\loadTraces.m'
    name: 'readMetadata'
    line: 237