dynare/matlab/load_first_mh_history_file.m

function info = load_first_mh_history_file(MetropolisFolder, ModelName)

% This routine requires that the MCMC draws were obtained with a dynare version greater than 4.3.3.

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% record is also a Matlab function.
record = 0;

% Get the list of all the mh_history files.
BaseName = [MetropolisFolder filesep ModelName];
mh_history_files = dir([BaseName '_mh_history_*.mat']);

if isequal(length(mh_history_files),0)
    error(['Estimation::load_mh_file: I cannot find any mh-history file in ' MetropolisFolder '!'])
end

load([BaseName '_mh_history_0.mat']);

if isequal(nargout,0)
    assignin('caller', 'record', record);
else
    info = record;
end