diff --git a/matlab/McMCDiagnostics.m b/matlab/McMCDiagnostics.m
index e7e3c170e..572e4f397 100644
--- a/matlab/McMCDiagnostics.m
+++ b/matlab/McMCDiagnostics.m
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ npar = npar + estim_params_.ncn;
 npar = npar + estim_params_.np ;
 MAX_nruns = ceil(options_.MaxNumberOfBytes/(npar+2)/8);
 
-load(['.\' M_.dname '\metropolis\' M_.fname '_mh_history.mat'])
+load(['./' M_.dname '/metropolis/' M_.fname '_mh_history.mat'])
 
 PastDraws = sum(record.MhDraws,1);
 LastFileNumber = PastDraws(2);
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ for j=1:npar
     for b = 1:nblck
         startline = 0;
         for n = 1:LastFileNumber-1
-            eval(['load ' M_.dname '\metropolis\' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(n) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
+            eval(['load ' M_.dname '/metropolis/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(n) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
             clear logpo2 post2;
             tmp((b-1)*NumberOfDraws+startline+1:(b-1)*NumberOfDraws+MAX_nruns*n,1) = x2(:,j);
             clear x2;
             startline = startline + MAX_nruns;
         end
-        eval(['load ' M_.dname '\metropolis\' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(LastFileNumber) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
+        eval(['load ' M_.dname '/metropolis/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(LastFileNumber) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
         clear logpo2 post2;
         tmp((b-1)*NumberOfDraws+startline+1:(b-1)*NumberOfDraws+MAX_nruns*(LastFileNumber-1)+LastLineNumber,1) = x2(:,j);
         clear x2;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ clear UDIAG;
 %% Multivariate diagnostic.
 %%
 if TeX
-    fidTeX = fopen([M_.dname '\TeX\' M_.fname '_MultivariateDiagnostics.TeX'],'w');
+    fidTeX = fopen([M_.dname '/TeX/' M_.fname '_MultivariateDiagnostics.TeX'],'w');
     fprintf(fidTeX,'%% TeX eps-loader file generated by McmcDiagnostics.m (Dynare).\n');
     fprintf(fidTeX,['%% ' datestr(now,0) '\n']);
     fprintf(fidTeX,' \n');
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ MDIAG = zeros(NumberOfLines,6);
 for b = 1:nblck
     startline = 0;
     for n = 1:LastFileNumber-1
-        eval(['load ' M_.dname '\metropolis\' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(n) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
+        eval(['load ' M_.dname '/metropolis/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(n) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
         clear x2 post2;
         tmp((b-1)*NumberOfDraws+startline+1:(b-1)*NumberOfDraws+MAX_nruns*n,1) = logpo2;
         startline = startline+MAX_nruns;
     end
-    eval(['load ' M_.dname '\metropolis\' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(LastFileNumber) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
+    eval(['load ' M_.dname '/metropolis/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(LastFileNumber) '_blck' int2str(b)]);
     clear x2 post2;
     tmp((b-1)*NumberOfDraws+startline+1:(b-1)*NumberOfDraws+ MAX_nruns*(LastFileNumber-1)+LastLineNumber,1) = logpo2;
 end
@@ -323,4 +323,4 @@ if TeX
     fprintf(fidTeX,'\n');
     fprintf(fidTeX,'% End Of TeX file.');
     fclose(fidTeX);
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/matlab/metropolis.m b/matlab/metropolis.m
index 7337abcf7..915f1d82f 100644
--- a/matlab/metropolis.m
+++ b/matlab/metropolis.m
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ elseif options_.load_mh_file == -1% The previous metropolis-hastings
   % (if there was a complete session before the crash) ?
   if OldMh
     ante = sum(record.MhDraws(1:end-1,2),1);
-    load(['.\' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(ante) '_blck' ...
+    load(['./' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(ante) '_blck' ...
 	  int2str(CrashedBlck) '.mat'],'logpo2');
     if length(logpo2) == MAX_nruns
       IsTheLastFileOfThePreviousMhFull = 1;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ elseif options_.load_mh_file == -1% The previous metropolis-hastings
     MhFileNumber = ante;
     while MhFileExist
       MhFileNumber = MhFileNumber + 1;
-      if ~exist(['.\' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(MhFileNumber) '_blck' int2str(CrashedBlck) '.mat'])
+      if ~exist(['./' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(MhFileNumber) '_blck' int2str(CrashedBlck) '.mat'])
 	MhFileExist = 0;
       end
     end
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ elseif options_.load_mh_file == -1% The previous metropolis-hastings
     nruns(CrashedBlck) = nruns(CrashedBlck)-NumberOfSavedDraws; 
     % I initialize with the last saved mh file of the inccomplete
     % block:
-    load(['.\' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(MhFileNumber-1) '_blck' int2str(CrashedBlck) '.mat']);
+    load(['./' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(MhFileNumber-1) '_blck' int2str(CrashedBlck) '.mat']);
     ilogpo2(CrashedBlck) = logpo2(end);
     ix2(CrashedBlck,:) = x2(end,:);
     NewFile(CrashedBlck) = MhFileNumber;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ end% of (if options_.load_mh_file == {0,1 or -1})
 InitSizeArray = min([MAX_nruns*ones(nblck) nruns],[],2);
 for b = fblck:nblck
   if (options_.load_mh_file~=0)  & (fline(b)>1) & OpenOldFile(b)
-    load(['.\' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(NewFile(b)) ...
+    load(['./' DirectoryName '/' M_.fname '_mh' int2str(NewFile(b)) ...
 	  '_blck' int2str(b) '.'])
     x2 = [x2;zeros(InitSizeArray(b)-fline(b)+1,npar)];
     logpo2 = [logpo2;zeros(InitSizeArray(b)-fline(b)+1,1)];