function dynasave(s, var_list)
% function dynasave(s,var_list)
% This optional command saves the simulation results in a .MAT file.
%
% INPUTS
%    s:              filename
%    var_list:       vector of selected endogenous variables
%
% OUTPUTS
%    none
%
% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
%    none

% Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Dynare Team
%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
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global M_ oo_

if isempty(var_list)
    var_list = M_.endo_names(1:M_.orig_endo_nbr);
end

if ~isfield(oo_, 'endo_simul') || isempty(oo_.endo_simul)
    error('dynasave:: The results structure does not contain simulated series. Maybe the periods option has not been set.')
end

n = length(var_list);
ivar = zeros(n, 1);
for i=1:n
    i_tmp = strmatch(var_list{i}, M_.endo_names, 'exact');
    if isempty(i_tmp)
        error ('One of the specified variables does not exist') ;
    else
        ivar(i) = i_tmp;
    end
end

eval([var_list{1} ' = oo_.endo_simul(ivar(1),:)'';'])
eval(['save ' s ' ' var_list{1} ' -mat'])
for dynare__i_ = 2:n
    eval([var_list{dynare__i_} ' = oo_.endo_simul(ivar(dynare__i_),:)'';'])
    eval(['save ' s ' ' var_list{dynare__i_} ' -append -mat'])
end