I am using matlab R2011b. I created a matlab gui that is a simple calculator just make addition. Then I created an .exe file. When I doudle click the .exe file which is in 'distrib' folder, nothing happens. Also, there is no error message.
I don't understand the reason. Is there anybody who has an idea about it?
I encountered 2 problems in the past when I tried to create an exe.
A. The program shut itself down as soon as it was 'finished'. To check whether the program actually runs, consider making a test program like this:
'abcd'
pause(5)
'efg'
If you can make a program like this, at least you know you can make a working exe.
B. You can choose from a few kinds of projects. Several of these make an exe, but you only want 1 of them. Not sure which one but it is not that hard to try all 3 or so options with a simple test program.
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Objective:
I'm trying to use a program called Texmod.exe to start another program (exe) with certain parameters.
Background:
Texmod is program that opens up another exe and extracts/replaces textures that are pulled up in the second program while it is running. I'm trying to start the second exe with the parameters: -AlwaysFocus -ControllerOffset=1 -SaveDataId=2. Starting the second exe with shortcuts/.bat that have these parameters in a command line DOES work. However, I would like to do this in conjunction with Texmod.
Complications:
I'm using Texmod v0.9 b which doesn't support starting an exe with command line parameters. Newer versions, such as the open source reboot known as uMod, does support but it doesn't replace textures as well and crashes often compared to the original version.
Texmod.exe must start the second exe directly. Texmod can't select a shortcut to start the exe. I've tried making Texmod start another exe/.bat that then starts the second desired exe with parameters but this causes Texmod not to function.
Methods I have thought about but not sure if they work or even possible:
Somehow forcing all processes started by Texmod.exe to start with certain parameters
Somehow force the desired exe to always start with certain parameters regardless of start method (via Texmod, shortcuts, .bat, etc)
Add parameters to the process started by the desired exe after it is already running
Obviously I'm open to any ideas. Is what I'm asking even possible? Sorry if it seems unclear or I sound irrational; my knowledge on this is limited.
Edit: #Toby Speight I'm not sure what you mean by an example of the code I'm having trouble with as I'm just wondering if it's possible to perform the scenario I described. This is where I got the Texmod program from (it's the oldest release texmod.zip - Original TexMod 0.9 beta). I've searched the internet for possible solutions but I've found very few so some of the methods I've tried are:
Used Texmod.exe to start a desktop shortcut with target: "directory to exe" -AlwaysFocus -ControllerOffset=1 -SaveDataId=2. The result was Texmod couldn't use the shortcut and just opened the exe without the parameters.
Used Texmod to start an exe named caller.exe which started the exe I desired using the method described here. In command.txt, described by the instructions, I put ""name of exe.exe" -AlwaysFocus -ControllerOffset=1 -SaveDataId=2." The result was the exe started with the parameters but Texmod failed to modify the textures because it was modifying textures pulled up by caller.exe instead.
Used Texmod to open a .bat file with the lines: ""name of exe.exe" -AlwaysFocus -ControllerOffset=1 -SaveDataId=2." The result was the same as attempt described in #2.
Edit2: I also stumbled on this page where someone else claims they managed to achieve what sounds like the objective I desire. However, I do not know enough about code to understand it. If someone could look over this to see if it would work or see if they can modify it to fit the arguments that I desire.
You can use windows registry to force Windows run another app when specific .exe is called. Let me show an example: i'm trying to use TexMod with Remember Me.
Required setup:
Create a copy of game .exe, place it near original with different name, eg RememberMe_copy.exe
Go to windows registry location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
create new key named as original .exe, in my case it's RememberMe.exe. Registry key looks like a folder.
In this key, create new string value named Debugger with full path to copy of .exe with required commandline args. For example: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Remember Me\Binaries\Win32\RememberMe_copy.exe" -ReadPoolSizeFromIni. Note the path to .exe is quoted, commandline arguments are not. String value has type REG_SZ.
Now when you try to run anything called RememberMe.exe, Windows will instead run the RememberMe_copy.exe with specified parameters (and something else but we don't care). This feature is left in Windows for debugging purposes.
Finally, open TexMod, select RememberMe.exe. It will think it's running original file, but instead Windows will silently run another file with another parameters. As there is nothing else in between, TexMod is happy.
Why can't we use single file? Well, Windows will run original .exe instead of original .exe, then instead of it will run original .exe... causing infinite loop.
My problem is as described. My script downloads files through an external call to cmd (using the system function and then .NET to make keypresses). The issue is that when it tries to fopen these files I downloaded (filenames from a text file I write as I download), it doesn't find them, causing an error. When I run the script again after seeing it fail, it works but only up to the point where it's trying to download/call new files again, where it runs into the same problem.
Are new files downloaded during when a script is running somehow not visible to the search path? Because the folder is most definitely in my search path (seeing as it works outside of during-script downloads). It's not that it isn't getting the files fast enough either, cause they appear in my folder almost instantly, and I've tried a delay to allow for it to recognize it, but that didn't work either.
I'm not sure if it's important to note that the script calls an external function which tries to read the files from the .txt list I create in the main script.
Any ideas?
The script to download the files looks like so:
NET.addAssembly('System.Windows.Forms');
sendkey = #(strkey) System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(strkey);
system('start cygwinbatch.bat')
pause(.1)
sendkey(callStr1)
sendkey('{ENTER}')
pause(.1)
sendkey(callStr2)
sendkey('{ENTER}')
pause(.1)
sendkey('exit')
pause(2)
sendkey('{ENTER}')
But that is not the main reason I am asking: I am confident that the downloads are occurring when the script calls them, because I see them appearing in my folder as it called. I am more confused as to why MATLAB doesn't seem to know they are there while the script is running, and I have to stop it and run it again for it to recognize the ones I've downloaded already.
Thank you,
Aaron
The answer here is probably to run the 'rehash' function. Matlab does not look for new files while executing an operation, and in some environments misses new files even during interactive activity.
Running the rehash function forces Matlab to search through its full path and determine if there are any new files.
I've never tried to run rehash in the middle of an operation though. ...
My guess is that the MATLAB interpreter is trying to look ahead and is throwing errors based on a snapshot of what the filesystem looked like before the files were downloaded. Do you get different behavior if you run it one line at a time using F9? If that's the case then you may be able to prevent the interpreter from looking ahead by using eval().
I have a script, called TESTSCRIPT. It was running fine since I created it several hours ago, but now whenever I try to run it, either by pressing F5 or using the command prompt, I get the error message
Undefined function or variable 'TESTSCRIPT'
TESTSCRIPT is in fact a solution to another script file that had suffered the same consequence. I have read through many people's MatLab Forum posts, and I have tried many, if not all, the solutions given:
Checked, double checked, and triple checked the Matlab paths using path, which TESTSCRIPT, and pwd. All return the correct paths.
Changed file and function names so that they wouldn't match any function or file I don't know about within the MatLab paths.
Creating a new file, and copying the code. This provided a temporary solution, until now.
Commented out all but the declaration of two variables. Still get the same error message.
Changed computers. This didn't change anything.
The only thing that stood out when I did all these was when I typed which TESTSCRIPT and got <path>\MATLAB\TESTSCRIPT\TESTSCRIPT.m % Has no license available. I definitely do have a license, because I've been using it for the last 8-9 months without a problem.
I cannot put breakpoints within the code. When I try, a window pops up and says:
License Checkout failed.
License Manager Error -39
along with other stuff.
Scripts older than a week run fine when I hit F5. If I select a piece of code, within TESTSCRIPT, and run just that selection (by pressing F9), that runs without a problem.
My first thought was the file is corrupt, but then a new file would have worked, and this being the third time I've had to creat a new set of files, I'm confident it is not the case.
What is going on, and how do I solve this?
UPDATE
This seems to have resolved itself when I closed and opened MatLab. It does not explain why it has done this, but the problem seems to be solved.
Both dec2rad and pi are builtin functions, rename both variables to avoid the error.
I got a .exe file complied by Fortran, which is for converting one format to another one. I have to run it lots of times and each time with different input. I could able to run the exe file with below script
command=('C:\Program Files\Director2.exe < O:\Free\1.dat');
system(command);
until now every thing is fine but when the GUI is comes up plus input data, I should chose the format and new directory for saving the conversion. I would like to know, is there any way to do that? Indeed I don't wanna use java.awt.Robot class which is not work for me (GUI automation using a Robot).
Also I have check this post, which has not been helpful.
(How to run .exe file from matlab)
Thanks in advance,
I have recently been working with Matlab. My question stems from my usage over a few months and is something that I can't seem to solve. I have an external SVM toolbox (OSU-SVM) that I would like to interface to with my project. I am able to get the entire system to work when I add the path of the toolbox manually (Right click -> Add to Path -> Selected Folders and Subfolders). What I would like to do is add the folder in a script. I've tried the "addpath" command but for some reason I can't get it to find the library relative to the m-file (script) that I run the command from. The following is an example of the code:
% Add OSU SVM system
addpath(genpath('./osu-svm/'));
The reason the I'd like to add the path using a relative folder to the M-file is that the code needs to run in a different environment that will not have the toolbox install. The code is also going to be executed in a different OS to the one I am developing on. That is, I am running a Windows Matlab to develop the code and need to run the finished system on a Linux machine. The process of running my files needs to be as painless as possible and shouldn't require much input from the user. That is why I'm specifically trying to avoid manual addition of the path.
On a side note a similar problem occurs when I wish to use "uigetfile" using a relative path. I believe there is something I am missing that will help me solve both of these simultaneously. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Instead of './osu-svm/' alone use
fullfile('.','osu-svm')
The reason it does not work for you on windows is that you are using forward slash file separators. Full file will make a file string containing the correct file separator for each OS.
The genpath example in the matlab documentation also uses fullfile
http://www.mathworks.co.uk/help/techdoc/ref/genpath.html
Furthermore, the '.' is kinda unnecessary as it just means "relative to the current directory" and can be left out of the command. Perhaps you meant one directory up?
'..'
???