Creating Shortcut for Matlab app (mlapp)

Is there a way to create a desktop shortcut to run a GUI created with the Matlab App designer (.mlapp file)?

Answer 1

[Eric Delgado]

No. You have to compile it. And then, during the installation process of your app, you could choose to create a desktop shortcut for your app.

[John Murphy]

That's too bad. Thanks.

Answer 2

[jon]

Yes, It is possible. Lets assume you have a matlab app called MyApp.

Open notepad, write the following, then save as a .bat file. Make a desktop shortcut to your bat file (or just put the bat file on the desktop i guess)

:: echo off will stop the window temrinal from showing up

@echo off

:: if matlab already open then kill it

TASKLIST | FINDSTR MATLAB && TASKKILL /IM MATLAB.exe /F

:: then open the script, minimise the main page, dont show the splash screen, and i forgot what the -r option means

matlab -minimize -nosplash -r "MyApp"

To take this one step further, I downloaded SplashScreen from FEX (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/30508-splashscreen), and wrote a matlab script which opens a splash screen then starts the app. In this case I change the BAT file to open this matlab script instead of opening the app directly.

s = SplashScreen('Starting LAPS','laps_sicm_logo.png'); % show my custom splash screen

MyApp; % start MyApp

s.Visible = 'off'; % i dont remember why i turn this off then on, maybe it brings the window to the front?

s.Visible = 'on';

delete(s); % remove the splash screen once the app has started

Therefore, in this more complicated scenario, the BAT file will:

1- check if matlab is already open, and if so it will close it to avoid multiple instances

2- open Matlab with the main window minimised

3- show a custom splash screen

4- open my desired app