gui with guide into a script file

i have made 2 files a gui that asks whattypes of stuff and the quantities then an ok button that gets all the quantities, and i want to use this file in another m script, vut i dont know how to please help.

function fpok_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)
guidata(hObject,handles);
 clc
%  fpmcstr=string(get(handles.chkfpmc,'string'))
%  fpcoystr=string(get(handles.chkfpcoy,'string'))
%  fprgstr=string(get(handles.chkfprg,'string'))
%  fpblkstr=string(get(handles.chkfpblk,'string'))
%  fpmcbstr=string(get(handles.chkfpmcb,'string'))
%  fparidstr=string(get(handles.chkfparid,'string'))
%  
%
%the below is to make a struct of all the values entered by the user
  fpres=struct('FlatpackMC',nan,'FlatpackCOY',nan,'FlatpackRG',nan,'FlatpackBLK',nan,'FlatpackMCB',nan,'FlatpackArid',nan)
 
 fpmcv=get(handles.chkfpmc,'Value');%if the checkbox is checked
 fpcoyv=get(handles.chkfpcoy,'Value');
 fprgv=get(handles.chkfprg,'Value');
 fpblkv=get(handles.chkfpblk,'Value');
 fpmcbv=get(handles.chkfpmcb,'Value');
 fparidv=get(handles.chkfparid,'Value');

 if fpmcv==1;%if the checkbox is checked
     fpmcqt1=handles.fpmcqt.String; % this calls the number entered in the edit box
    fpres.FlatpackMC=str2double(fpmcqt1);% makes that number into a number
end
if fpcoyv==1;
    fpcoyqt1=handles.fpcoyqt.String;
    fpres.FlatpackCOY=str2double(fpcoyqt1);
end
if fprgv==1;
    fprgqt1=handles.fprgqt.String;
    fpres.FlatpackRG=str2double(fprgqt1);
end
if fpblkv==1;
    fpblkqt1=handles.fpblkqt.String;
    fpres.FlatpackBLK=str2double(fpblkqt1);
end
if fpmcbv==1;
    fpmcbqt1=handles.fpmcbqt.String;
    fpres.FlatpackMCB=str2double(fpmcbqt1);
end
if fparidv==1;
    fparidqt1=handles.fparidqt.String;
    fpres.FlatpackArid=str2double(fparidqt1);
end
handles.output=fpres
guidata(hObject,handles);
%uiresume(ancestor(hObject, 'flatpack'))
closereq()

this is the gui call back for the ok button

fpmcqt=0;fpcoyqt=0;fprgqt=0;fpblkqt=0;fpgyqt=0;fpmcbqt=0;
            fp=questdlg('Flatpacks','Select','Yes','No','c');
            switch fp
                
                case 'Yes'
                result=Flatpack %was told this calls the gui it does but i cant get the values
            end
            
            disp(fpres.fpmcqt)%this is just for the mc one but it runs before you can enter a value for it

this is what someone told me to do for the call back ive tried changing the fpres to the gui file name "Flatpack" and the paper name "flatpack"

[Walter Roberson]

How does this differ in technology from the discussion at https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/842565-use-a-custom-made-gui-in-another-m-file?s_tid=prof_contriblnk ?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

closereq()

Do not do that. closereq() deletes the figure, but the handles structure is stored as part of the figure, so you are deleting the saved information about what to return the caller. You need to use the uiresume() instead of closereq() .

[Joseph Catanese]

Error using uiresume (line 26)

Argument must be a Figure object.

Error in Flatpack>fpok_Callback (line

196)

uiresume(ancestor(hObject, 'flatpack'))

Error in gui_mainfcn (line 95)

feval(varargin{:});

Error in Flatpack (line 42)

gui_mainfcn(gui_State, varargin{:});

Error in

matlab.graphics.internal.figfile.FigFile/read>@(hObject,eventdata)Flatpack('fpok_Callback',hObject,eventdata,guidata(hObject))

Error while evaluating UIControl Callback.

[Image Analyst]

@Joseph Catanese, can you just attach both the entire fig file and m file with the paper clip icon? Make it easy for people to help you.

[Joseph Catanese]

the Flatpack file is the figure and at the pottom of it is the ok button with the variables im trying to use in the other code to use another script that imports time i can get those two to work togetert becaise of the save and load function.

@Image Analyst

[Walter Roberson]

You coded as

uiresume(ancestor(hObject, 'flatpack'))

but the code I posted for you before was

uiresume(ancestor(hObject, 'figure'))

Here figure is an object type. ancestor() climbs the chain of Parent of the given object until it finds a containing object whose type is the given type -- figure in this case. So given any object any number of layers down inside a figure, ancestor() with 'figure' would return the handle of the figure that the object resides inside.

[Joseph Catanese]

@Walter Roberson how do i then get the number entered from the fig to run in the other script and make the ok button close the figure

[Joseph Catanese]

i havent used guides on matlab so im sorry if you're like "bruh its not that hard smh "lol i do apreciate the help though

[Walter Roberson]

You can have the Output Function delete the figure... after you have extracted the information from handles. And as I showed in the other Question, it would return a struct that you would assign to a variable and then extract the parts of.

[Joseph Catanese]

function varargout = Flatpack(varargin)
% FLATPACK MATLAB code for Flatpack.fig
%      FLATPACK, by itself, creates a new FLATPACK or raises the existing
%      singleton*.
%
%      H = FLATPACK returns the handle to a new FLATPACK or the handle to
%      the existing singleton*.
%
%      FLATPACK('CALLBACK',hObject,eventData,handles,...) calls the local
%      function named CALLBACK in FLATPACK.M with the given input arguments.
%
%      FLATPACK('Property','Value',...) creates a new FLATPACK or raises the
%      existing singleton*.  Starting from the left, property value pairs are
%      applied to the GUI before Flatpack_OpeningFcn gets called.  An
%      unrecognized property name or invalid value makes property application
%      stop.  All inputs are passed to Flatpack_OpeningFcn via varargin.
%
%      *See GUI Options on GUIDE's Tools menu.  Choose "GUI allows only one
%      instance to run (singleton)".
%
% See also: GUIDE, GUIDATA, GUIHANDLES

% Edit the above text to modify the response to help Flatpack

% Last Modified by GUIDE v2.5 28-May-2021 20:33:16

% Begin initialization code - DO NOT EDIT
gui_Singleton = 1;
gui_State = struct('gui_Name',       mfilename, ...
                   'gui_Singleton',  gui_Singleton, ...
                   'gui_OpeningFcn', @Flatpack_OpeningFcn, ...
                   'gui_OutputFcn',  @Flatpack_OutputFcn, ...
                   'gui_LayoutFcn',  [] , ...
                   'gui_Callback',   []);
if nargin && ischar(varargin{1})
    gui_State.gui_Callback = str2func(varargin{1});
end

if nargout
    [varargout{1:nargout}] = gui_mainfcn(gui_State, varargin{:});
else
    gui_mainfcn(gui_State, varargin{:});
end

function Flatpack_OpeningFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles, varargin)
handles.output = hObject;

% Update handles structure
guidata(hObject, handles);
% uiwait(handles.flatpack);

function varargout = Flatpack_OutputFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles) 
varargout{1} = handles.output;


% --- Executes on button press in chkfpmc.
function chkfpmc_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

    fpmcv=get(hObject,'Value');
    if fpmcv==1
        set(handles.fpmcqt,'Visible','On')
    else
        set(handles.fpmcqt,'Visible','Off')
    end

function chkfpcoy_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

    fpcoyv=get(hObject,'Value');
    if fpcoyv==1
        set(handles.fpcoyqt,'Visible','On')
    else
        set(handles.fpcoyqt,'Visible','Off')
    end
    
function chkfprg_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

    fprgv=get(hObject,'Value');
    if fprgv==1
        set(handles.fprgqt,'Visible','On')
    else
        set(handles.fprgqt,'Visible','Off')
    end

function chkfpblk_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

    fpblkv=get(hObject,'Value');
    if fpblkv==1
        set(handles.fpblkqt,'Visible','On')
    else
        set(handles.fpblkqt,'Visible','Off')
    end

function chkfpmcb_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

    fpmcbv=get(hObject,'Value');
    if fpmcbv==1
        set(handles.fpmcbqt,'Visible','On')
    else
        set(handles.fpmcbqt,'Visible','Off')
    end

function chkfparid_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

    fparidv=get(hObject,'Value');
    if fparidv==1
        set(handles.fparidqt,'Visible','On')
    else
        set(handles.fparidqt,'Visible','Off')
    end

function fpmcqt_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

function fpmcqt_CreateFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles)
if ispc && isequal(get(hObject,'BackgroundColor'), get(0,'defaultUicontrolBackgroundColor'))
    set(hObject,'BackgroundColor','white');
end

function fpcoyqt_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

function fpcoyqt_CreateFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles)
if ispc && isequal(get(hObject,'BackgroundColor'), get(0,'defaultUicontrolBackgroundColor'))
    set(hObject,'BackgroundColor','white');
end

function fprgqt_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

function fprgqt_CreateFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles)
if ispc && isequal(get(hObject,'BackgroundColor'), get(0,'defaultUicontrolBackgroundColor'))
    set(hObject,'BackgroundColor','white');
end

function fpblkqt_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

function fpblkqt_CreateFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles)
if ispc && isequal(get(hObject,'BackgroundColor'), get(0,'defaultUicontrolBackgroundColor'))
    set(hObject,'BackgroundColor','white');
end

function fpmcbqt_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

function fpmcbqt_CreateFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles)

if ispc && isequal(get(hObject,'BackgroundColor'), get(0,'defaultUicontrolBackgroundColor'))
    set(hObject,'BackgroundColor','white');
end

function fparidqt_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)

function fparidqt_CreateFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles)
if ispc && isequal(get(hObject,'BackgroundColor'), get(0,'defaultUicontrolBackgroundColor'))
    set(hObject,'BackgroundColor','white');
end

% --- Executes on button press in fpok.
function fpok_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)
%guidata(hObject,handles);
 clc
%  fpmcstr=string(get(handles.chkfpmc,'string'))
%  fpcoystr=string(get(handles.chkfpcoy,'string'))
%  fprgstr=string(get(handles.chkfprg,'string'))
%  fpblkstr=string(get(handles.chkfpblk,'string'))
%  fpmcbstr=string(get(handles.chkfpmcb,'string'))
%  fparidstr=string(get(handles.chkfparid,'string'))
%  
  fpres=struct('fpmcqt',nan,'fpcoyqt',nan,'fprgqt',nan,'fpblkqt',nan,'fpmcbqt',nan,'fparidqt',nan)

 if get(handles.chkfpmc,'Value')
    fpmcqt1=handles.fpmcqt.String;
    fpres.fpmcqt=str2double(fpmcqt1)
end
if get(handles.chkfpcoy,'Value')
    fpcoyqt1=handles.fpcoyqt.String;
    fpres.fpcoyqt=str2double(fpcoyqt1)
end
if get(handles.chkfprg,'Value')
    fprgqt1=handles.fprgqt.String;
    fpres.fprgqt=str2double(fprgqt1)
end
if get(handles.chkfpblk,'Value')
    fpblkqt1=handles.fpblkqt.String;
    fpres.fpblkqt=str2double(fpblkqt1)
end
if get(handles.chkfpmcb,'Value')
    fpmcbqt1=handles.fpmcbqt.String;
    fpres.fpmcbqt=str2double(fpmcbqt1)
end
if get(handles.chkfparid,'Value')
    fparidqt1=handles.fparidqt.String;
    fpres.fparidqt=str2double(fparidqt1)
end
handles.output=fpres;
%guidata(hObject,handles);
uiresume(ancestor(hObject, 'figure'))
closereq()
%save(Flatpack, 'fpres.FlatpackMC')

[Joseph Catanese]

%% Flatpack
            fp=questdlg('Flatpacks','Select','Yes','No','c');
            switch fp
                case 'Yes'
                    fpres=Flatpack;
                otherwise
                    fpres=struct('fpmcqt',0,'fpcoyqt',0,'fprgqt',0,'fpblkqt',0,'fpmcbqt',0,'fparidqt',0);
            end
            fpmcqt=fpres.fpmcqt;
            fpcoyqt=fpresfpcoyqt;
            fprgqt=fpres.fprgqt;
            fpblkqt=fpres.fpblkqt;
            fpmcbqt=fpres.fpmcbqt;
            fparidqt=fpres.fparidqt;
            disp(fpmcqt)
            disp(fpcoyqt)
            disp(fprgqt)
            disp(fpblkqt)
            disp(fpmcbqt)
            disp(fparidqt)

[Joseph Catanese]

this is what i have right now and it displays the struct with the number but for the call to it in the script with the questdlg it runs the fpmcqt before i can enter a number in the figure

[Joseph Catanese]

@Walter Roberson

[Walter Roberson]

Still waiting for the .fig that Image Analyst asked for a week ago.

[Joseph Catanese]

sorry didnt see that untill today heres the two files the flatpack.m is for the fig and the receiving variables is for the main script @Walter Roberson

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

Several ways are shown in the FAQ:

https://matlab.fandom.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_share_data_between_callback_functions_in_my_GUI.28s.29.3F

Write back if none of them work for you and attach your m-file, fig file, and any files needed at runtime to launch your program.