MATLAB Compiler for a .mlapp that have a .m file

I have tried a lot of times and tried searching for soemthing similar but couldn't find it

I have a .m file. Then I use app designer to create a GUI (.mlapp) that execute/run the .m file . It works perfectly in app designer where I click the run button and it will run the .m file ( this main .m file consists a lot of functions) .

However, when I try to use compiler to compile it to a standalone desktop app, and run it. It does have the GUI interface but it doesn't run my .m file.

I can't seem to understand why

If I just compile the .m file , it works perfectly too. It just doens't have the GUI interface that I desgined using app designer.

Can someone please give me some guidance ?

Below is my script:

I just need it to execute the run

classdef Lector6xx_Final_Testing < matlab.apps.AppBase

    % Properties that correspond to app components
    properties (Access = public)
        UIFigure                      matlab.ui.Figure
        ResultTextArea                matlab.ui.control.TextArea
        ResultTextAreaLabel           matlab.ui.control.Label
        Image                         matlab.ui.control.Image
        filetypeTextArea              matlab.ui.control.TextArea
        filetypeTextAreaLabel         matlab.ui.control.Label
        TitleEditField                matlab.ui.control.EditField
        TitleLabel                    matlab.ui.control.Label
        imageVariantTextArea          matlab.ui.control.TextArea
        imageVariantTextAreaLabel     matlab.ui.control.Label
        focusTextArea                 matlab.ui.control.TextArea
        focusTextAreaLabel            matlab.ui.control.Label
        InputoftestcaseTextArea       matlab.ui.control.TextArea
        InputoftestcaseTextAreaLabel  matlab.ui.control.Label
        StartButton                   matlab.ui.control.Button
    end

    % Callbacks that handle component events
    methods (Access = private)

        % Button pushed function: StartButton
        function StartButtonPushed(app, event)
            run("C:\Users\a\Documents\MATLAB\Test_main_Edited.m")
        end
    end

    % Component initialization
    methods (Access = private)

        % Create UIFigure and components
        function createComponents(app)

            % Create UIFigure and hide until all components are created
            app.UIFigure = uifigure('Visible', 'off');
            app.UIFigure.Color = [0.9412 0.9412 0.9412];
            app.UIFigure.Position = [100 100 640 480];
            app.UIFigure.Name = 'MATLAB App';

            % Create StartButton
            app.StartButton = uibutton(app.UIFigure, 'push');
            app.StartButton.ButtonPushedFcn = createCallbackFcn(app, @StartButtonPushed, true);
            app.StartButton.BackgroundColor = [0.7098 0.9686 0.9647];
            app.StartButton.Position = [481 118 100 22];
            app.StartButton.Text = 'Start';

            % Create InputoftestcaseTextAreaLabel
            app.InputoftestcaseTextAreaLabel = uilabel(app.UIFigure);
            app.InputoftestcaseTextAreaLabel.HorizontalAlignment = 'right';
            app.InputoftestcaseTextAreaLabel.Position = [14 218 94 22];
            app.InputoftestcaseTextAreaLabel.Text = 'Input of testcase';

            % Create InputoftestcaseTextArea
            app.InputoftestcaseTextArea = uitextarea(app.UIFigure);
            app.InputoftestcaseTextArea.Position = [123 177 266 65];
            app.InputoftestcaseTextArea.Value = {'contrast-csv, spatialdefects, singlePixelSaturation'};

            % Create focusTextAreaLabel
            app.focusTextAreaLabel = uilabel(app.UIFigure);
            app.focusTextAreaLabel.HorizontalAlignment = 'right';
            app.focusTextAreaLabel.Position = [14 139 38 22];
            app.focusTextAreaLabel.Text = 'focus ';

            % Create focusTextArea
            app.focusTextArea = uitextarea(app.UIFigure);
            app.focusTextArea.Position = [123 137 266 26];
            app.focusTextArea.Value = {'6 or 12 , mm'};

            % Create imageVariantTextAreaLabel
            app.imageVariantTextAreaLabel = uilabel(app.UIFigure);
            app.imageVariantTextAreaLabel.HorizontalAlignment = 'right';
            app.imageVariantTextAreaLabel.Position = [14 91 76 22];
            app.imageVariantTextAreaLabel.Text = 'imageVariant';

            % Create imageVariantTextArea
            app.imageVariantTextArea = uitextarea(app.UIFigure);
            app.imageVariantTextArea.Position = [123 72 266 43];
            app.imageVariantTextArea.Value = {'1 or 2 '};

            % Create TitleLabel
            app.TitleLabel = uilabel(app.UIFigure);
            app.TitleLabel.BackgroundColor = [0 0.4471 0.7412];
            app.TitleLabel.HorizontalAlignment = 'center';
            app.TitleLabel.FontSize = 18;
            app.TitleLabel.FontColor = [1 1 1];
            app.TitleLabel.Position = [190 436 49 27];
            app.TitleLabel.Text = 'Title :';

            % Create TitleEditField
            app.TitleEditField = uieditfield(app.UIFigure, 'text');
            app.TitleEditField.HorizontalAlignment = 'center';
            app.TitleEditField.FontSize = 18;
            app.TitleEditField.FontColor = [1 1 1];
            app.TitleEditField.BackgroundColor = [0 0.4471 0.7412];
            app.TitleEditField.Position = [246 436 236 27];
            app.TitleEditField.Value = ' testing';

            % Create filetypeTextAreaLabel
            app.filetypeTextAreaLabel = uilabel(app.UIFigure);
            app.filetypeTextAreaLabel.HorizontalAlignment = 'right';
            app.filetypeTextAreaLabel.Position = [14 38 47 22];
            app.filetypeTextAreaLabel.Text = 'file type';

            % Create filetypeTextArea
            app.filetypeTextArea = uitextarea(app.UIFigure);
            app.filetypeTextArea.Position = [123 35 266 27];
            app.filetypeTextArea.Value = {'.bmp or . jpg'};

            % Create Image
            app.Image = uiimage(app.UIFigure);
            app.Image.Position = [254 260 164 158];
            app.Image.ImageSource = 'le.PNG';

            % Create ResultTextAreaLabel
            app.ResultTextAreaLabel = uilabel(app.UIFigure);
            app.ResultTextAreaLabel.BackgroundColor = [1 1 0.0667];
            app.ResultTextAreaLabel.HorizontalAlignment = 'center';
            app.ResultTextAreaLabel.Position = [432 62 40 22];
            app.ResultTextAreaLabel.Text = 'Result';

            % Create ResultTextArea
            app.ResultTextArea = uitextarea(app.UIFigure);
            app.ResultTextArea.BackgroundColor = [1 1 0.0667];
            app.ResultTextArea.Position = [480 35 150 60];
            app.ResultTextArea.Value = {'Result is automatically saved in a txt file in the same folder'};

            % Show the figure after all components are created
            app.UIFigure.Visible = 'on';
        end
    end

    % App creation and deletion
    methods (Access = public)

        % Construct app
        function app = Final_Testing

            % Create UIFigure and components
            createComponents(app)

            % Register the app with App Designer
            registerApp(app, app.UIFigure)

            if nargout == 0
                clear app
            end
        end

        % Code that executes before app deletion
        function delete(app)

            % Delete UIFigure when app is deleted
            delete(app.UIFigure)
        end
    end
end

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

https://www.mathworks.com/help/compiler/unsupported-functions.html

Functions Not Supported for Compilation by MATLAB Compiler and MATLAB Compiler SDK

[...]

run

What you should do is invoke the code without using run . Make sure it is on your MATLAB path and call it by name.

[Eric Aw]

@Walter Roberson Thank you for the input , understand that the command 'run' is not supported.

Could you elaborate more on this statement - 'Make sure it is on your MATLAB path and call it by name'

I can't find other method to execute the file without using run

[Walter Roberson]

run("C:\Users\a\Documents\MATLAB\Test_main_Edited.m")

In order to compile that, you would have to have added C:\Users\a\Documents\MATLAB to your MATLAB path (if it is not already there)

Then you would replace that call with

Test_main_Edited;

What the run() function does is locate the indicated file, cd() to the directory, and use evalin('caller') the name of the file (with extension removed.) . In the situation where the file is already on the path and the name is not overshadowed, then just naming the script has nearly the same effect. ("nearly" because if the script happens to refer to other functions or scripts in the same directory, then the fact that run() cd's to the directory can make a difference as to what gets invoked in the case where there is shadowing going on.)

[Eric Aw]

@Walter Roberson

Understand. It works perfectly now .

Thank you very much for the guidance