run

Run MATLAB script

Syntax

run(scriptname)

Description

run(scriptname) runs the MATLAB^® script specified by scriptname.

Examples

Run Script Not on Current Path

Create a temporary folder that is not on your current path.

tmp = tempname;
mkdir(tmp)

Write MATLAB code to a file in the folder.

newFile = fullfile(tmp,'ANewFile.m');
fid = fopen(newFile,'w');
fprintf(fid,'Z = magic(5);\n');
fprintf(fid,'b = bar3(Z);\n'); 
fclose(fid);

Run the script.

run(newFile)

Input Arguments

scriptname — Full or relative script path

character vector | string scalar

Full or relative script path to a MATLAB script, specified as a character vector or string scalar. scriptname can specify any file type that MATLAB can execute, such as MATLAB script files, Simulink^® models, or MEX-files.

Example: scriptname = 'myScript'

Example: scriptname = 'anotherScript.m'

Example: scriptname = 'oneMoreScript.mlx'

Tips

• run can execute a script not on the MATLAB path if its input argument specifies the path to the script. To run a script by simply entering its name, you should use cd to navigate to the appropriate folder or addpath to add the folder to the MATLAB search path.

• scriptname can access any variables in the current workspace.

• run changes to the folder that contains the script, executes it, and resets back to the original folder. If the script itself changes folders, then run does not revert to the original folder, unless scriptname changes to the folder in which this script resides.

• If scriptname corresponds to both a .m file and a P-file residing in the same folder, then run executes the P-file. This occurs even if you specify scriptname with a .m extension.

• If a script is not on the MATLAB path, executing the run command caches the script. In the same session and after calling run, you can edit the script using an external editor. Call clear scriptname before calling run again to use the changed version of the script rather than the cached version. If you edit the script with the MATLAB editor, run executes the changed version and there is no need to call clear scriptname.