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shortcut in the windows starting menu - Matlab executable

I create an executable based on a gui with several functions and files, and if I open the executable in the installation folder or using the desktop shortcut everything works fine. If I open through the starting menu, the executable doesn't incorporate the images and doesn’t run. What I can do to prevent this issue? Is it possible to prevent the shortcut in the windows starting menu?

Solution

  • I found a solution here:

    You can use the following function to get the folder of the executed exe file: 

    function currentDir = getcurrentdir()
if isdeployed % Stand-alone mode.
    [status, result] = system('path');
    currentDir = char(regexpi(result, 'Path=(.*?);', 'tokens', 'once'));
else % MATLAB mode.
    currentDir = pwd;
end

    Call the function and use cd in the GUI opening function: 

    currentDir = getcurrentdir();
cd(currentDir);

    I created a guide testing application, and used deploytool for compiling and packaging for external deployment.

    For testing, I added a text label to the GUI (Tag name: text2).

    In the GUI opening function I added the following code: 

    % --- Executes just before GuideApp is made visible.
function GuideApp_OpeningFcn(hObject, eventdata, handles, varargin)
handles.output = hObject;

handles.text2.String = 'Starting...';
pause(1);
currentDir = getcurrentdir();

%Set the label's text to display currentDir.
handles.text2.String = currentDir;

%Change directory to the directory of the exe file.
cd(currentDir);

%Create a file in the directory (just for testing):
f = fopen('currentDir.txt', 'w');fprintf(f, '%s\r\n', currentDir);fclose(f);

% Update handles structure
guidata(hObject, handles);

    The above solution is working correctly:
    The text of label displays the path of the exe file.
    currentDir.txt file is created in the path of the exe file.