addStartupFile

Add startup file to project

Syntax

addStartupFile(proj,files)

Description

addStartupFile(proj,files) adds startup files to the specified project. Startup files automatically run (if they are .m and .p files), load (if they are .mat files), or open (if they are Simulink^® models) when you open the project.

Examples

Add a Startup File

Open the Times Table App project. Use currentProject to create a project object from the currently loaded project.

openExample("matlab/TimesTableProjectExample")
proj = currentProject;

Automatically run the Times Table app when the project opens by making the runTheseTests.m file a startup file.

filepath = fullfile("utilities","runTheseTests.m");
addStartupFile(proj,filepath);

Input Arguments

proj — Project

matlab.project.Project object

Project, specified as a matlab.project.Project object. Use currentProject to create a project object from the currently loaded project.

files — Path of files

string array | cell array of character vectors

Path of the shortcut file, including the file extension, specified as a string array or a cell array of character vectors. The files must be within the project root folder. If the file is not a project file, the function adds it to the project.

Version History

Introduced in R2019a

R2025a: Add multiple startup files

Starting in R2025a, the addStartupFile function supports adding multiple startup files at the same time.