shall I open a "windows' *.exe file" by matlab code?

I want to made an GUI in which I plan to open a windows' exe file by matlab code, how?

In addition, shall I search an exe file on windows by matlab code?

Thanks!

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Use the system() function. For example:

system('notepad.exe')

[vx2008]

thank you

what about searching "natepad.exe"?

I mean I should get the path of "notepad.exe" in matlab by code first; and then I can use "system('notepad.exe');" to open the exe file.

[Image Analyst]

Replace notepad.exe with the full pathname of your executable. No need to search for it if you know it in advance.

[vx2008]

in the fact, sometime i don;t know the path or I should search it on my computer by windows.

[Image Analyst]

Explain why you don't know where the program you want to run is. If you need to , you can search the entire hard drive for it as long as you know the base file name. See my attached demo where I recursively search a folder and all subfolders.

Answer 2

[phani kumar]

winopen('app.exe')

[vx2008]

Thank you very much.

but do you know how to get its path when you don;t know where it is.