How can I associate my load() function with my own file extension when double-clicked in MATLAB?

I have a few custom binary file types, and associated functions for loading them into the MATLAB workspace. I would like the convenience of associating my m-file with the custom extension, so that it is automatically called if you double-click the file icon from within the MATLAB desktop. Is this possible?

I have seen a similar question and answer at http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/12212, which is very clever, but I'm looking for something to work just within MATLAB, not the entire Windows environment.

[Jan]

Double click the file icon from within the MATLAB desktop? Where are icons, which can be double-clicked, in the MATLAB desktop? And what exactly is "the Matlab Desktop"?

[Carl]

I'm somewhat confused. Do you have *.yourextension files that you want to open by double clicking them in the matlab desktop? Then you would just have to create a openyourextension.m file in %userprofile%\Matlab\ which has the following content:

function openyourextension(file)
  yourscript(file);
end

Answer 1

[Sean de Wolski]

You should contact support with regards to this. It definitely sounds like a good enhancement request, if not possible in a documented way now.