Using MATLAB App Installer

Using Syntax
Syntax
appinfo = matlab.apputil.install(appfile)
Description
installs the specified app file and returns information about the app.appinfo
= matlab.apputil.install(appfile
)
Examples: Install App and Display Information About the Installation
Assume you have downloaded an app from File Exchange named EmployeeData
. Install it and return information about the installation to the variable appinfo
. Later, if you decide to deinstall the app programmatically, you have the app id required to do so.
appinfo = matlab.apputil.install... ('C:\myguis\myapps\EmployeeData.mlappinstall')
appinfo = id: 'EmployeeDataApp' name: 'EmployeeData' status: 'installed' location: 'C:\myguis\myapps\EmployeeData.mlappinstall'
Input Arguments
appfile
— Full or partial path to .mlappinstall
file character vector | string scalar
Full or partial path of the app file you want to install, specified as a character vector or string scalar.
Example: 'C:\myguis\myapps\myapp.mlappinstall'
Example: "C:\myguis\myapps\myapp.mlappinstall"
Output Arguments
appinfo
— Information about installed app structure
Information about the installed app, returned as a structure with the fields:
status
— Installation status'installed'
| 'updated'
Installation status, returned as one of the following:
'installed'
— New app is installed.'updated'
— Previously installed app is updated.
id
— Unique identifier character vector
Unique identifier for the installed app, returned as a character vector.
The ID is for use when running or uninstalling the app programmatically.
location
— Folder where app is installed character vector
Folder where app is installed, returned as a character vector.
name
— Name of installed app character vector
Name of installed app as it appears in the apps gallery, returned as a character vector.