where do I unzip files I download from File Exchange?
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I downloaded a file from the file exchange session and would like to know where I need to unzip the file so i can use it.
I am a rookie user to matlab so sorry if this is a novice question. :)
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Star Strider
on 25 Feb 2015
I unzip files in my favourite browser (Firefox). Just right-click on ‘Download zip’ then ‘Open link in new tab’. An application choice then comes up (Windows Explorer) that unzips it automatically. Be sure to copy the folder of unzipped files to your MATLAB user path, and use addpath to add it to your user path. They should then be available to you.
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matina massera
on 13 May 2017
where do i copy the folder ? what i do to copy it to my matlab user path ?
Stephen23
on 13 May 2017
@matina massera: the simplest solution is to unzip the downloaded zip file in the current directory (the one which MATLAB shows as the "Current Folder").
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per isakson
on 25 Feb 2015
Proposal:
- create a folder, e.g. FEX
- unzip the download to the folder FEX
- add FEX to the search path
- read Search Path, View and change MATLAB® search path
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Sean de Wolski
on 25 Feb 2015
Probably more than you want, but here was a discussion about this:
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Steven Lord
on 13 May 2017
If you're using release R2015b or later, since you're trying to install an add-on from the File Exchange, use the Add-Ons button on the Home tab of the Toolstrip. From that documentation page:
"After you install an add-on, MATLAB manages the MATLAB path for you. Therefore, you can start using an add-on without making adjustments to your desktop environment."
The ability to add on File Exchange submissions that are hosted on GitHub using this button was added in release R2017a.
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