Is it possible to automate a GUI and save the output in a spreadsheet?

I currently have a GUI that takes video files, allows a user to select a region of interest, and saves that as a .mat file. It gives an output of a few variables, a graph, and model fitting the data. Is there a way that I can load multiple .mat files at once, have the gui select the plot button, and save the parameters in a spreadsheet? I have hundreds of regions of interest that would take a very long time to run through again. It would also be helpful to save the graphs if that would be possible.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Yes, you could use Java Robot class to automate clicking on the various buttons.

However, it is generally easier to instead find the various callback routines and call them directly. Or in the case of GUIDE, easier to instead find the callback string or callback anonymous function and invoke it, as that already offers a mechanism that allows outside code to invoke internal functions (which would otherwise be a technical challenge to overcome.)