Comments on: Running functions with input from the Editor in R2007b http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/ Mike works on the MATLAB Desktop team Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-2303 Brian Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:45:44 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-2303 Sound great! Thanks for the reply. Sound great! Thanks for the reply.

]]> By: Ken http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-1665 Ken Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:49:08 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-1665 Hi Brian, Thanks for the feedback! Run Configurations are currently stored in your preferences directory in a file named 'Configuration.ser'. You should be able to safely copy this file between systems - note that your configurations will show up under a file marked with a red x if the file that a set of configurations is associated with doesn't exist on the target system. As for the future...I think you'll really like the new storage mechanism! Run Configurations will be stored in a new file called 'run_configurations.m', which will be located in your preferences directory (the configurations in the old file will of course be imported automatically). This file will be an M-script, in which each Run Configuration will be a cell (check out <a href="http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/index.html?/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/matlab_env/f2-46018.html" rel="nofollow">MATLAB Cell Mode</a> for more info). That means you'll not only be able to open up the file and send individual configurations to colleagues, but you'll also be able to run configurations from within the Editor (by evaluating the cell with Ctrl-Enter). I thought this was pretty neat! What do you think? -Ken Hi Brian,

Thanks for the feedback! Run Configurations are currently stored in your preferences directory in a file named ‘Configuration.ser’. You should be able to safely copy this file between systems – note that your configurations will show up under a file marked with a red x if the file that a set of configurations is associated with doesn’t exist on the target system.

As for the future…I think you’ll really like the new storage mechanism!

Run Configurations will be stored in a new file called ‘run_configurations.m’, which will be located in your preferences directory (the configurations in the old file will of course be imported automatically). This file will be an M-script, in which each Run Configuration will be a cell (check out MATLAB Cell Mode for more info). That means you’ll not only be able to open up the file and send individual configurations to colleagues, but you’ll also be able to run configurations from within the Editor (by evaluating the cell with Ctrl-Enter).

I thought this was pretty neat! What do you think?

-Ken

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-1653 Brian Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:11:32 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-1653 P.S. My first thought (before reading this and seeing that they are indeed stored as a binary somewhere) is that they were added directly to the m-file as, say a comment block and then just hidden by the editor. I am glad to see that is not the case as it could cause headaches with configuration management. The simplest option I could think of to make it portable would be to continue to store them in a binary but have an option to "save to file" which would create a .cfg (like superFunction.cfg) file that could then be loaded via the configuartion dialog. Maybe give the option to merge the ones from the file with existing ones or overwrite existing ones of the same name etc... Anyway, just a thought. Brian P.S. My first thought (before reading this and seeing that they are indeed stored as a binary somewhere) is that they were added directly to the m-file as, say a comment block and then just hidden by the editor. I am glad to see that is not the case as it could cause headaches with configuration management.

The simplest option I could think of to make it portable would be to continue to store them in a binary but have an option to “save to file” which would create a .cfg (like superFunction.cfg) file that could then be loaded via the configuartion dialog. Maybe give the option to merge the ones from the file with existing ones or overwrite existing ones of the same name etc…

Anyway, just a thought.

Brian

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-1652 Brian Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:59:20 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-1652 Great feature, and I agree with Elmar and am glad to see you are working to make it more portable...in the meantime though, where is the binary file stored so I can manually copy it from one machine to another? Great feature, and I agree with Elmar and am glad to see you are working to make it more portable…in the meantime though, where is the binary file stored so I can manually copy it from one machine to another?

]]> By: Ken http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-612 Ken Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:56:43 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-612 Hi Elmar, Thanks for the feedback! We're actively working on making Run Configurations more portable, which should solve your problem. We certainly want to make this feature as easy to use as possible, as we think it will really streamline your workflow. -Ken Hi Elmar,

Thanks for the feedback! We’re actively working on making Run Configurations more portable, which should solve your problem. We certainly want to make this feature as easy to use as possible, as we think it will really streamline your workflow.

-Ken

]]> By: Elmar Mertens http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-590 Elmar Mertens Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:20:16 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/09/17/running-functions-with-input-from-the-editor-in-r2007b/#comment-590 Hi Ken, great functionality. I have quickly become accustomed to using it since I tested the prerelease. One thing for the future: I am working on several computers (desktop/laptop not connected to same network) and it is easy to synch my m-files on the matlab path, but so far it seems hard to synch the settings for the new run-functionality. Again, great feature Elmar Hi Ken,

great functionality. I have quickly become accustomed to using it since I tested the prerelease. One thing for the future: I am working on several computers (desktop/laptop not connected to same network) and it is easy to synch my m-files on the matlab path, but so far it seems hard to synch the settings for the new run-functionality.

Again, great feature
Elmar

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