R2011b Prints script name in Command Window

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When I execute a script from the editor (hitting run or F5), MATLAB prints the name of the script into the Command Window as if I ran the script via the Command Window. It's very annoying for some of the scripts that I use as I need them to output some results into the Command Window. Sometimes I change variables within the script and re-execute, printing out the updated results. It is now very difficult to compare the results with the script name on every other line. Any way to turn this off, or do I have to downgrade (annoying enough to do so)?
Here's what it looks like in the Command Window:
>> Tsolver_12302011
Initial Temp=311, Final Temp=217.932
>> Tsolver_12302011
Initial Temp=300, Final Temp=197.021
Thanks in advance,
Phil

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Michelle Hirsch
Michelle Hirsch on 5 Jan 2012
Phil - Sorry that this change has been disruptive to your workflow. We made the change intentionally, motivated by precisely what Jan wrote. There is not currently a way to turn off this behavior.
As a workaround, you could use the "Evaluate entire file" button on the second row of the editor toolbar (along with the other buttons for evaluating one cell at a time). If this button doesn't appear, you can right-click on the toolbar to customize it and add the button back.
Hope this helps! - scott
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Phil Kreth
Phil Kreth on 6 Jan 2012
Scott,
Thank you so much for the response. I had a very strong feeling that this was indeed a new feature intentionally built into R2011b, but I was not sure if there was a method of disabling the echo. I will attempt your method of using the "Evaluate entire file" button tomorrow and simply use that button (I'm a big user of keyboard shortcuts, so I hope that option is in the shortcuts preferences). Again, thanks for taking the time to answer my question - I could only find one other post on this and the changelogs had no mention of it, so I figured I ought to try a post here.
Could you let me know if an on/off option could be built into the preferences for this in a future release?
Thanks,
Phil
Michael Katz
Michael Katz on 6 Jan 2012
Phil, "Evaluate Entire File" has a customizable shortcut. You can even reassign F5!

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 3 Jan 2012
Try
echo off all
and make sure that your scripts do not have "echo" commands.
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Phil Kreth
Phil Kreth on 3 Jan 2012
I just tried that one and it did not work. I have no "echo" commands in the script - I just use sprintf and/or disp for printing to the command window.
I also wanted to add that I have looked through all of the Preferences and cannot find any option that seems to sound like it is the correct option. It must be something built into the program.

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Jan
Jan on 3 Jan 2012
I can confirm, that the RUN command from the editor's toolbar display the name of the script in 2011b, but not in 2009a. I personally prefer to see, what command caused the results. But I understand, that it can decrease the readability in your case.
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Phil Kreth
Phil Kreth on 3 Jan 2012
Don't think its a bug, but there is no way to avoid it as far as I can tell - otherwise I would have figured it out. I can't find any information on it in the changelogs listed on this site, so I can't confirm that its not a bug.
Jan
Jan on 5 Jan 2012
I've tried to find the function responsible for the output by INMEM and PROFILE with a deep detail level - without success. It is neither printed by DISP nor by FPRINTF. It does not help to add a semicolon behind the script name in the parameters of the "Run" button.
I think, this is a feature, not a bug.

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