Thread Subject: Specifying behavior when double-clicking a file on the Current Directory window

I would like to know if it exists a way to set Matlab's behavior
when I double-click on a file of a given type iin the "Current Directory"
window (in other word, to associate a file extension to some
behavior).

For instance, I have a m-file called "process.m" and some data
files called "mydata001.dat" in the current directory.
When I double-click on "mydata001.dat", Matlab recognizes the file
has the extension ".dat", so it launches "process" with the input argument
"mydata001.dat", i.e. it executes the command : process('mydata001.dat').
Is it possible?

Thanks!
Frederic

"Frederic Moisy" <moisy.nospam@fast.u-psud.fr> wrote in message
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>I would like to know if it exists a way to set Matlab's behavior
> when I double-click on a file of a given type iin the "Current Directory"
> window (in other word, to associate a file extension to some
> behavior).
>
> For instance, I have a m-file called "process.m" and some data
> files called "mydata001.dat" in the current directory.
> When I double-click on "mydata001.dat", Matlab recognizes the file
> has the extension ".dat", so it launches "process" with the input argument
> "mydata001.dat", i.e. it executes the command : process('mydata001.dat').
> Is it possible?

Write a function named OPENDAT. See DOC OPEN for more information.

http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/matlab_env/f10-14803.html#brqy0p3-1

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Steve Lord
slord@mathworks.com

Excellent, thanks!
Frederic.