Thread Subject: Create a Word document using Matlab

Hi,

In order to create an automated documentation tool, I want Matlab to export text and graphs (niecely formatted) into word (or something else like pdf or similar). For now, I export is to a .txt-file and copy-paste it afterwards, but in order to further increase the automation, I want to check if it is possible to export to any other type of document, so: Is this possible in Matlab? And if so, using which functions (or toolboxes)?

Jasper

"Jos " <jappedaneels@mathworks.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> In order to create an automated documentation tool, I want Matlab to
> export text and graphs (niecely formatted) into word (or something else
> like pdf or similar). For now, I export is to a .txt-file and copy-paste
> it afterwards, but in order to further increase the automation, I want to
> check if it is possible to export to any other type of document, so: Is
> this possible in Matlab? And if so, using which functions (or toolboxes)?
>
> Jasper
>

Yes, using the MATLAB Report Generator:
http://www.mathworks.com/products/ML_reportgenerator/

HTH,

Arnaud

"Arnaud Miege" <arnaud.miege@nospam.mathworks.co.uk> wrote in message <heh0jq$rk7$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
>
> "Jos " <jappedaneels@mathworks.com> wrote in message
> news:hegr8h$ihq$1@fred.mathworks.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > In order to create an automated documentation tool, I want Matlab to
> > export text and graphs (niecely formatted) into word (or something else
> > like pdf or similar). For now, I export is to a .txt-file and copy-paste
> > it afterwards, but in order to further increase the automation, I want to
> > check if it is possible to export to any other type of document, so: Is
> > this possible in Matlab? And if so, using which functions (or toolboxes)?
> >
> > Jasper
> >
>
> Yes, using the MATLAB Report Generator:
> http://www.mathworks.com/products/ML_reportgenerator/
>
> HTH,
> Arnaud


OfficeDoc is a much cheaper alternative:
Free version: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/15192
Pro version: http://ymasoftware.com

Yair

"Yair Altman" <altmanyDEL@gmailDEL.comDEL> wrote in message <heh5go$8bh$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> "Arnaud Miege" <arnaud.miege@nospam.mathworks.co.uk> wrote in message <heh0jq$rk7$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> >
> > "Jos " <jappedaneels@mathworks.com> wrote in message
> > news:hegr8h$ihq$1@fred.mathworks.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > In order to create an automated documentation tool, I want Matlab to
> > > export text and graphs (niecely formatted) into word (or something else
> > > like pdf or similar). For now, I export is to a .txt-file and copy-paste
> > > it afterwards, but in order to further increase the automation, I want to
> > > check if it is possible to export to any other type of document, so: Is
> > > this possible in Matlab? And if so, using which functions (or toolboxes)?
> > >
> > > Jasper
> > >
> >
> > Yes, using the MATLAB Report Generator:
> > http://www.mathworks.com/products/ML_reportgenerator/
> >
> > HTH,
> > Arnaud
>
>
> OfficeDoc is a much cheaper alternative:
> Free version: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/15192
> Pro version: http://ymasoftware.com
>
> Yair

You may also try "publish" command in MATLAB.

Hi Jasper,

I use the command "notebook".
http://amath.colorado.edu/computing/Matlab/OldTechDocs/notebook.pdf

It needs a small effort to prepare Word but then it allows you to type the Matlab command directly in the Word document and to evaluate them by calling Matlab from Word.

Regards,

Nicolas

Is it possible to make a stand-alone version of my program ( which reads data, produces graphs and text and makes a document out of it) using any of the above methods?
So what I mean is, when I use Compiler to make an executable out of it, will the program still run on a computer which does not have Matlab but only MCR?

"Jos " <jappedaneels@mathworks.com> wrote in message <heivrn$mn6$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Is it possible to make a stand-alone version of my program ( which reads data, produces graphs and text and makes a document out of it) using any of the above methods?
> So what I mean is, when I use Compiler to make an executable out of it, will the program still run on a computer which does not have Matlab but only MCR?

Hi Jos,

Your program could launch Matlab as an automation server and then call "notebook" from it.
Thus Matlab launches Word and both exchange commands.

Regards,
Nicolas

"Jos " <jappedaneels@mathworks.com> wrote in message <heivrn$mn6$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Is it possible to make a stand-alone version of my program ( which reads data, produces graphs and text and makes a document out of it) using any of the above methods?
> So what I mean is, when I use Compiler to make an executable out of it, will the program still run on a computer which does not have Matlab but only MCR?

Both the "publish" command and MATLAB Report Generator are fully supported by MATLAB Compiler, so using either one you can create a completely standalone application that reads data, does calculations, produces plots, and puts them into a nice word report.

Demo of "publish" command:
http://www.mathworks.com/demos/matlab/publishing-from-the-editor-matlab-video-tutorial.html

Demo of MATLAB Report Generator:
http://www.mathworks.com/products/ML_reportgenerator/demos.html?file=/products/demos/ML_reportgenerator/creating_reports/html/mlrepgen_demo.html

HTH.
Arkadiy

"Jos " <jappedaneels@mathworks.com> wrote in message <hegr8h$ihq$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi,
>
> In order to create an automated documentation tool, I want Matlab to export text and graphs (niecely formatted) into word (or something else like pdf or similar). For now, I export is to a .txt-file and copy-paste it afterwards, but in order to further increase the automation, I want to check if it is possible to export to any other type of document, so: Is this possible in Matlab? And if so, using which functions (or toolboxes)?
>
> Jasper

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"Jos " <jappedaneels@mathworks.com> wrote in message <hegr8h$ihq$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi,
>
> In order to create an automated documentation tool, I want Matlab to export text and graphs (niecely formatted) into word (or something else like pdf or similar). For now, I export is to a .txt-file and copy-paste it afterwards, but in order to further increase the automation, I want to check if it is possible to export to any other type of document, so: Is this possible in Matlab? And if so, using which functions (or toolboxes)?
>
> Jasper

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