Why is a variable copied from the Array Editor only copied in SHORT format in MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a)?

I open up a double variable in the Array Editor in MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a), select a cell and copy it. When I copy the content into for example Excel, the result is only in short format, even if I set the display preferences for the Array Editor to be of format long g. The only way to copy the full long g representation is to double-click the cell in Array Editor to edit the field, and copy the selection. I cannot find any explanation for this in the product documentation.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The behaviour of Copy and Paste in the Array Editor (Variable Editor from MATLAB 7.6 R2008a) has changed as of MATLAB 7.5 (R2007b) to copy the long representation of variables.

To copy the long representation of a variable from the Array Editor in MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a) or prior versions, you must double-click on a cell and copy the contents.