Drag and drop file to figure

Hi,

is it possible to drag-and-drop files into a matlab figure (e.g. a gui) instead of using the oldschool uigetfile command?

Sincerely, Peter

Answer 1

[Jan]

See:

• http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/16312-drag-and-drop

[Walter Roberson]

Ah... activex

[Nick Patterson]

This doesn't seem to work on the latest MATLAB version, as I get errors when I run that and I also get warnings that ACTXCONTROL will be removed in a future release.

The warnings point to this URL:

Java Swing Alternatives for MATLAB Apps - MATLAB & Simulink (mathworks.com)

Is there a solution to this that will work on the latest MATLAB? (I'm using the R2022b prerelease.)

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

The only drag and drop MATLAB has is mentioned http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/407-drag-and-drop-graphics

You might be able to work something at the Java level; I do not know.

[Peter]

Thank you! Java might work, though it seems a bit tricky.