How can I access variables within an App Designer app after I close the app?

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I would like to create a script that opens an app I created in App Designer, waits until this app is closed, then processes the data from the app. However, I can't seem to find a way to pass data from the app to the script/Base Workspace. Is it possible to do this? If so, how?

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MathWorks Support Team
MathWorks Support Team on 28 Dec 2021
Edited: MathWorks Support Team on 28 Dec 2021
There may be many ways to accomplish this, depending on your specific workflow. Here is one way of achieving this:
1. Create a public property named 'Output' in the app. This will be a structure to hold all desired values:
properties (Access = public)
Output % This will store the app's output
end
2. In the callback function for each value you would like to keep track of set/update the corresponding value in the app's output struct:
function SpinnerValueChanged(app, event)
value = app.Spinner.Value;
app.Output.Value1 = value;
end
3. In the 'UIFigureCloseRequest' function (invoked when the app is closed), save the app's output structure. This can be done in two ways:
(a) Save directly to Base Workspace via 'assignin':
function UIFigureCloseRequest(app, event)
assignin('base', "app_output", app.Output);
delete(app)
end
(b) Save to a MAT file:
function UIFigureCloseRequest(app, event)
app_output = app.Output;
save("app_output.mat", "app_output");
delete(app)
end
Please refer to the documentation page on sharing data in App Designer apps for further information.

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