APP designed in MATLAB not starting

I downloaded a MATLAB app via a .mlappinstall file. When I try to open the app, I get the following message: Function: 'GUI_Gas_Sensor' in the current folder shadows the app entry point. Change the current foler and execute the app again.

How can I get the app to open properly? Is there some sort of installation error?

Answer 1

[Ananya Tewari]

Hi David,

Apparently there is another function named 'GUI_Gas_Sensor' in your current directory which shadows the app entry point. As suggested by the message Change the current foler and execute the app again, you can try moving your .mlapp to a new directory and execute the app again. There is also a chance that the .mlappinstall file itself has some problems, in that case you need to verify from the source where you downloaded the file.

[WTxnitz]

I have the same problem. This is a new issue. I have been using and creating shared apps for years. This was never an issue before.

Indeed moving the .mlapp to another directory works. But it should NOT be necessary.

The "function" it is objecting to is the main app!

I use a mixture of internal code and external files in my main matlab directory.

[WTxnitz]

Correction:

I had not used the app install in a while, and I was inadvertently using a different procedure from before.

Previously, I had been putting the mlapp and installer files in a different directory.

Once I reverted to the proper method, no more errors. My bad.

Apologies to all.

So to be clear, the mlapp and installer files must be in a different directory from the working directory.