MATLAB: How to run a standalone application in MATLAB

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I would like to create a standalone executable from MATLAB files. I want to determine the files that need to be distributed along with the executable when deploying this application to end users.

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To deploy an application to a stand alone target, you need the MATLAB Component Runtime (MCR) installed on the target machine. Hence, along with your application, you should also provide your end user with the MCRInstaller executable. To locate the MCRInstaller executable in your host machine, execute the following command in MATLAB:

mcrinstaller

On the target machine, you can now install the MCR by running MCRInstaller.exe.

Please refer to the following online resources for additional information:

Working with the MCR:

 <http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/toolbox/compiler/br2jauc-31.html>

Deploying to End Users:

 <http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/toolbox/compiler/br2jauc-13.html>

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MATLAB: Do I receive the error “Aborting installation…” when trying to run the MCRInstaller on Windows NT

This bug has been fixed for Release 14 SP1 (R14SP1). For previous releases, please read below for any possible workarounds:

This has been verified as a bug in way that the MCRInstaller handles the installation on a Windows NT machine.

Currently, to work around this issue:

1. Ship the following file along with the MCRInstaller:

$MATLAB\toolbox\compiler\deploy\win32\unzip.exe
(where $MATLAB = the MATLAB root directory on your machine)

2. On the target Windows NT machine, run the MCRInstaller.exe.

Let it fail with the "Aborting installation..." error message.

3. After it fails, copy unzip.exe (from Step 1) to the target installation directory specified in Step 2.

4. Open a DOS command prompt and change to the target installation directory specified in Step 2. You should see the following files:

 _MCRInstaller.exe
 matlab.ico
 mcr_banner.bmp
 mcr_splash.bmp
 unzip.exe

5. Issue the following command from the DOS command prompt:

 unzip  _MCRInstaller.exe

Note that _MCRInstaller.exe and MCRInstaller.exe are two different files. MCRInstaller.exe extracts the _MCRInstaller.exe file at some point during the installation. Be sure that the unzip command is used on the _MCRInstaller.exe file in the target installation directory.

6. Add the following directory to your system path:

$MCRROOT\v70\runtime\win32

where, $MCRROOT = target installation directory specified in Step 2

For example, if you specified the following installtion directory in Step 2:

   D:\Applications\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime

Then,

$MCRROOT = D:\Applications\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime

And you should add the following directory to your system path:

   D:\Applications\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime\v70\runtime\win32

For information on how to add a directory to your system path, see Solution 1-15ZLK: How do I set my system path under Windows?

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/data/1-15ZLK.html?solution=1-15ZLK

MATLAB: How to deploy the standalone executable to other machine with MATLAB R14SP3

Deployment Tool GUI (DEPLOYTOOL) in MATLAB was launched from R2006b release and later. For earlier releases:

To deploy your component to a target machine that does not have the same version of MATLAB installed as your development machine (or any version of MATLAB for that matter), you need to package the components and configure the target machines as follows.

Note : mcr_root refers to the complete path where the MCR library archive files are installed on your machine. Since mcr_root is version specific, you also need to include ver, which you can determine after you install the MCR

Windows:

1.Your component, i.e., the stand-alone executable or shared library

2.The CTF archive that the Compiler creates for your component (<component_name>.ctf)

3.MCRInstaller.exe(This file is located in the <matlabroot>\toolbox\compiler\deploy\win32 directory.)

On the target machine, do the following:

1.Install the MCR by running MCRInstaller.exe. During the installation process, you will be prompted for a directory in which to install the MCR, for example, C:\MCR.

2.Copy the component and CTF archive to your application root directory, for example, C:\approot.

3. Add the following directory to your system path:

<mcr_root>\<ver>\runtime\win32

Note :On Windows XP, this directory is automatically added to your path.

4.Test the component.

For a detailed description of the above process for operating systems other than Windows , please refer to the following documentation link:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R14sp3/toolbox/compiler/

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