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Save this code below as .m file<\/strong><\/p>\n

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function associateFiles(action, userExtList, fileStr)<\/p>\n

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% associateFiles(action, extList, fileStr)<\/p>\n

%<\/p>\n

% Makes a registry files that can be used to set correct file associantions on<\/p>\n

% a windows platform. The following MATLAB file extensions are supported:<\/p>\n

% .m, .mat, .fig, .mexw32, .mexw64, .p, .mdl, .mdlp, .slx, .mldatx, .req,<\/p>\n

% .sldd, .slddc, .slxp, .sltx, .mn, .mu, .muphlp, .xvc, .xvz, .ssc, .mlapp,<\/p>\n

% .mlappinstall, .mltbx, .mlpkginstall, .mlprj<\/p>\n

%<\/p>\n

% INPUT:<\/p>\n

% action\u00a0 – optional string.<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 * ‘add’ (default) adds\/rewrites the MATLAB file association registry<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 keys for this version.<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 * ‘delete’ deletes the MATLAB file association registry entries for<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALL versions of MATLAB (including “old style” ones)<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 * ‘deleteadd’ is the same as ‘delete’ followed by ‘add’<\/p>\n

% extList – optional string or cell array of strings containing the file<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 extensions that should be associated with this version. Default is<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 all MATLAB file extension (see above).<\/p>\n

% fileStr – optional string with the name of the registry file to be written<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (possibly including path). Default is the file<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ‘MatlabFileAssocFix.reg’ in the current directory.<\/p>\n

%<\/p>\n

% USAGE:<\/p>\n

% 1) Run with desired options (see above). A registry file should have been<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 created.<\/p>\n

% 2) Exit all running instances of MATLAB.<\/p>\n

% 3) Make a backup copy of the windows registry if you need to restore the<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 changes, see https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/322756<\/a><\/p>\n

% 4) Double click on the created file (possibly need to enter a password) and<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 confirm.<\/p>\n

% 5) Restart Windows (or explorer.exe).<\/p>\n

% 6) The MATLAB files should now be associated with the MATLAB version that the<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 registry file was created in and e.g. m-files should be opened in an<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 already running instance of MATLAB.<\/p>\n

%<\/p>\n

% EXAMPLES:<\/p>\n

% * associateFiles(‘deleteadd’) – Makes a registry files that deletes all<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0 previous MATLAB file association registry keys and write new ones that<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0 associates all MATLAB files with the MATLAB version that the registry file<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0 was created in.<\/p>\n

% * associateFiles(”, {‘.m’, ‘.mat’, ‘.fig’}, ‘myFile’) – Makes a registry file<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0 “myFile.reg” that associates m-, mat- and fig-files with the MATLAB version<\/p>\n

%\u00a0\u00a0 that the registry file was created in.<\/p>\n

%<\/p>\n

% VERSION 1.0<\/p>\n

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% Defualt input<\/p>\n

if (nargin < 1 || isempty(action))<\/p>\n

action\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = ‘add’;<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (nargin < 2)<\/p>\n

userExtList = {};<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (nargin < 3)<\/p>\n

fileStr = ”;<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (~iscell(userExtList))<\/p>\n

if (isempty(userExtList))<\/p>\n

userExtList = {};<\/p>\n

else<\/p>\n

userExtList = {userExtList};<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Sanity check<\/p>\n

if (~ischar(action) || (~strcmpi(action, ‘add’) && …<\/p>\n

~strcmpi(action, ‘delete’) && ~strcmpi(action, ‘deleteadd’)))<\/p>\n

error(‘The action to perform must be ”add”, ”delete” or ”deleteadd”!’)<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(userExtList) && ~min(cellfun(@ischar, userExtList)))<\/p>\n

error(‘The file extension list must be a string or a cell array of strings!’)<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (~ischar(fileStr))<\/p>\n

error(‘The file to write to must be a string!’)<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Get the currently running MATLAB version<\/p>\n

verStr = regexp(version, ‘(\\d*?\\.\\d*?\\.\\d*?)\\.’, ‘tokens’);<\/p>\n

verStr = verStr{1}{1};<\/p>\n

verNum = str2double(regexprep(verStr, ‘(\\d*?\\.\\d*)[\\x0000-\\xffff]*’, ‘$1’));<\/p>\n

verHex = sprintf(‘%04x’, str2double(regexprep(verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘(\\d*?)\\.[\\x0000-\\xffff]*’, ‘$1’)), str2double(regexprep(verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\d*?\\.(\\d*?)\\.[\\x0000-\\xffff]*’, ‘$1’)));<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Get 32\/64-bit<\/p>\n

arch = computer;<\/p>\n

switch arch<\/p>\n

case ‘PCWIN’<\/p>\n

binFolder = ‘win32’;<\/p>\n

case ‘PCWIN64’<\/p>\n

binFolder = ‘win64’;<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

binPath = fullfile(matlabroot, ‘bin’, binFolder);<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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% Known MATLAB files with possible DDE actions<\/p>\n

fileExtCell = {…<\/p>\n

‘fig’ ,\u00a0\u00a0 ‘MATLAB Figure’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-62’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘uiopen(”%1”,1)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘m’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MATLAB Code’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-58’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘uiopen(”%1”,1)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , {‘Run’, ‘run(”%1”)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mat’\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MATLAB Data’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-59’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Load’, ‘load(”%1”)’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , {‘Open’, ‘uiimport(”%1”)’}; …<\/p>\n

‘mdl’\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Model’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-61’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Load’, ‘uiopen(”%1”,1)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mdlp’\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Protected Model’\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-72’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

[]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mexw32’, ‘MATLAB MEX’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-63’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

[]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mexw64’, ‘MATLAB MEX’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-63’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

[]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mn’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MuPAD Notebook’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-66’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘mupad(”%1”)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mu’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MuPAD Code’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-67’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘uiopen(”%1”,1)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘muphlp’, ‘MuPAD Help’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-68’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘doc(symengine, ”%1”)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘p’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MATLAB P-code’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-60’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

[]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘slx’\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Model (SLX format)’, ‘-73’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘uiopen(”%1”,1)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘ssc’\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simscape Model’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-65’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘uiopen(”%1”,1)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘xvc’\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MuPAD Graphics’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-69’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘mupad(”%1”)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘xvz’\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MuPAD Graphics’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘-70’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , …<\/p>\n

{‘Open’, ‘mupad(”%1”)’}\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mlapp’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MATLAB Application’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mltbx’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MATLAB Toolbox’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mldatx’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Scenario’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘req’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Requirements Link’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘sldd’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Dictionary’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘slddc’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Dictionary’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mlappinstall’, ‘MATLAB Application’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mlpkginstall’, ‘MATLAB Support Package’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘slxp’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Protected Model Package’, [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘sltx’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘Simulink Template’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ; …<\/p>\n

‘mlprj’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , ‘MATLAB Project’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 , [] , [], []};<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Possibly trim list<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(userExtList))<\/p>\n

fileExtCell = fileExtCell(ismember(fileExtCell(:, 1), …<\/p>\n

regexprep(userExtList, ‘\\.’, ”)), :);<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Make registry file<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(fileStr))<\/p>\n

% Possibly add file extension<\/p>\n

[~, ~, tmp] = fileparts(fileStr);<\/p>\n

if (isempty(tmp))<\/p>\n

fileStr = [fileStr, ‘.reg’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

fid = fopen(fileStr, ‘w’);<\/p>\n

else<\/p>\n

fid = fopen(‘MatlabFileAssocFix.reg’, ‘w’);<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (fid == -1)<\/p>\n

error(‘Failed to create registry file’)<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

% Write intial lines<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n\\r\\n’, ‘Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00’);<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n\\r\\n’, ‘;FIXES MATLAB FILE ASSOCIATIONS’);<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% REMOVE OLD KEYS<\/p>\n

explorerKey = [‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\’, …<\/p>\n

‘CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FileExts’];<\/p>\n

% Iterate over file extensions<\/p>\n

for fileExtNo = 1 : size(fileExtCell, 1)<\/p>\n

rmKeys\u00a0 = {};<\/p>\n

fileExt = fileExtCell{fileExtNo, 1};<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% File extension keys<\/p>\n

[status, result] = dos([‘reg query HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \/f .’, fileExt, …<\/p>\n

‘ \/k \/e’]);<\/p>\n

if (~status)<\/p>\n

keys = regexp(result, ‘(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT[\\x0000-\\xffff]*?)\\n’, ‘tokens’);<\/p>\n

rmKeys = [rmKeys, keys{:}];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Old style keys without version numbers<\/p>\n

if (~strcmpi(fileExt, ‘mexw64’))<\/p>\n

% Uses single DDE key for mex files<\/p>\n

if (strcmpi(fileExt, ‘mexw32’))<\/p>\n

fileExtTmp = ‘mex’;<\/p>\n

else<\/p>\n

fileExtTmp = fileExt;<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

[status, result] = dos([‘reg query HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \/f ‘, …<\/p>\n

fileExtTmp, ‘file \/k \/e’]);<\/p>\n

if (~status)<\/p>\n

keys = regexp(result, ‘(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT[\\x0000-\\xffff]*?)\\n’, …<\/p>\n

‘tokens’);<\/p>\n

rmKeys = [rmKeys, keys{:}];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% New style keys with version number<\/p>\n

if (strcmpi(action, ‘add’))<\/p>\n

% Only remove keys related to this version<\/p>\n

[status, result] = dos([‘reg query HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \/f MATLAB.’, …<\/p>\n

fileExt, ‘.’, verStr ‘ \/k’]);<\/p>\n

else<\/p>\n

% Remove keys related to ALL version<\/p>\n

[status, result] = dos([‘reg query HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \/f MATLAB.’, …<\/p>\n

fileExt, ‘. \/k’]);<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (~status)<\/p>\n

keys = regexp(result, ‘(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT[\\x0000-\\xffff]*?)\\n’, ‘tokens’);<\/p>\n

rmKeys = [rmKeys, keys{:}];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Explorer keys<\/p>\n

[status, result] = dos([‘reg query ‘, explorerKey, ‘ \/f .’, fileExt, …<\/p>\n

‘ \/k \/e’]);<\/p>\n

if (~status)<\/p>\n

keys = regexp(result, ‘(HKEY_CURRENT_USER[\\x0000-\\xffff]*?)\\n’, ‘tokens’);<\/p>\n

rmKeys = [rmKeys, keys{:}];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Write to file<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(rmKeys))<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n\\r\\n’, [‘;REMOVES ‘, upper(fileExt), …<\/p>\n

‘ FILE ASSOCIATIONS’]);<\/p>\n

for keyNo = 1 : length(rmKeys)<\/p>\n

key = rmKeys{keyNo};<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n\\r\\n’, [‘[-‘, key, ‘]’]);<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% ADD KEYS<\/p>\n

if (~strcmpi(action, ‘delete’))<\/p>\n

% Get text Persistent Handler<\/p>\n

[status, result] = dos(…<\/p>\n

‘reg query HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.txt\\PersistentHandler \/ve’);<\/p>\n

if (~status)<\/p>\n

PersistentHandler = regexp(result, ‘\\{[\\x0000-\\xffff]*?\\}’, ‘match’);<\/p>\n

PersistentHandler = PersistentHandler{1};<\/p>\n

else<\/p>\n

PersistentHandler = ”;<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

% DDE call<\/p>\n

ddeCall = ‘ShellVerbs.Matlab’;<\/p>\n

if (verNum > 8)<\/p>\n

% Changed from R2013a<\/p>\n

ddeCall = [ddeCall, ‘.’, verStr];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

% Default icon<\/p>\n

defIcon = ‘m’;<\/p>\n

if (~exist(fullfile(binPath, ‘m.ico’), ‘file’))<\/p>\n

defIcon = ”;<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

% Path to MATLAB binary directory with \\\\<\/a><\/p>\n

binPathStr = regexprep(binPath, ‘\\\\<\/a>‘, ‘\\\\\\\\’);<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Write Shell Open key<\/p>\n

key = [‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Applications\\MATLAB.exe\\shell\\open’, …<\/p>\n

‘\\command]%r’, ‘@=”\\”‘, binPathStr, ‘\\\\MATLAB.exe\\” \\”%1\\””%r%r’];<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n\\r\\n’, ‘;ADD SHELL OPEN’);<\/p>\n

lines = regexp(key, ‘([\\x0000-\\xffff]*?)%r’, ‘tokens’);<\/p>\n

for lineNo = 1 : length(lines)<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n’, lines{lineNo}{1});<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Iterate over file types<\/p>\n

for fileExtNo = 1 : size(fileExtCell, 1)<\/p>\n

fileExt = fileExtCell{fileExtNo, 1};<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% File extension keys<\/p>\n

key\u00a0 = [‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.’, fileExt, ‘]%r@=”MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’, …<\/p>\n

verStr, ‘”%r’];<\/p>\n

if (strcmpi(fileExt, ‘m’) && ~isempty(PersistentHandler))<\/p>\n

% Add some values<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘”Content Type”=”text\/plain”%r’, …<\/p>\n

‘”PerceivedType”=”Text”%r’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘%r’];<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.’, fileExt, …<\/p>\n

‘\\OpenWithProgids]%r”MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’, verStr, ‘”=””%r%r’];<\/p>\n

if (strcmpi(fileExt, ‘m’) && ~isempty(PersistentHandler))<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.’, fileExt, …<\/p>\n

‘\\PersistentHandler]%r@=”‘, PersistentHandler, ‘”%r%r’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

key\u00a0 = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.’, fileExt, …<\/p>\n

‘\\Versions\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, ‘]%r”FileVersionMS”=dword:’, …<\/p>\n

verHex, ‘%r”FileVersionLS”=dword:00000000%r%r’];<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% DDE keys<\/p>\n

ddeData = fileExtCell(ismember(fileExtCell(:, 1), fileExt), :);<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘]%r@=”‘, ddeData{2}, ‘”%r’];<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(ddeData{3}))<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘”FriendlyTypeName”=”@’, binPathStr, ‘\\\\matlab.exe’, …<\/p>\n

‘,’, ddeData{3}, ‘”%r’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘%r’];<\/p>\n

% Icon<\/p>\n

icon = fileExt;<\/p>\n

if (~exist(fullfile(binPath, [icon, ‘.ico’]), ‘file’))<\/p>\n

icon = defIcon;<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(icon))<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\DefaultIcon]%r@=”‘, binPathStr, ‘\\\\<\/a>‘, icon, ‘.ico,0″%r%r’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

% Shell actions<\/p>\n

for shellActionNo = 4:5<\/p>\n

ddePar = ddeData{shellActionNo};<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(ddePar))<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\Shell\\’, ddePar{1}, ‘]%r@=”‘, ddePar{1}, ‘”%r%r’];<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\Shell\\’, ddePar{1}, ‘\\command]%r@=”\\”‘, binPathStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\\\matlab.exe\\””%r%r’];<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\Shell\\’, ddePar{1}, ‘\\ddeexec]%r@=”‘, ddePar{2}, ‘”%r%r’];<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\Shell\\’, ddePar{1},’\\ddeexec\\application]%r@=”‘, …<\/p>\n

ddeCall, ‘”%r%r’];<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’ verStr, …<\/p>\n

‘\\Shell\\’, ddePar{1},’\\ddeexec\\topic]%r@=”system”%r%r’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Explorer keys<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[‘, explorerKey, ‘\\.’, fileExt, ‘\\OpenWithProgids]%r’];<\/p>\n

if (strcmpi(fileExt, ‘m’))<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘”m_auto_file”=hex(0):%r’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘”MATLAB.’, fileExt, ‘.’,\u00a0 verStr, ‘”=hex(0):%r%r’];<\/p>\n

if (~isempty(ddeData{4}))<\/p>\n

% Add key<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[‘, explorerKey, ‘\\.’, fileExt, …<\/p>\n

‘\\OpenWithList]%r”a”=”MATLAB.exe”%r”MRUList”=”a”%r%r’];<\/p>\n

else<\/p>\n

key = [key, ‘[‘, explorerKey, ‘\\.’, fileExt, ‘\\OpenWithList]%r%r’];<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

% Write to file<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n\\r\\n’, [‘;ADD ‘, upper(fileExt), …<\/p>\n

‘ FILE ASSOCIATIONS’]);<\/p>\n

lines = regexp(key, ‘([\\x0000-\\xffff]*?)%r’, ‘tokens’);<\/p>\n

for lineNo = 1 : length(lines)<\/p>\n

fprintf(fid, ‘%s\\r\\n’, lines{lineNo}{1});<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

end<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

% Cloese file<\/p>\n

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