Automatically installing Add-Ons for users

I have multiple versions of Matlab installed on my PC. I'm trying to automate the process that installs Add-Ons for our user community. I've downloaded the Variant Manager package to my PC (variantmanagerforsimulink.mlpkginstall) and have placed it in a common shared team folder that is on my Matlab path. I've written a script to check for it's existance in a person's Matlab before attempting an install. If it isn't installed I simply use the system call:

system('<path to add-on>\variantmanagerforsimulink.mlpkginstall')

This works however it keeps launching the wrong version of Matlab for the installation. How do I specifiy in the system call the version of Matlab that I want to use for this add-on installation?

[Malay Agarwal]

Hi @Eric Bender,

This might be helpful: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/389223-how-do-i-silently-install-support-packages-in-matlab-r2018a-or-newer#Downloaded.

[Eric Bender]

Thank you for that very helpful link Malay. I think I have a direction now to go to perform this installation for the users.

Answer 1

[Kanishk]

Hi Eric,

I understand that you want to install MATLAB support package for different versions of MATLAB. You can install MATLAB packages using command line also specifying the path of MATLAB which will install the package in the mentioned version.

Use below command to silently install MATLAB packages.

“<MATLAB_PATH>\bin\win64\SupportSoftwareInstaller.exe” -downloadfolder <MATLAB package folder> -inputfile <Path to ssi.txt file>

Hope this helps!

Thanks

[Eric Bender]

Thank you for that suggestion Kanishk. I think this will help me accomplish what I'm try to do. Much appreciated!

[Thomas]

Hello,

I was also using this way so far, but now with new R2025a there is no “<MATLAB_PATH>\bin\win64\SupportSoftwareInstaller.exe” available.

How is it supposed to work here?

[William]

-> Interested too <-