Startup actions prior to MATLAB project open

I understand that MATLAB project startup routine runs after all the project references have been processed and configured.

Is there a way how I can register/execute a startup routine that runs before the project references?

Answer 1

[Snehal]

Hi @Isaac De La Cruz,

I understand that you want to register/execute a startup routine that runs before the project references.

MATLAB Projects currently only support startup and shutdown scripts that run after project references are loaded. There is no built-in "pre-startup" hook.

However, you can implement the same using a custom script. To do so, open the project via a custom script that performs the steps/checks you want to execute. Using this approach instead of double-clicking the .prj file directly will execute the custom script before loading the project references.

Please refer to the following documentation links for more information:

• https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/automate-startup-and-shutdown-tasks.html
• https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/startup.html

Hope this helps!

[Isaac De La Cruz]

Thanks for the response!