Hyperlink in Excel cell to open Simulink model?

Hello, I realize that this may be more of an Excel related question, but perhaps someone from this forum has already done what I am trying to do. I would like to create a hyperlink in Excel that will open a Simulink model. So basically I would have a cell with the text sldemo_fuelsys, and it would be hyperlinked to run the Simulink command open_system('sldemo_fuelsys'); Is this possible? Admittedly I have never created a macro in Excel, so I am not an expert in Excel. Thank you for your help in advance!

Answer 1

[Fangjun Jiang]

In Excel, you can "Insert Link", "Existing file or web page", navigate to find the .slx or .mdl model file. When you click it, it will follow the default Windows program to run MATLAB, and then open the Simulink model.

[Jerki Jokne]

Thanks! This will link to a model. Would it be possible to link to a block, so that when I click the link in Excel it runs the hilite_system command?

[Fangjun Jiang]

I can't think of a decent way to do it.

Answer 2

[Jonas]

You can launch Matlab from Windows system prompt, see the documentation. Maybe you can find a way to execute a command line code from Excel, and then find the correct command line to use the 'hilite_system' command. Maybe this can help.