`run`

Runs a script file given by its path or name.

Category: Programming > Programming Utilities

Syntax

run(scriptname)

Runs the script in the current workspace.

Description

A script shares the workspace of the caller: variables it creates remain available, and it can read and change the caller's variables. run accepts a full or relative path, which the plain name form needs a folder on the search path for. The command form run name works as well.

Input arguments

scriptname: Name or path of the script file, with or without the .m extension.

Example

Writing and running a script

fid = fopen('demo_script.m', 'w');
fprintf(fid, 'msg = ''ran script'';\ndisp(msg)\n');
fclose(fid);
run('demo_script.m')
run demo_script
disp(msg)
delete('demo_script.m')

Output

ran script
ran script
ran script

See also

eval evalin feval exist addpath