User`s guide
R2007a
20-16
• More easily see if this same documentation page has been updated for the latest
product version.
Include Search Database for Your Own Help Files
If you create your own HTML help files for use with the MATLAB Help browser, the
Help browser can now search the content of your files. Create a search database for your
help files using the new builddocsearchdb function. The function creates a helpsearch
directory that contains the search database files. For information on this process, see
Making Your HTML Help Files Searchable.
Compatibility Considerations
In previous versions of MATLAB, some users created help search databases for their
own help files via assistance from MathWorks Technical Support. If you created a help
search database for use with R2006b, it might work in R2007a, but it is recommended
that you recreate it for R2007a, even if no content has changed. If you created a help
search database prior to R2006b, you must recreate it for R2007a.
Help search databases in prior releases were built from a help jar file rather than html
files. The builddocsearchdb function only supports html files. However, it is expected
to support jar files in a future release. If you used a jar file for a prior version and want
to use a jar file in R2007a, build your R2007a help search database using the same
technique you used in R2006b.
Video Tutorials Now Accessed Via Web Site
Previously video tutorials were installed when you installed MATLAB. Now the tutorials
are on the MathWorks Web site.
Compatibility Considerations
You can still link to and play video tutorials from within the Help browser Demos listings
or other links to them in the product and documentation, however this now requires an
active Internet connection.
Workspace, Search Path, and File Operations
New features and changes introduced in Version 7.4 (R2007a) are described here.