User`s guide

Open a Report Setup

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Opening a Setup Not on the MATLAB Path

Tip Use the setedit command to obtain a list of all the report setups on the MATLAB

path.

To open a setup that resides off the MATLAB path:

If the Report Explorer is not already open, from the MATLAB Toolstrip, in the

Apps tab, in the Database Connectivity and Reporting section, click Report

Generator..

In the Report Explorer, select File > Open or select the file open button on the

Report Explorer toolbar.

A file browser opens.

Use the file browser to find the report setup in your file system and enter the setup

name in the file browser File name field.

Select the file browser Open button.

The setup appears in the Outline pane as a child of the Report Generator node.

Opening a Setup Programmatically

To open a report programmatically, use the setedit command. For example, the

following command opens the simple-report.rpt example that comes with the

MATLAB Report Generator.

setedit simple-report

This command opens the Report Explorer, if it is not already open, and opens the

simple-rpt setup in the Report Explorer.

Tip If a setup exists on the MATLAB path, you do not need to specify its full path when

using the setedit command. Use the setedit command to obtain a list of all the report

setups on the MATLAB path.

The newly opened report appears in the Outline pane as a child of the Report

Generator node.