Using uigetfile to select file in App Designer is causing the matlab script to open after file is selected

Hey everyone,

I am having some issues here and I'd greatly appreciate some help.

I am using uigetfile to let user select a type- file in App Designer, but once the file is selected, it goes back to matlab script, and not to the App GUI in app designer.

I have two different app functions for this. I have a BrowseFileNameButton (button), and I have FileName (which is a blank text field, to take the value of the Filename selected.

The below code works, and fills in the correct value that I want for FileName, but how do I get it to go back to the GUI screen after the browse folder box appears? Why does it keep going back to matlab script?

Thanks so much!

% Button pushed function: BrowseFileNameButton

function BrowseFileNameButtonPushed(app, event)

[fileName,filePath] = uigetfile('Test/Data/*.mat');

app.FileName.Value = [fileName,filePath];

end

[Geoff Hayes]

Akana - I'm not too sure what you mean by it goes back to matlab script. What script? The above is BrowseFileNameButtonPushed seems to be just a callback for your button so you should still be "in" your GUI once the callback completes...and so the GUI should still respond to interactions with you (the user).

Answer 1

[Kevin Holly]

You can try this:

% Button pushed function: BrowseFileNameButton
function BrowseFileNameButtonPushed(app, event)
    [fileName,filePath] = uigetfile('Test/Data/*.mat');
    app.FileName.Value = [fileName,filePath];
    drawnow;
    figure(app.UIFigure)
end

Found solution here: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/296305-appdesigner-window-ends-up-in-background-after-uigetfile

[Akana Juliet]

It worked, this is exactly what I needed. Thanks so much!