How do I deploy my compiled stand-alone application on a network drive so that it can be accessed by all network users without having to install MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR) on all client computers?

I have compiled a stand-alone application that I would like to put on a network drive so that it can be accessed by all network users. I would like to do this without having to install MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR) on every client computer on the network.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This information has been added to the Documentation for MATLAB Compiler. The documentation is available here:

User's Guide (MATLAB Compiler) -> Deployment Process -> Deploying a Standalone Application on a Network Drive

https://in.mathworks.com/help/compiler/deploying-a-standalone-application-on-a-network-drive-windows-only.html

If you are using a previous version, read the following:

Documentation on how to install the MCR on a network drive is missing from the MATLAB Compiler manual. Here is additional information:

Execute MCRInstaller.exe to install MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR) on a machine. For installation instructions, refer to:

User's Guide (MATLAB Compiler) -> Deployment Process

https://in.mathworks.com/help/compiler/install-the-matlab-runtime.html

For documentation links:

For installing MCR:

https://in.mathworks.com/help/compiler_sdk/dotnet/install-the-matlab-runtime.html

For MCR path settings:

https://in.mathworks.com/help/compiler/mcr-path-settings-for-run-time-deployment.html

1. Copy the resulting MCR directory (the directory where MCR is installed) onto a network drive.

2. Copy the compiled application directly into the directory $MCR\$VERSION\runtime\$ARCH (where $MCR is the root or your MCR installation, $VERSION is the version of your MCR installation, and $ARCH is your system's architecture). Alternatively, copy the compiled application into any directory in the network drive, and add $MCR\$VERSION\runtime\$ARCH to the system path (not the MATLAB path) on all the client machines. Be sure to copy the CTF-file as well as the executable file.

3. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (vcredist_x86.exe).

All network users will then be able to execute the application.

If you are using either MATLAB Builder for COM or MATLAB Builder for Excel, instead of copying the executable file, you will copy the DLL-file along with the CTF-file. You will then need to register the following DLLs on every client machine.

mwcommgr.dll

mwcomutil.dll

by using the following command at your DOS prompt

regsvr32 <dllname>

These DLLs are in $MCR\$VERSION\runtime\$ARCH