Can the Import Tool dialog box (when closing) be disabled

Is there a way to disable the prompt asking to confirm closing files in the Import Tool?

This is a new feature (probably from 2024). If I have multiple files open in the Import Tools (in different tabs) and I close the Tool (click the X) a dialog box appears for every single file asking to confirm.

I couldn't find any way to disable this, and when I have many files open this becomes very tedious.

[dpb]

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a confirmation dialog setting for this prompt, no, and the uiimport function doesn't have any additional arguments to let you set its behavior [the tool simply executes uiimport('-file') ] that would let you customize its behavior as desired.

Submit this to Mathworks as an official support request/enhancement at <Product Support Page>; agreed, that would be very annoying in that mode of use.

[John D'Errico]

Yes, this would be a great enhancement idea, something they will be supportive of when they get your request. Of course the author cannot think of everything, so your feedback is terribly useful.

[dpb]

Actually, since the tool function is

uiimport('-file') 

and the uiimport itself doesn't have the dialog, it's the tab close dialog it would appear...

[Guy]

I submitted a request.

It is so annoying and wasn't there in older versions.

Answer 1

[Guy]

I heard back from MATLAB support.

While for now this dialog box cannot be disabled, they will consider adding that option in a future release.

In the meantime, they offered the following workaround (which I tried and it works):

• Create a MATLAB script file, e.g. “closeImportTool.m”, in your current working folder.
• Add the below MATLAB function code to this MATLAB script file and save the file.

function closeImportTool
    wwmgr = matlab.internal.webwindowmanager.instance;
    lst = wwmgr.windowList;
    for idx = 1:length(lst)
        w = lst(idx);
        if strcmp(w.Title, "Import Tool")
            disp("Closing...")
            delete(w);
        end
    end
end

• When you would like to close the Import Tool with multiple files open, run the following command in the Command Window:

>> closeImportTool

• This closes the Import Tool without requiring you to click through the confirmation prompts.