Install package requirements automatically from a zip file hosted on Google Sites.

Version 1.1.0.0 (2.14 KB) by Francis Esmonde-White
Allows package requirements to be seamlessly downloaded and installed without user intervention.
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Updated 13 May 2011

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The Mathworks File Exchange does not allow .exe or .dll files to be included in submissions. But sometimes a submission requires compiled external libraries. This submission enables seamless downloading and installation of forbidden files through a zip file hosted through Google Sites.

By default it will unpack a 2MB zip file containing a converter for turning IDTF files into U3D files (useful for making 3D pdf figures from meshes).

Syntax:
installGoogleArchive(downloadLocation, zipFile)

Cite As

Francis Esmonde-White (2026). Install package requirements automatically from a zip file hosted on Google Sites. (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/31414-install-package-requirements-automatically-from-a-zip-file-hosted-on-google-sites), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2011a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

In response to Jan Simon's helpful comment, I have updated the routine.

1. urlwrite & textscan replaced by urlread.
2. Error messages included to make potential causes of execution failure more obvious.
3. Help appropriately updated.
1.0.0.0