Multichannel Systems NeuroExplorer - Manual (Page 321)

6. COM/ActiveX Interfaces
NeuroExplorer exposes COM (Component Object Model) interfaces that allow other applications to
launch and control NeuroExplorer.
For example, the following Matlab code starts NeuroExplorer, opens a data file and loads Neuron04a
timestamps into the Matlab workspace:
nex = actxserver('NeuroExplorer.Application');
doc = nex.OpenDocument('C:\TestDataFile1.nex');
neuron = doc.Variable('Neuron04a');
timestamps = neuron.Timestamps();
The table below lists the objects that NeuroExplorer exposes via COM methods and properties.
Interface Description
Application Neuroexplorer application interface. Provides methods and
properties for the main application (for example, open
document).
Document Document interface. Provides methods and properties of
the document (for example, lists variables in the
document).
Variable Variable interface. Provides methods and properties of a
variable inside a document (for example, gets variable
timestamps).
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