Citrix and MATLAB Info

Updated September 2007

Accessing MATLAB: MATLAB runs from any computer that has internet access (e.g. your dorm room, the Math Lab in KH 318, your parent's computer, etc). To access it, go to http://www.loyola.edu/moresoftware/ and log into Citrix using your Groupwise/Blackboard, etc. username and password. Once you login you will see a folder called Math Apps. Open this, and you'll see several applications, MATLAB being one of them. SINGLE-CLICK on the MATLAB icon and off you go ...

Note: It is possible that the first time you do this, you may have to install some client software on your own computer.

Using Citrix:The site http://www.loyola.edu/5555/moresoftware/manual.html explains Citrix. Look through it, but I'll point out a few things on this site you should pay attention to.

• When the "Client File Security" popup window appears, it tells you what you should say. They (and I) suggest "Full Access" and "Always ask me" if working on a lab computer, and possibly "Never ask me for this site" if working on your own computer.
• Also look for the discussion about saving files to the G or C drives (use the C$ directory). There are many possibilities, each with their own conveniences and headaches.
  1. Save to the G drive. Easiest through Citrix, but must be able to access the G drive through other applications. See "Accessing the G drive" below.
  2. Your personal flashdrive/thumbdrive/USB stick or whatever you call it. This might be as difficult to access through Citrix as the hard drive (see below).
  3. The hard drive of the computer you're working on. This is the least preferable of the three. See "hard drive issues" below to see some of the reasons why.

Accessing the G drive: If you saved the files on the G drive through Citrix, you must have access to the G drive outside of Citrix in order to access them through Groupwise, Blackboard or any other software. This can be done in several ways:

• G drive login: You automatically have access to your G drive when you log into any computer on campus.
• Netdrive: Info on Netdrive can be found at http://www.loyola.edu/5555/netdrive/. This is my preferred way of accessing the G drive from home but it requires a small piece of software to be installed.
• Netstorage: Netstorage can also be used at http://www.loyola.edu/5555/netstorage to access the G drive.
This can be used through any browser, so if you're working on your parent's computer, an internet cafe, a borrowed laptop while traveling, etc., this is the best way to access the G drive.

Hard drive issues: When accessing anything through Citrix, like MATLAB, the hard drive of the computer you are working on is $C, NOT C!

This is a pain, and this is only saved on that particular computer so I'd suggest saving to G.

NEW: The "My Documents" folder in the MATLAB directory structure is YOUR G DRIVE.

Even if using your own computer, to access files or write to files on your computer, you need to be using C$, not C. Even saving to your own thumbdrive might be difficult to find through Citrix, although they're trying to make it easier. So the easiest is the G drive - then the access of the files is more portable.