Can Mathematica Packages Run Alongside Matlab?

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It is possible to run Mathematica packages alongside Matlab on the same computer without uninstalling either software. The issue arises when Mathematica misidentifies .m files as Matlab files due to file association conflicts. Users can successfully import Mathematica packages by ensuring the correct file type is recognized, despite the .m extension being shared with Matlab. Identifying the specific cause of the import issue is crucial for finding the appropriate solution.

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Just wondering if its possible to run a Mathematica package (package.m) on a computer that also has a copy of Matlab; because my university computer also has Matlab <..meh...> and I can't uninstall it and whenever I try to use the import functino etc... it thinks that the file is from Matlab and "not a Mathematica file type". Also from the desktop all the Mathematica package files "look" like Matlab files.
 
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why opening another thread?
Can you post the first meaningful lines of the package.m you are trying to "run"?
Because, as I said in the other thread, there are plenty of solutions (yes you can 'import' mathematica packages into Mathematica even if .m is associated with whatever other software), but if we don't know what's the cause of the problem there is no way to find the right solution.
 
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