Hi @plasmageek, appending to an existing PDF report using MATLAB Report Generator isn't directly supported—the Report object will overwrite the existing file if a report with the same name already exists. However, there are a couple of effective workarounds depending on your workflow:
1. Build the Report in a Single Session with the DOM or Report API
If possible, create the report in one MATLAB session and incrementally append content to it using the append method. For example:
import mlreportgen.report.*
import mlreportgen.dom.*
rpt = Report("MyReport", "pdf");
append(rpt, Paragraph("First part of the analysis"));
% Append more sections here as needed
close(rpt);
This works well if the full report is generated in one go. You can structure your code so that it appends intermediate results at different stages, but keeps the report session open until the final close() call.
2. Generate Separate PDFs and Merge Later
If your process is long or involves interruptions (e.g., needing to resume work), a common approach is to generate multiple smaller PDF files and merge them into one final document at the end. You can use the append_pdfs() function from the File Exchange to do this:
append_pdfs("FinalReport.pdf", "Part1.pdf", "Part2.pdf", "Part3.pdf");
This allows you to generate modular content in chunks and combine them into a single report, which is often more manageable for long analyses.
Each approach has trade-offs depending on whether you need live, incremental reporting or modular post-processing. Hope this helps!
