create a very simple box that asks for user input for variables needed to effectively run the script before the script executes in matlab

You can use the inputdlg function in MATLAB to create a simple dialog box that asks for user input before executing the script. Here's an example:

main.m
% Create a dialog box with input fields
prompt = {'Enter variable1:', 'Enter variable2:'};
title = 'Input Variables';
dims = [1 35];
definput = {'default_value1', 'default_value2'};
answer = inputdlg(prompt, title, dims, definput);

% Retrieve the user input values
variable1 = answer{1};
variable2 = answer{2};

% Validate and use the input values in your script
if isempty(variable1) || isempty(variable2)
    disp('Invalid input');
else
    % Your script code goes here
    disp(['Variable 1: ', variable1]);
    disp(['Variable 2: ', variable2]);
end
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In this example, a dialog box with two input fields is displayed to the user. They can enter the required variables (variable1 and variable2 in this case). The default values are also provided as placeholders.

After the user enters the values and clicks OK, the input values are retrieved from the answer cell array. You can then validate the input values and proceed with your script accordingly.

Note that you should replace 'default_value1' and 'default_value2' with the appropriate default values for your script.

Hope this helps!