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Noam

Posts: 6
Registered: 6/18/07

Re: Run MATLAB from command line
Posted: Jul 5, 2007 5:55 PM

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Hi NZTideMan,

Sorry for the last post - for some reason I got it empty...

That was exactly what I did yesterday :-(

I do use WinXP as you guessed. When I open the command line and type
matlab -h, MATLAB simply starts with the normal GUI as if I started
it by double-clicking on the matlab.exe file.

Pay attention that I didn't try to run any MATLAB script with the
command you gave me. I was hoping I will get a help list from the
command line that will give me instructions how to control a script
from the command line.

I am intending on delivering an array to a MATLAB script, processing
this array and returning some values.

I would like to do this with the help of PHP that is able to call
applications via command line and for that reason I can't use any GUI
functionality. Is that doable?

Anyhow - I don't manage to run MATLAB from the command line by using
the command you gave me.

Any further hints you could throw at my direction? I really
appreciate your efforts!

Thanks
Noam

NZTideMan wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 5, 9:58 am, Noam <behemothk...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi NZTideMan,
>>
>> Many thanks for the tip.
>> I just gave it a try but it simply opens the MATLAB GUI as
usual.
>> I also tried matlab -nodesktop from the command line (cmd or
> DOS).
>> What I get is a MATLAB console without a graphical GUI but this
> is
>> not exactly what I am looking for.
>>
>> My aim is to control MATLAB with the help of the programming
> language
>> PHP. If I could give MATLAB commands over the DOS primpt line I
> could
>> do what ever I wanted with it and automate MATLAB.
>>
>> I have MATLAB 7.0
>>
>> Thanks
>> Noam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> NZTideMan wrote:
>>
>> > On Jul 5, 8:06 am, Noam <behemothk...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>> >> Hi all,
>>
>> >> I would like to use MATLAB from the windows command
line. I
>> need
>> > some
>> >> scripts to run in the background but I couldn't really
find a
>> way
>> > how
>> >> to do this. I also look in the site for some clues on
how to
> do
>> > it
>> >> but till now I couldn't find anything about it. I am
sure it
> is
>> > out
>> >> there - some list of commands or some tips about it.
>>
>> >> Do you know a link or how this is being done??
>>
>> >> Thank
>> >> Noam
>>
>> > Did you try typing:
>> > matlab -h
>> > from a DOS window?
>> > In brief, you can run your .m file, say mymfile.m like
this:
>> > matlab -r mymfile
>> > providing it is in the Matlab path.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> I assume you're using Win XP???
> You need to go to Programs\Accessories\Command Prompt
> A black window should open.
> Type:
> matlab -h
>
> Believe me, it works.
> I have 25 routines operating on an hourly schedule using the matlab
> -r
> facility.
> The only thing you need to be aware of is that you need an exit at
> the
> bottom of each .m file, otherwise a Matlab will open each time and
> stay open. I found the Matlab r2006b did not do this properly and
> one
> morning I ended up with about 400 Matlabs open. I fixed this by
> reverting to Version 2006a.
>
>
>