run

Executes a script file (.m).

Syntax

• run(script_file)
• run(script_file, 'nocatch')
• bsuccess = run(script_file, 'errcatch')

Input argument

• script_file - a string: path of a script
• 'nocatch' - a string: default option (no error catch)
• 'errcatch' - a string: error catched

Output argument

• bsuccess - a logical: true if no error detected during script execution

Description

run(script_file) executes a Nelson's script file (.m file extension).

Examples

Creates two .m in temp directory to use as example:

fd = fopen([tempdir(), 'example_run_ok.m'], 'wt');
fprintf(fd, ['A = 1;', char(10)]);
fprintf(fd, ['B = 2;', char(10)]);
fprintf(fd, ['C = A + B', char(10)]);
fclose(fd);

fd = fopen([tempdir(), 'example_run_not_ok.m'], 'wt');
fprintf(fd, ['AA = 1;', char(10)]);
fprintf(fd, ['CC = AA + BB', char(10)]);
fclose(fd);

run a script without error.

run([tempdir(), 'example_run_ok.m']);

run a script and catch error (no error).

bsuccess = run([tempdir(), 'example_run_ok.m'], 'errcatch')

run a script and catch error (with error).

bsuccess = run([tempdir(), 'example_run_not_ok.m'], 'errcatch')

run a script and no catch error.

run([tempdir(), 'example_run_not_ok.m'], 'nocatch');

See also

execstr.

History

Author

Allan CORNET