Error in smimport(' ') command: Illegal use of reserved keyword "end" AND Attempt to execute SCRIPT smimport as a function

Hello. I tried to import a CAD model from solidworks (xml file format) to simsape multibody, using the smimport command. The command does not seem to work as i get the following error:

Error: File: smimport.m Line: 170 Column: 1

Illegal use of reserved keyword "end".

When i click on the error the following file appears:

Does anyone knows what is this error?

I then tried to run the matlab as administrator and delete the 'end' from line 170. Then i got a different error:

>> smimport('sm_Assem.xml')

Attempt to execute SCRIPT smimport as a function:

C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\toolbox\physmod\sm\import\m\smimport.m

I have no idea what is this script file and i am afraid i will mess it up if i try to modify it.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Thank you

[madhan ravi]

What happens when you do:

 smimport('sm_Assem') % ? without .xml

The first line of the file is

 function varargout = smimport(multibodyDescription, varargin)

Hope you didn’t modify that line?

[Eleni.T]

No i havent modified anything but the first line i got is :

mimportfunction varargout = smimport(multibodyDescriptionFile, varargin)

I attached the script i got.

[Eleni.T]

I just followed the steps as directed on the link https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/smlink/ug/installing-and-linking-simmechanics-link-software.html to install the Simscape™ Multibody™ Link plug-in , and then i tried to import the xml and i got these errors.

[Eleni.T]

i keep getting the same error:

Attempt to execute SCRIPT smimport as a function:
C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2018b\toolbox\physmod\sm\import\m\smimport.m

even with smimport('sm_Assem') without .xml

Should i do something about the script that is different? Maybe i missed something during installation? i dont know

[madhan ravi]

Try maybe reinstalling that toolbox?

[Eleni.T]

I reinstalled it, but still i get this error when i use smimport(' ')

I replaced the first line with the one you said :

function varargout = smimport(multibodyDescription, varargin)

and replaced every multibodyDescriptionFile with multibodyDescription and it worked!

Thank you!

Answer 1

[madhan ravi]

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/563081-error-in-smimport-command-illegal-use-of-reserved-keyword-end-and-attempt-to-execute-script#comment_932693