Excel add-in say´s "MATLAB is not running, do you want run MATLAB now?". How to solve this problem?

Hi!

When I try to use exlink in excel (putmatrix, getmatrix) although MATLAB 2013a is open, excel opens new MATLAB which looks like ML5.3(only command window). I've tried run MATLAB first then Excel and vice versa, but it's always the same-"MATLAB is not running, do you want run MATLAB now?".

Does anybody know where is the problem?

Artur

Answer 1

[Friedrich]

Hi,

this is the default behavior. If MATLAB is opened manually its not started as COM Server. Its a normal MATLAB session. If you want that Excel connects to that session of MATLAB run in MATLAB:

enableservice('AutomationServer',true)

After that do what you like to do in Excel.

In addition when starting MATLAB from Excel its also default behavior that you get the command window only. You can change that in the Spreadsheet Link EX settings (there is a checkbox called "use MATLAB desktop", enable that one)

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-6JHG55/

[Artur M. G. Lourenço]

not work :(

[Walter Roberson]

It gave an error? It didn't help? What did it report as being the currently running automation server? Did you try re-registering your automation server as shown at the bottom of the solution ?

[Artur M. G. Lourenço]

I did all the procedure.

 The default Automation Server for "MATLAB.Application" on this machine is:
ProgId: Matlab.Application (Version 8.1)
LocalServer32: C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013a\bin\win64\matlab.exe /MLAutomation
CLSID: {8DE84D10-9F9D-4D03-ABC0-B5C2F63F7492}
File exists: 'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013a\bin\win64\matlab.exe'