Expression or statement is incomplete or incorrect

What does 'Expression or statement is incomplete or incorrect' mean? What I write on mfile this error is seen, even I write ' a=1 '. Can you halp me.

[Walter Roberson]

Does this happen even right after you start MATLAB?

What happens if you put in a pure number?

Answer 1

[Fangjun Jiang]

It means 'Expression or statement is incomplete or incorrect'. Did you write 'a=1' with or without the two single quote marks? Please post your complete code and use the {}Code format.

[Can]

>> a = 1

not only a=1 this error is seen what I write

[Fangjun Jiang]

Press Ctrl+C and then type in the following

clear all;

a=1

You might have some unfinished code already typed in the Command Window.

[Can]

No. there aren't any code

[Fangjun Jiang]

Okay, can you copy what show up after you type in a=1 at the Command Window?

[Walter Roberson]

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/13205-tutorial-how-to-format-your-question-with-markup

[Can]

Problem was my m.file's name. Thank you for your interest

[Fangjun Jiang]

I don't understand. Even if you have a function called a with a.m, the line a=1 still should not result in the error message.

[Can]

mfile's name was untidled-------

I cahnged it to untidled so problem solved