Running a batch process involving MatLab and Spotfire

How do I run a batch process involving MatLab and Spotfire? I.e. can MatLab call a Spotfire "executable" ("push approach") or can Spotfire call a MatLab "executable" ("pull" approach)

[Gautam Mohan]

Hi Michel,

MATLAB can run external executables using the "!" operator. More information can be found here:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/run-external-commands-scripts-and-programs.html

Furthermore, MATLAB can be called from the command prompt using the 'matlab' function. The documentation I am linking to is for calling it on a Windows machine, but the process is extremely similar for Mac and Linux platforms:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlabwindows.html

If you want to execute statements or a script in MATLAB from the command line, us the '-r' flag followed by a string of MATLAB code, and that code will be evaluated by MATLAB from the command line.

I hope this helps!