Have Matlab run in Background from command line

Hey,

I'm running numerous matlab scripts from the command line within a jython pipeline. My problem is that matlab has to be opened seperately for every script, is there a way to have matlab running in the background and stay open? This would boost efficieny.

cheers, Robin

Answer 1

[ES]

You can look for existing instance of MATLAB and use it for running the new code. I would do something like this [python].

import win32com.client 
oMatlabInstance = win32com.client.GetActiveObject("matlab.Application.7.13")#Checking if MATLAB R2011B is running
oMatlabInstance.execute(new script name here)

[RobsnC]

We are working on OSX, your idea brought us to the solution: Matlab Engine. Thanks :)