How I can collect the results?

Hello again everyone, I have a super simple question... that I cannot answer myself, I'm trying to collect the results of the calculus I do in this program

function [K]=prac2
clc
clear
tol=0.01;
q=40.185;
pcarga=0.7;
L=5;
l=5/20;
P0b=pcarga*q*(l/2);
P0=pcarga*q*l;
x0=0;
y=0;
E=30000000;
Ib=0.00004;
M=0;
AM21=1;
AP1=0;
AP2=0;
AP3=0;
AP4=0;
AP5=0;
AP6=0;
AP7=0;
AP8=0;
AP9=0;
AP10=0;
AP11=0;
AP12=0;
AP13=0;
AP14=0;
AP15=0;
AP16=0;
AP17=0;
AP18=0;
AP19=0;
AP20=0;
AP21=0;

 p(1)=P0b+AP1;
    p(2)=P0+AP2;
    p(3)=P0+AP3;
    p(4)=P0+AP4;
    p(5)=P0+AP5;
    p(6)=P0+AP6;
    p(7)=P0+AP7;
    p(8)=P0+AP8;
    p(9)=P0+AP9;
    p(10)=P0+AP10;
    p(11)=P0+AP11;
    p(12)=P0+AP12;
    p(13)=P0+AP13;
    p(14)=P0+AP14;
    p(15)=P0+AP15;
    p(16)=P0+AP16;
    p(17)=P0+AP17;
    p(18)=P0+AP18;
    p(19)=P0+AP19;
    p(20)=P0+AP20;
    p(21)=P0b+AP21;

 for i=1:21
    x(i)=(i*l+x0)-l;
    for j=1:21
        y(j)=(j*l+x0)-l;
        if i>j
            %BC    
            incr=(p(j)*y(j)^2/L^3)*(L*(L-y(j))+L^2-L*x(i)-2*(L-y(j))*x(i));
        else
            %AC
            incr=(p(j)*(L-y(j))^2/L^3)*(L*x(i)+2*y(j)*x(i)-y(j)*L);
        end
        M(j+1)=M(j)+incr;
    end
    K(i)=M(j+1)
end

The program works fine but the problem is that it doesn't create a variable with the results, it just make the calculus but doesn't store the results anywhere.

Please give me a hand. THX in advance.

Answer 1

[Zack]

If you are running this code from the editor, it should create a variable "ans" with the data. It did for me.

Alternatively, you can run the program from the command line:

K = prac2

And now K will be your variable.

[Maikel]

Thx for the answer, but the fact is that I want to use the results stored in the variable inside the program later and with your method I can only use them outside.

Any onther clue?

[Iain]

Two options:

1 - Remove the function call, and EVERYTHING will be available, or:

2 - function [output1_you_want, output2_you_want K] = prac2, where output1_you_want is the variable name you want output.

[Maikel]

I'm sorry but maybe my explanation is wrong, I want to generate a vector with the values of K(i) and operate with the results inside. Like a=K(2)*5 for example but I want to have this vector avaible inside the program.