Why does my standalone application that calls SORTROWS not work on a machine that does not have MATLAB installed?

I have the following code:

function testexe

a=ceil(10*rand(3,10));

sortrows(a);

I compiled in MATLAB using the following command

mcc -m testexe.m -v

Now when I distribute and run my application, testexe.exe, along with the mglinstaller.exe, on a client machine that does not have MATLAB, installed I get the following error:

Failed to find MEX-File on path : sortrowsc.dll.

 EXITING

Sometimes the error is referring to another MEX-file sortcellchar.dll.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This is a bug in the MGLINSTALLER with the C/C++ Math Library 2.2. This problem has been fixed in MATLAB C/C++ Math Library 2.4 (R13).

If you are using a previous version, see the information below:

This error occurs because the client computer does not have the MEX-file sortrowsc.dll. This MEX-file does not come packaged with the mglinstaller. In order to distribute a stand-alone application that calls sort rows, sortrowsc.dll and/or sortcellchar.dll, must also be distributed. The libraries can be placed in the same directory as the executable or in the bin\win32 directory created by the MGLINSTALLER.

Answer 2

[Sriram Narayanan]

Hello Davide,

As the article mentioned, the libraries might need to be placed in the same directory as the executable or in the bin\win32 directory created by the MGLINSTALLER. Did you try that?

If you are still facing the issue, please contact MathWorks Technical Support.

https://www.mathworks.com/support/servicerequests/create.html