Execute commands from an external .exe application

How can I issue commands from Matlab to an external .exe application?

I need to open an exe application and perform a repetitive operation a large number of times, so I need to automate this process.

[Mario Malic]

Might be helpful to give you an idea what to look for https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/2105981-i-want-to-know-how-to-use-matlab-to-invoke-two-software-to-process-data#answer_1440396

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Answer 1

[Arun]

Hi @Eros,

I understand that you want to use MATLAB to issue commands to an external .exe application.

“system” function calls the operating system to execute the specified command. The operation waits for the command to finish execution before returning the exit status of the command.

If the operation involves complex command-line interactions or needs to be executed multiple times with different parameters, writing a batch script and then call this script from MATLAB using the “system” function might be helpful.

Example: Script.bat:

@echo off
path\to\your\application.exe argument1
path\to\your\application.exe argument2

Command:

>>system(‘script.bat’)

For more information related to “system” function please refer the following MATLAB documentation link:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/system.html

Hope this helps!

Regards

Arun