Problems running .exe from commant promt

Hello, I want to use to run an .exe file from a location, e.g. 'C:\work\programs\api_32bit\bin\x86\Debug\TestAPI32.exe' by using system commands below:

apiLocation = 'C:\work\programs\api_32bit\bin\x86\Debug\TestAPI32.exe';
system(apiLocation);

When I press enter I get the error message 'Index exceeds matrix dimensions'. Can anyone help me to solve this problem?

[per isakson]

Run the commands

which system -all
whos system

What do they say?

Answer 1

[Jan]

As per isakson has posted already: "system" is a variable, which shadows the built-in command. Either avoid to define "system" as a variable, or clear it, or use:

builtin('system', apiLocation)

[Marlo Wegener]

Thanks for the fast answer, you are right that system is declared in another script. Problem solved :).