MATLAB API for COM Automation Server

Write COM applications to work with MATLAB^®

Automation is a COM protocol that allows one application (thecontrollerorclient) to control objects exported by another application (theserver). MATLAB supports COM Automation server capabilities on Microsoft^®Windows^®operating systems. Any Windows program that can be configured as an Automation controller can control MATLAB. Some examples areMicrosoft Excel^®andMicrosoft Access™, and manyMicrosoft Visual Basic^®andMicrosoft Visual C++^®programs.

If you build client applications using C/C++, or Fortran, then use MATLAB Engine Applications instead of an Automation server.

Functions

`actxGetRunningServer`	Handle to running instance of Automation server
`enableservice`	Enable, disable, or report status of MATLAB Automation server
`Execute`	Execute MATLAB command in Automation server
`Feval`	Evaluate MATLAB function in Automation server
`GetCharArray`	Character array from Automation server
`GetFullMatrix`	Matrix from Automation server workspace
`GetVariable`	自动化的数据变量server workspace
`GetWorkspaceData`	Data from Automation server workspace
`MaximizeCommandWindow`	Open Automation server window
`MinimizeCommandWindow`	Minimize size of Automation server window
`PutCharArray`	Store character array in Automation server
`PutFullMatrix`	Matrix in Automation server workspace
`PutWorkspaceData`	Data in Automation server workspace
`Quit`	Terminate MATLAB Automation server
`regmatlabserver`	Register current MATLAB as Automation server

Examples and How To

Call MATLAB Function from Visual Basic .NET Client

This example calls a user-defined MATLAB function namedsolve_bvpfrom aMicrosoft Visual Basicclient application through a COM interface.

Call MATLAB Function from C# Client

This example shows how to call a user-defined MATLAB function,myfunc, from a C# application.

Pass Complex Data to MATLAB from C# Client

This example creates complex data in the client C# program and passes it to MATLAB.

View MATLAB Functions from Visual Basic .NET Object Browser

You can find out what methods are available from a MATLAB Automation server using the Object Browser of yourMicrosoft Visual Basicclient application.

Launch MATLAB as Automation Server in Desktop Mode

To launch MATLAB as a COM Automation server in full desktop mode, use the programmatic identifierMatlab.Desktop.Application.

Manually Create Automation Server

Microsoft Windows operating system automatically creates an Automation server when a controller application first establishes a server connection.

Concepts

Register MATLAB as Automation Server

To use MATLAB as an Automation server, you first must register the application in the Windows registry, which happens when you install a new version of MATLAB.

MATLAB COM Automation Server Interface

How to configure MATLAB software as a COM Automation server

Create MATLAB Server

To create a server, you need a programmatic identifier (ProgID) to identify the server.

Connect to Existing MATLAB Server

It is not always necessary to create a new instance of a MATLAB server whenever your application needs some task done in MATLAB.

转换sion of MATLAB Types to COM Types

How MATLAB converts data from MATLAB types to COM types.

转换sion of COM Types to MATLAB Types

How MATLAB converts data from a COM application into MATLAB types.

Shared or Dedicated Server

You can start the MATLAB Automation server in one of two modes – shared or dedicated.

VT_DATE Data Type

To pass aVT_DATEtype input to a Visual Basic program or an ActiveX^®control method, use the MATLAB classCOM.date.

Data Types For Visual Basic .NET Clients

Data types for arguments and return values of server functions are expressed as Automation data types — language-independent types defined by the Automation protocol.

Visible Property

Use theVisibleproperty to make MATLAB visible in a server application.

MATLAB Application as DCOM Server

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) is a protocol that allows COM connections to be established over a network.