running matlab codes in the background (urgent)

[cindy]

Hi,

I need to run some matlab codes in the background. I remember the command are:
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unsetenv DISPLAY
nohup matlab < test.m > test.txt&
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and the testing codes are: (test.m file)
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n = 3;
fid = fopen('test.txt', 'a');
fprintf(fid, '%-4d\n', n);
fclose(fid);
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but it doesn't work. I really couldn't find out what is wrong here. Please help!

Thanks in advance.

Cindy

[hunter006]

Hi Cindy,

Although I don't have a Unix machine to test these on, it seems to be the way you're calling Matlab.

The official Matlab support[1] suggests the unsetenv line is fine, and your file writing code is 100% a-ok, so it's neither one of those. Some commands suggested were:
matlab -nodisplay <test.m>& test.txt&
and the code under Section 13.2 at www-stat.stanford.edu/computing/comp-guide-13.html

Try either one of those and please let us know how things go.

[hunter006]

References:
[1] www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/data/1-15HNG.html

[cindy]

I solved the problem in another way.

Cindy