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enableservice

Enable, disable, or report status of MATLAB Automation server

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    Syntax

    enableservice('AutomationServer',enable)
    state = enableservice('AutomationServer')

    Description

    enableservice('AutomationServer',enable) enables or disables the MATLAB® Automation server. If enable is true (logical 1), enableservice converts an existing MATLAB session into an Automation server. If enable is false (logical 0), enableservice disables the MATLAB Automation server.

    This function is equivalent to calling this MATLAB startup command at the Windows operating system prompt:

    matlab -automation

    COM functions are available on Microsoft® Windows® systems only.

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    state = enableservice('AutomationServer') returns the current state of the Automation server. If state is logical 1 (true), MATLAB is an Automation server.

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    Examples

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    state = enableservice('AutomationServer',true);
    state = enableservice('AutomationServer')

    Input Arguments

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    Enable flag, specified as true or false.

    Version History

    Introduced before R2006a

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