regmatlabserver

R2026b

(Not recommended) Register current MATLAB as COM server

regmatlabserver is not recommended. Use comserver instead.

Syntax

regmatlabserver

[status,message] = regmatlabserver

Description

regmatlabserver registers the current MATLAB^® executable as a COM Automation server. You must run MATLAB as an administrator to use this function. It is recommended that you use the comserver function instead.

[status,message] = regmatlabserver returns the status and error message, if any, reported by the operating system.

Output Arguments

status — MATLAB registration status

0 | nonzero

MATLAB registration status returned as 0 or nonzero. If the attempt to register MATLAB is successful, status is 0. Otherwise, status is nonzero.

message — System error message

character vector

System error message returned as a character vector if registration is unsuccessful.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

R2020a: Not recommended

The recommended way to register MATLAB as a COM server is to use the comserver function. With this function, you can register MATLAB as a COM server in your user account without the need for administrative privileges. However, to register MATLAB for all users, you still must run MATLAB as an administrator.