Alternative command to Shell Escape [!] function

Is there alternative to Shell Escape [!] function? The problem is that I cannot asign custom name programatically for execution of external program from Editor, e.g.

todays_data = ['Dec23'];
execute_program = ['myProgram_' todays_data];
!execute_program

I have tried system function, i.e.

system(execute_program)

but no luck. Thank you for any idea.

[madhan ravi]

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[grega]

Thank you for the suggestion, but it doesn't solve the problem, it behaves the same way as [!].

[madhan ravi]

what does it do ? what's it's purpose ? so that a better solution can be given

[grega]

After program compilation, I simply want to execute the .exe file and exit/quit the Matlab, both programatically.

[Guillaume]

Why doesn't system work?

Does the solution have to work on any OS or can it be OS specific?

[grega]

When line system(execute_program) is execuded, the program actually executes but still witin the Matlab. If I close the Matlab, also the executed program closes, whic is bit strange.

I am working in Windows 10.

Answer 1

[Rik]

On Windows you can use the start keyword to start a command in a separate thread.

Sometimes this doesn't play nice with Matlab, so you might need to write 'start YourFunction.exe' to a bat file and run that with the system command.

Then you can use exit to quit Matlab itself.