Unable to publish matlab .m file in cell mode, to Micosoft Word 2010

When I try to publish a .m file in cell mode, using the publish button at the top of the editor, I get the following error message in the command window:

??? Error using ==> saveas at 72 Invalid Simulink object specifier

Error in ==> mxdom2word at 149 doc.SaveAs(outputPath,wdFormatDocument);

Error in ==> publish at 183 mxdom2word(dom,outputAbsoluteFilename);

Error in ==> mdbpublish at 55 outputPath = publish(file, options);

??? Error using ==> open at 69 NAME must contain a single string.

I don't really understand the error message. Please note that I changed the default publish output option from "html" to "doc" (Also: The below cell mode code publishes just fine to html).

I would very much appreciate any assistance. My goal is to publish the below file in Microsoft Word 2010. Note: I CAN publish to a .ppt file format using Microsoft Powerpoint 2010. Finally, I discovered that I cannot publish to .pdf file format. I am using Matlab 2011a.

Please advise!

Thank you in advance.

Complete code follows:

%%PROGRAM Integrate_and_Fire_Neuron.m
%
% DATE OF LAST MODIFICATION:  30 May 2011
%
%%PURPOSE
%
% This program demonstrates the basic Integrate-and-Fire 
% model of neuronal activity.
% (Ref:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_neuron_model)
%
% In this model, current is applied continuously to a neuron.
% The neuron "adds up" (integrates) the applied current over 
% time, which produces an ever-rising internal voltage.
% When the neuron's internal voltage exceeds a particular
% threshhold, the neuron "fires" by discharging its 
% internal voltage down the axon.  The neuron's internal
% voltage then drops back to the "rest voltage"
% level, and current integration begins again.  
% The simulation demonstrates a well-defined 
% cyclic pattern called "spiking".  Several choices 
% are available to model the effect of different
% applied currents on a neuron's firing behavior.  
% This simulation uses abstract parameters 
% (that is, no units are attached to the global 
% model input parameters, or to the timesteps),
% but can certainly accommodate actual experimental 
% or literature values as required.

clear;clc

%%User-Defined Inputs (Global Model Parameters)

total_time_units = 50;      %simulation length 
resting_voltage = 0.5;      %neuron's rest voltage
threshhold_voltage = 3.0;   %neuron's threshhold voltage
capacitance = 3.0;          %neuron's capacitance

%%User-Defined Input (Neuron Current Model)

current_model_choice = 1;   %select model to use

%%Calculating the Neuron Model Parameters

if current_model_choice == 1
   current_flow_in = @(t)( 0.5 );
   modelstr = 'Constant Current';
elseif current_model_choice == 2
   current_flow_in = @(t)( abs(1.0*sin(t/pi)) );
   modelstr = 'Sinusoidal Current';
else
   current_flow_in = @(t)( 0.5 );
   modelstr = 'Constant Current';
end

%%Initializing the Input Parameters

time(total_time_units) = 0.0;     %pre-allocate time array
time(1) = 0;                      %set initial time
voltage(total_time_units) = 0.0;  %pre-allocate voltage array
voltage(1)= resting_voltage;      %set initial voltage
deltat = 1.0;                     %deltat = 1.0 time unit

%%Computing Neuron Voltage vs Time

for clock_tick = 2:total_time_units
   time(clock_tick) = time(clock_tick-1) + deltat;
   voltage(clock_tick) = voltage(clock_tick-1) + ...
   deltat*(current_flow_in(clock_tick)/capacitance);
   if voltage(clock_tick) > threshhold_voltage
      voltage(clock_tick) = resting_voltage;
   end
end

%%Formatting and Plotting the Output

plot(time,voltage,'-*r')
titlestr = horzcat('Integrate-and-Fire Neuron Model:  ',modelstr);
title(titlestr,'fontsize',12,'fontweight','bold')
xlabel('Time (in t units)','fontsize', 10, 'fontweight', 'bold')
ylabel('Neuron Voltage (in V units)','fontsize', 10, 'fontweight', 'bold')
axis([0 total_time_units 0 1.20*max(voltage)])

Answer 1

[Arnaud Miege]

Have a look at this bug report and see if the suggested workaround fixes your problem.

HTH,

Arnaud

[Joe M]

Wonderful! Thank you so much for the assistance. I implemented the code in the bug report, as written, and now I can publish .m files to Microsoft Word 2010 files. One thing I still cannot do, however, is publish to .pdf files. Do you have a similarly cool workaround for that?

Thank you again!

[Arnaud Miege]

Do you get an error message when you try to publish to PDF?

[Arnaud Miege]

AS it turns out, there is:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/678672

[Joe M]

Outstanding! I followed the instructions found at the link that you provided, and it worked like a charm. Thanks again for your expert, forward-leaning assistance.