Setting-up Matlab R2010a compiler

Salamo3alaykom,

If you're using Matlab R2010a on Win7, you're probably getting an issue with the C++ compiler using mex command.
So to overcome this issue you have to get a compatible compiler installed, you can check all the compatible C++ compilers here.
I had the Visual Studio 2008 installed and thenin the matlab command window I run the msbuild command to set-up the C/ C++ compiler to be used with MATLAB.
So, you shoulget something like this:

>> mbuild -setup
Please choose your compiler for building standalone MATLAB applications:

Would you like mbuild to locate installed compilers [y]/n? y

Select a compiler:
[1] Lcc-win32 C 2.4.1 in C:\MATLAB\R2010a\sys\lcc
[2] Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

[0] None

Compiler: 2

Please verify your choices:

Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 
Location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

Are these correct [y]/n? y

****************************************************************************
  Warning: Applications/components generated using Microsoft Visual Studio  
           2008 require that the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 run-time      
           libraries be available on the computer used for deployment.      
           To redistribute your applications/components, be sure that the   
           deployment machine has these run-time libraries.                 
****************************************************************************

Trying to update options file: C:\Users\bouchratoune\AppData\Roaming\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2010a\compopts.bat
From template:              C:\MATLAB\R2010a\bin\win32\mbuildopts\msvc90compp.bat

Done . . . 

I hope that was helpful, and good luck with Matlab :D

 

Using the 3GB Switch on Windows 7

I was running a routine under matlab and suddenly I got the infamous "Out of memory error".

So, as usual :p, I googled the problem and found that I needed to use the 3GB Switch on my not-so-fan-of-but must-use Win 7.

what I needed to do (as they say here) is : 

run the command "BCDEdit /set increaseuserva 3072"

Restart

et voilà :D

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As usual, I googled it and voila, it seems that it's all a compatibility problem. All I needed to do is set he compatibility mode to Windows 2000 or install the Win2000VersionLie Fix.  

Hope this helps :)