External Interfaces

Calling C and Fortran Programs from MATLAB

Although MATLAB is a complete, self-contained environment for programming and manipulating data, it is often useful to interact with data and programs external to the MATLAB environment. MATLAB provides an interface to external programs written in the C and Fortran languages.

Introducing MEX-Files	Using MEX-files, mx routines, and mex routines
MATLAB Data	Data types you can use in MEX-files
Building MEX-Files	Compiling and linking your MEx-file
Custom Building MEX-Files	Platform-specific instructions on custom building
Troubleshooting	Troubleshooting some of the more common problems you may encounter
Additional Information	Files you should know about, example programs, where to get help

Reference Pointers Introducing MEX-Files