startServer.Matlab: Static method which starts a Matlab server
Description
Static method which starts a Matlab server on the local machine. Note
that Matlab v6 or later is required, since the Matlab server relies on
Java.Usage
Matlab$startServer(matlab=getOption("matlab"), port=9999, minimize=TRUE, options=c("nodesktop", "nodisplay", "nosplash"), ...)Arguments
matlab
An optional character string specifying the name of
the matlab command, if different from "matlab". An absolute
path are possible. port
An optional integer in [1023,65535].
If given, the environment variable MATLABSERVER_PORT is
set specifying which port the Matlab server should listen to for
clients trying to c synopsis
startServer.Matlab(this, matlab=getOption("matlab"), port=9999, minimize=TRUE, options=c("nodesktop", "nodisplay", "nosplash"), ...)Details
This method is currently supported on Windows and Unix systems. Other
systems are untested, but might work anyway.
Note that this method will return immediately upon calling
system() internally, i.e. you will not receive a return value
telling wether Matlab was successfully started or not.
To specify the full path to the matlab software set the matlab
option, e.g. options(matlab="/opt/bin/matlab6.1"). If no such
option exists, the value "matlab" will be used.
The Matlab server relies on two files: 1) MatlabServer.m and
2) InputStreamByteWrapper.class (from InputStreamByteWrapper.java).
These files exists in the externals/ directory of this package. However,
if they do not exist in the current directory, which is the directory
where Matlab is started, copies of them will automatically be made.See Also
For more information see Matlab.