MATLAB: Can I use MATLAB Excel Builder 1.1 (R13) with the Borland Compiler 5.5

Question

https://www.mathworks.com/support/requirements/supported-compilers.html

For mbuild -setup, I chose Borland C/C++ (free command line tools) version 5.5.

When I try to run Excel Builder, I get the following error:

ERROR: Error Code -1

Answer 1

Borland Compiler 5.5 is not supported with MATLAB Excel Builder 1.1 (R13). The reason that the free Borland compiler is not supported is because that compiler does not have the Microsoft IDL compiler (midl.exe) which is needed to build COM objects. Borland licenses midl.exe and redistributes it with its normal compilers, but not with the free one.

For a list of supported compilers see:

https://www.mathworks.com/support/requirements/supported-compilers.html