MATLAB: Do I receive an error message when I try to invoke a Perl script from MATLAB

Question

I am trying to invoke my Perl script, myperlscript.perl, in MATLAB. My Perl script takes no input arguments but returns output. When I execute the following command:

perl('myperlscript.pl');

I receive the following error:

 ??? Error using ==> perl

however the correct program output follows the error message.

Answer 1

If your Perl function returns output, you must use the correct syntax to the PERL command that captures the output variable:

result = perl('myperlscript.pl')

For more information on the PERL command, type

doc perl