MATLAB: Does MATLAB Builder for Excel 1.2.4 (R14SP2) or MATLAB Builder for COM 1.1.4 (R14SP2) fail to start

comcomtoolMATLAB Builder EX

Starting MATLAB Builder for Excel with the MXLTOOL command causes:
 ??? Error using ==> setappdata
 Invalid object handle.

Best Answer

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2006b (R2006b). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
This error is typically caused by an error during license checking.
To avoid this error, fix the underlying licensing issue.
To verify that this issue is license-related, issue the LICENSE command as shown:
license('test','MATLAB_Excel_Builder')
The license command returns 1 if MATLAB Builder for Excel is correctly licensed.
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