MATLAB: Function definitions are not permitted in this context

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Using Matlab R2017b, I can not define a function; I thought this was fixed in R2016b. Yes, I can define a script file.

>> function y = mydouble(x)
 function y = mydouble(x)
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Error: Function definitions are not permitted in this context.

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What was "fixed" is that you are now allowed to define local functions in scripts. However, you cannot define functions (except anonymous functions) at the command line.

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In 2016a and earlier versions (I believe this changed in R2017a), you could not define functions (except anonymous functions) in a script.

The easiest solution is to create ABD.m as a function with no arguements or outputs, so:

function ABD 
%%--------------- MAIN PROGRAM ---------------
      ... REST OF YOUR CURRENT CODE ...
end

Be sure to remember to add the final end call.

Nothing else about ‘ABD’ needs to change, except that as a function, its workspace is entirely contained within it, and will not appear in the Workspace Browser. That’s a small disadvantage, but one you can work around by simply displaying the variables you want to the Command Window. You can still call it from the Command Line as well as execute it from the Editor, since it requires no arguments.

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