MATLAB: SimBiology getConfigSet does not recognise model object

getconfigsetSimBiology

Hi,

I am trying to change the simulation settings of my Simbiology model through a Matlab script. I use the following code:

modelObj=sbioloadproject('RandomNetwork_5')
cs = getConfigSet(modelObj,'active');

However I get the following error:

Error using getConfigSet (line 10)

The first input to get_param must be of type 'double', 'char' or 'cell'.

I have no idea of what might be going wrong here and would appreaciate some help. I attach the .sbproj file in case it is of any use.

Many thanks,

Alvaro

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Hi Alvaro,

I think you are seeing an unfortunate naming collision. SimBiology's method is getconfigset (all lower-case). The method getConfigSet is a method in Simulink. The following should work:

s=sbioloadproject('RandomNetwork_5')
cs = getconfigset(s.m1, 'active');

Best,

-Florian

Edited answer:

Updated the code snippet after reading Jérémy's comment to account for sbioloadproject returning a structure.

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