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I would like to run a script called 'myscript' using the batch command:

j = batch('myscript')

My script has a function in the beginning so:

function myscript(input)
...
end

Is it somehow possible to run batch files with different input parameters for my function? I know that there are matlabpool, parfor etc commands, but it is unfortunately not working for me.

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You just call the function directly, j = myscript(someinput) –  Oleg Komarov Jun 14 '13 at 10:42
    
But then I can't submit it as a job, so that I can run more scripts in parallel on different cores. –  C.Colden Jun 14 '13 at 10:45
    
Then, check How do I call MATLAB from the DOS prompt? –  Oleg Komarov Jun 14 '13 at 10:50
    
I apologize for the confusion. I would like to run the batch command (mathworks.de/de/help/distcomp/batch.html) in Matlab, so that I can use parallel computing. Unfortunately, I can't find a way how to change variables in the function... –  C.Colden Jun 14 '13 at 10:56
    
This might clear things up a bit: technically, Matlab "functions" and "scripts" are not the same thing, and can behave differently. A script is a file with a simple sequence of commands that are run in the context where it is called. A function is a file that defines a top-level function, with input and output arguments, that runs in its own workspace when called. Because it says "function" at the top, What you've got here is a function, and not a script. Reread the doco with that in mind. –  Andrew Janke Jun 15 '13 at 4:59
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The syntax you have to use is indicated in the documentation of batch():

j = batch(fcn,N,{x1, ..., xn})

and in your case 

j = batch(fcn, 1, {input})

Alternatively, you can check How do I call MATLAB from the DOS prompt?

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How would it look like for my function without any output? j= batch(myscript,{input})? If I try that I get the following error: Too many output arguments. –  C.Colden Jun 14 '13 at 11:03
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