Mex error that won't fix with reinstall

I'm having trouble in conjunction with Matlab in conjunction with the DMAT package, which needs a c compiler. I was testing my code, I tried to stop it because I spotted a bug, and then an error occurred and Matlab crashed. When I restarted the program, the code I'd already had working was giving me an error about cdfdif having too many arguments.

I tried restarting the computer, and was still getting the error.

I tried reinstalling DMAT, and it would not reinstall.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Matlab, SDK, and DMAT, and DMAT still wouldn't reinstall.

I try a patch on SDK I found linked on this forum about linking error but still DMAT would not reinstall.

I uninstalled and reinstalled Matlab again, this time deleting ever Matlab and mex related file between, and still got the same error.

This is the error I'm getting:

The DMAT installer needs to compile a binary file that is appropriate for your system. If you have never compiled MEX-files before, MATLAB may ask you to identify a C compiler. Most compilers will do, including Lcc C. Using included file cdfdif10.c... Building with 'Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 (C)'. Error using mex LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'cdfdif10.mexw64'

Anyone know how to fix this? I'd appreciate any advice.

I've reinstalled Matlab 3 times in 24 hours, and I'm now up o 2014b. I'm using Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 as my c compiler.

Answer 1

[Levan]

Hi Dana,

What version of MATLAB were you using initially? One of the websites describing DMAT (<http://www.cidlab.com/dmat.php>) says that the latest version DMAT 5 is for MATLAB versions R2008a through R2012a, and it has not been tested on newer versions.

I am having the same issue with the "Error using mex LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'cdfdif10.mexw64." I looked in the toolbox folder and there is a file cdfdif10.mexw32 , so I though changing the 32 to 64 would help. DMAT got successfully installed but when I run "test_main" to test all the functionality, it gives me an error:

>> test_main

DMAT diagnostics are running. This may take a few minutes.

43%Error using cdfdif Too many output arguments.

Error in test_main (line 171)

diagnostics.cdfdif = cdfdif(-.5:.5:3,0,diagnostics.standardparset(1,:));

So I'm stuck here now. I'm trying to install MATLAB 2012a to see if DMAT works there. If you have found a solution by now please let me know.

[VAIBHAV THAKUR]

Did you found the solution? I am also stuck with the same problem.

[Ignacio Martínez]

Same here.

[HANAN AL RAHBI]

Same here T.T

[Jordan-Theresa Deakin]

I am a little late but I was able to get test_main to work by navigating to the dmat toolbox folder and running 'mex cdfdif.c'. After this, test_main ran successfully. However, when not in this folder, it gives the same error. This was using MATLAB R2013a.