MATLAB engine , C++ and MATLAB .dll files

I am using the MATLAB engine in C++ to read an excel file. If I want to make this C++ file into an executable and place it on a file server, do I need to install MATLAB on the file server? Or will it work if I use a static library link in C++ to link the .dll files from MATLAB to the .exe?

Thanks!

Answer 1

[Jan]

If you are calling the Matlab engine, Matlab has to be installed on the target machine. If you have the Compiler Toolbox you can build a standalone dll that you can call from within c++.

[Caroline]

Hi Jan,

Thanks so much for getting back to me. Would the MATLAB compiler toolbox be installed on the file server where I am placing the .exe? Also, are you saying that If I have the compiler toolbox, I would not need to install MATLAB on the file server where I am placing the .exe, but instead I could link the MATLAB .dll files to C++? Or I would still need MATLAB on the file server no matter what?

Thanks for your help!

[Jan]

With the Compiler Toolbox you can build a dll (or standalone exe), that you can add to a c++ project and use on a target machine without a Matlab installation. However, you will need to install the (free) Matlab Compiler Runtime on the target machine. The Compiler Toolbox will be installed on the developing machine.

[Caroline]

Thank you so much!