Whats wrong with this matlab code?

In summary: I copied-and-pasted the code on the Matlab (R11.1) command prompt and a figure appears. Nothing appears in the command line though.
  • #1
ranger
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I have a very simply MATLAB code. When I try go run it, I get no graph and switching over to the MATLAB command line, I see:
ans =

char

Here is the code:
Code:
t = linspace(0,60);
v = 3.22;

for q_0 = [0:1:2007];
    q = q_0*exp(v*t);
    plot(t,q)
    hold on
end
It looks just fine to me.

Any feedback would be great.
 
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  • #2
It runs fine in MATLAB R2006b on my computer.

Perhaps try removing the semicolon at the end of "for q_0 = [0:1:2007];"

- Warren
 
  • #3
I still get no luck. I can run other m-files from the same directory with no problems. Does it say anything on the MATLAB command line when you run it?
 
  • #4
I have copied-and-pasted the script on the Matlab (R11.1) command prompt and a figure appears. Nothing appears in the command line though.

How did you try to run the script?
 
  • #5
It looks to me to be plotting every point in a separate graph,, try writing to an array and plot after the loop is complete. I;ll try at work tommorow where I have Matlab R2006B.
 
  • #6
doodle said:
I have copied-and-pasted the script on the Matlab (R11.1) command prompt and a figure appears. Nothing appears in the command line though.

How did you try to run the script?

I tried to run it from the m-file editor screen. The usual Debug>Run. I also even tried to get it from the command line, but I still get ans = char as an output.

Dr Transport said:
It looks to me to be plotting every point in a separate graph,, try writing to an array and plot after the loop is complete. I;ll try at work tommorow where I have Matlab R2006B.
I don't think its separate graphs. Its done on one graph but the "hold on" command allows me to plot different values for q_0 on the same graph.


Its is possible for anyone to post a screenshot of the graph? btw, I'm using R14.
 
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ranger said:
Its is possible for anyone to post a screenshot of the graph? btw, I'm using R14.

Here's a screenshot...
 

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Thanks doodle. It seems I have to do a little tweaking of my domain, but its what I expected it to be.
 
  • #9
It turns out I was getting this error becuase the name of the M-file had a white space. Beats me...
 

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