Setting the Matlab Search Path

Once you have installed the MDSplus software on your desktop computer you can read and write data to and from MDSplus trees using Matlab. The m-file functions for MDSplus operations will be in your MDSplus directory, usually in C:\Program Files\MDSplus\Matlab for a standard Windows installation. You should add this folder to your Matlab search path using the Set Path... option from the File menu.

Possible Problems

Some users may have difficulty getting Matlab to find the necessary files. If you get an error message indicating that Matlab cannot find a necessary library file try copying the file MdsIpShr.dll from the C:\Program Files\MDSplus folder into the C:\Program Files\MDSplus\Matlab folder.

Example Usage

If there is an MDSplus server on your Local Area Network at address 123.456.7.89 and a tree on the server named mytree then you connect and read data like this:

 mdsconnect('123.456.7.89')
 mdsopen('mytree',42)
 data=mdsvalue('\data_node')
 mdsclose
 mdsdisconnect