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problem with matlab

problem with matlab

problem with matlab

(OP)
hi

i just wanted to ask about a program i'm trying to make with matlab (i'm just learning to do this)because it do not works, so this is the program:

ret=ml_GetPrivateProfileString('KramerRecord','ChatColorRecord', 'Setup.ini')

while ret==877777
    ret=ml_GetPrivateProfileString('KramerRecord','ChatColorRecord', 'Setup.ini')

end

status = dos('shutdown/s');

ok, the first function at the top of the code just checks an  entrance from a .ini file (the .ini file is from an external program)and assigns ret=8777777 (it's the value of the entrance), so what i want to do is that the program turns off my computer when that entrance changes, so i use the "while" to keep the program running and checking the file until the entrance changes.

thanks a lot for your help
and sorry for my bad english

RE: problem with matlab

(OP)
i forgot to tell you that the problem is that the program just runs the "shutdown/s" command, even when "ret" entrance don't change

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