LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'mexw32'

Hello Everyone, I'm facing a problem while running mex .The mex command is giving following error.

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'mesh.mexw32'

C:\PROGRA~1\MATLAB\R2010A\BIN\MEX.PL: Error: Link of 'mesh.mexw32' failed.

I tried deleting "mesh.mexw32" but not able to do so. It says "You need permission to perform this action." I was debugging the code in VS. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Jan]

Close all programs, which have access to the file, e.g. the compiler and Matlab. Does deleting work now? If not, log-off. If you still cannot delete the file, restart the machine.

[Amit Kalhapure]

Thanks Jan, problem is solved after restarting the machine.

[Kaustubha Govind]

Amit: If you run into this problem again, try running "clear mex" to see if it is MATLAB that is locking the MEX-function in memory.

[Shai]

clear mex did the trick for me!

Thanks!

[Walter Roberson]

Amit, please do not "flag" messages except to report them to the Editors as being inappropriate for the forum. When you "flag" a message that someone else has written, they are not notified.

[Amit Kalhapure]

Ok, I didn't know what the flag is meant for. Thanks for the info.