Force matlab to quit while stuck in an infinite loop?

I found some newsgroup postings from about 4 years ago and back then there was no way to terminate a script from running in a infinite FOR loop without using ctrl+alt+delete. Has that changed or is there still no way to accomplish that?

Answer 1

[Thomas]

try ctrl + c

[Thomas]

when an loop is running ctrl + c (just ctrl and c ) will exit any loop.. You have to do this in the command window when the loop is running (i.e. you do not have the >> prompt and it shows 'busy' on the status bar-- which is usually the case when MATLAB is performing any operation.. )

[Thomas]

To stop execution of whatever is currently running, press Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Break. On Apple Macintosh platforms, you can also use Command+. (the Command key and the period key) to stop the program. For certain operations, stopping the program might generate errors in the Command Window.

For files that run a long time, or that call built-ins or MEX-files that run a long time, Ctrl+C does not always effectively stop execution. Typically, this happens on Microsoft Windows platforms rather than UNIX[1] platforms. If you experience this problem, help MATLAB break execution by including a drawnow, pause, or getframe function in your file, for example, within a large loop. Note that Ctrl+C might be less responsive if you start MATLAB with the -nodesktop option.

[Thomas]

Another helpful link

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-188VX/

[Ognjen Jova]

Thomas you are a god,tnx alot man

[Tran Tuan Anh]

Thanks man, appreciate alot

Answer 2

[Anver Hisham]

You can use the below function to specify the maximum execution time-limit while running a program,

https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/59120-evalwithtimer