Matlab 5.3.1 for Windows NT

General Information

It is not necessary to remove the existing setup for any earler version of Matlab. More than one version can appear, for example, in your 'Programs' menu. The setup for version 5.3.1 is similar to that for the previous version, 5.3:

The basic idea for running the application is to invoke Matlab from the CAE netdrive NT environment under AFS. For those who do not yet have the AFS client software for NT, refer to installing AFS Typically your local 'S' drive is used to mount the SLAC AFS area as a netdrive. It corresponds to UNIX directory /afs/slac

Once you have the AFS client software, which houses all the electronic CAE applications, you can proceed to the Matlab installation. Matlab will be then be accessible in your Start/Programs menu.

The only things that need to be set up on your client PC to run Matlab are to create a Program Menu entry, and to make sure that your LM_LICENSE_FILE includes '1780@caesun1'. If an earlier version of Matlab has already been set up on your PC, then the environment setting for version 5.3.1 is already there.

To copy the Programs folder entry, go to:
The Matlab 5.3.1 setup location on the AFS netdrive (S:):

S:\package\matlab\nt\5.3.1\pc_setup\

• Copy folder 'Matlab 5.3.1' in the 'pc_setup' folder above to your 'All Users' Programs Folder, typically located in:

  C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

And, if not already done, the last task to perform is to include a reference to the remote license file:

• Log in as the local Administrator.

• Get to the area: start/settings/control panel

• Double-click on the 'System' icon.

• In the control panel select tab 'environment'.

• Set system variable 'LM_LICENSE_FILE' to include an entry for the Matlab license as follows:

• If the variable is already set, but does not include the following path, add the following entry to the end of the other entries, preceded by ';', otherwise initialize the list of values with:

  1780@caesun1

• Click on 'Set', then on 'Apply', then on 'OK'

  This completes the client PC installation process.

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  Bob Boeninger
  Last updated: Feb. 16, 2000