What do I receive syntax and escape sequence errors when using the -o option of the MATLAB Compiler 4.0 (R14)?

When I try to compile my program using MCC and the "-o" option with MATLAB Compiler 4.0 (R14), I receive a number of error messages. For example, I compile with the following command:

   mcc -m -v -W main -o C:\MyMatlab\Compiled_SeisLab_R14\SeisLab_with_command_window

However, the following error is thrown:

 Error:

 c__mymatlab_compiled_seislab_r14_seislab_with_command_window_main.c(14)

 : error C2143: syntax error : missing '{' before ':' 

 c__mymatlab_compiled_seislab_r14_seislab_with_command_window_main.c(14)

 : error C2059: syntax error : ':' 

 c__mymatlab_compiled_seislab_r14_seislab_with_command_window_main.c(14)

 : error C2017: illegal escape sequence

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

These errors are due to the full path you specified to the "-o" option. The C code generated by the MATLAB Compiler used the name you specifed with "-o" for a function name. Since characters like ":" and "\" are not valid characters for function names, you received syntax and illegal character errors. The "-o" option takes only the name of the executable. You should use the "-d" option to place output in a specified directory

To accomplish this task, use the following command:

mcc -m -v -o SeisLab_with_command_windowSeislab_launcher1 -d C:\MyMatlab\Compiled_SeisLab_R14SeisLab_with_command_windowSeislab_launcher1