MATLAB test version: how long does it function and are there any restrictions?

I need MATLAB for a workshop next Monday-Tuesday, and was wondering if the test version will do it. Specifically, if I intall it now, how long does it work, and is it able to handle any type of task / amount of data that we might work on in this introductory workshop? Thanks!

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You need to request a Trial license. You will be asked what you need it for, and it is up to Sales to approve or deny the request. Sometimes they approve it same day, sometimes it takes a few days; you could talk to a sales representative to try to speed it up.

You would request trials of all of the toolboxes you will need.

Trial licenses are typically 30 days unless otherwise arranged.

Trial licenses "watermark" reports (and possibly some other things). Also if a trial license of MATLAB Compiler is used, the executable will have an expiry date built in.

[Flora Petak]

thank you for the fast reply! I managed to install it on my laptop, and have downloaded SPM12 as well. However, when I try to launch SPM (path added, then type spm) - it says "Undefined function or variable 'spm'." do you /anyone know why, and how to fix it?

[Walter Roberson]

Use pathtool to add the SPM directory and the directories underneath it, in case the spm.m is not in the top level directory. Then try

which -all spm

and see if it can find the spm function.