Matlab does not "Pause on Error"

We are finding that the debug option pause on error (or pause on warning etc) does not stop execution.

A full restart of matlab generally fixes it. However, we are seeing this across all 3 staff using matlab and obviously feels like Matlab is unstable (we are all on trial licenses).

Unfortunately not sure how to reproduce this other than show a screen shot clearly showing "Pause on Error" is enabled and yet, an error has been caught and matlab has returned to the command prompt and cleared the stack.

Thanks, LP

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[Walter Roberson]

Do you mean

dbstop if error

??

[LP]

correct

[Walter Roberson]

Could you post that image showing enabling dbstop if error and then getting the error that is not caught ?

[LP]

Does this suffice?

Trial>> dbstatus
Stop if error.
Stop if warning.
Struct contents reference from a non-struct array object.

Error in AETimeSeries/applyFunctionNeedingTminus1 (line 817)
                    if lastState(i).mTime(end) < tmp.mTime(1)

Error in AETimeSeries/cumsumNanZero (line 394)
            [obj, lastState] = applyFunctionNeedingTminus1(obj, 'applyFunctionToAllFields', @(x) cumsumNanZero(x), varargin{:} );

Error in AETimeSeries/cumsumNanZeroReinsertNan (line 405)
            [obj, lastState] = cumsumNanZero(obj, varargin);                        

Error in unitTestAETimeSeries (line 71)
        [tmp,is_out] = tmp.(func)(args{:}, is_out); % ASSUME 1 nargin/nargout

Trial>> dbstatus
Stop if error.
Stop if warning.
Trial>>

[LP]

a

> clear all
> close all

and the program stops as it should.

Error in AETimeSeries/applyFunctionNeedingTminus1 (line 817)
                    if lastState(i).mTime(end) < tmp.mTime(1)

Error in AETimeSeries/cumsumNanZero (line 394)
            [obj, lastState] = applyFunctionNeedingTminus1(obj, 'applyFunctionToAllFields', @(x) cumsumNanZero(x), varargin{:} );

Error in AETimeSeries/cumsumNanZeroReinsertNan (line 405)
            [obj, lastState] = cumsumNanZero(obj, varargin);

Error in unitTestAETimeSeriesFunctions (line 71)
        [tmp,is_out] = tmp.(func)(args{:}, is_out); % ASSUME 1 nargin/nargout

817                     if lastState(i).mTime(end) < tmp.mTime(1)
K>> dbstatus
Stop if error.
Stop if warning.
K>> dbstack
> In AETimeSeries/applyFunctionNeedingTminus1 (line 817)
  In AETimeSeries/cumsumNanZero (line 394)
  In AETimeSeries/cumsumNanZeroReinsertNan (line 405)
  In unitTestAETimeSeriesFunctions (line 71)
  In IntervalTimeSeries/calcFXcrossRate (line 249)
  In unitTestAETimeSeries (line 23)
K>>

[LP]

FYI this is after a complete restart...no rhyme or reason but troubling

Expected one output from a curly brace or dot indexing expression, but there were 2 results.

Error in calcRVfilter (line 91)
tmp_obj.mData.midpoint = rv_rets; % smack right in!

Error in devRVfilter (line 29)
[ws, is_out] = calcRVfilter(ts, config);

Trial>> dbstatus
Stop if error.
Trial>> dbstack
Trial>>

[Walter Roberson]

Odd. I think you are probably going to need to contact Mathworks for free installation support on this one.