Is it possible to have an .exe file which works as a function with inputs and outputs inside MATLAB environment, like a c++ .exe or a MATLAB app?

I want to create an app which has a function of the code in a .exe file.

I know a c++ .exe file can transfer inputs and outputs through .txt files, yet MATLAB read/write for .txt is somewhat time consuming. I could use a c++ mex function, yet the mex file will only work for the same platform where it was generated. I wonder if there would be something similar to a mex file, like a matlab compiles app, which is non editable, or even encripted, which could be used as part of a MATLAB function.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You could use .Net System.Diagnostics.Process to start a process and do i/o redirection of input and output. Most commonly something like that would use text in the i/o streams, but it is valid to use binary instead.