Unrecognized function or variable 'rmiml.selectionLink'.

MATLAB (v. R2019b) emits the following message from time to time:

Unrecognized function or variable 'rmiml.selectionLink'.

The occurrence isn't related to running any program or using any function. It just appears repeatedly at infrequent and apparently random times.

I've never received this error message before. However, I just re-installed MATLAB on a new machine. It hasn't seemed to interfere with MATLAB operation so far, but it is an annoyance and I fear it may cause a problem in the future.

What does this error mean and how do I fix it?

Answer 1

[Paras Gupta]

Hi,

I understand that you are getting the error after you re-installed MATLAB on a new machine. The answer to a seemingly similar problem can be found here.

As described in the linked answer, you can try running the following code on the command window of MATALB and see if this resolves the issue.

restoredefaultpath;
rehash toolboxcache;
savepath

Hope this helps!

[Martin]

I ran this fix and then restarted MATLAB. I usually get the error when I first start MATLAB, but I did NOT get it this time. Since the error re-occurs at seemingly random intervals, I can't yet say this fixed it, but I am cautiously optimistic! If the error doesn't re-occur today, I will call it fixed and accept the answer. Thanks so much for your help!

- Martin

[Walter Roberson]

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/88251-java-error-in-editor-in-r2013b