What does this error mean in the command window: "Maximum recursion limit of 500 reached. Use set(0,'Rec​ursionLimi​t',N) to change the limit" ?

How do I change the limit if I want to send this email?

Answer 1

[Rik]

You actually blotted out the most import part of your code, as the rest is never reached. You run a function that calls itself. That's fine of course, but you must have a method to escape the loop. A classic example is the factorial function:

function answer=my_factorial(val)
if val==1
    answer=1;
else
    answer=val*my_factorial(val-1);
end
end

See how it makes sure there is an end to this recursion? You need to incorporate that in your function as well.

[Walter Roberson]

Perhaps that line was intended to be a comment as a documentation example.