Stop system() command if it takes too long

Under Windows: Close .exe opened by system() if it takes too long to end/execute/self close.

Best with time period, that is only exhausted if .exe needs that long. Program should proceed if .exe closes before end of time period.

Didn't work:

t=timer;

t.TimerFcn=system('C:\Esotec\DFDC_070es33_win32\bin\dfdc.exe < DFDC_script.txt');

t.StopFcn=system('kill ');

t.Period =2;

t.TasksToExecute=1;

t.ExecutionMode='fixedRate';

start(t);

Answer 1

[sourabh kondapaka]

TimerFcn, startFcn and StopFcn arguments of the timer class expect Character vector, string scalar, function handle, or cell array defining the timer callback function. You must define this property before you can start the timer.

As you are trying to execute the “system” command.

t = timer; 
t.TimerFcn = @(~,~)system('C:\Esotec\DFDC_070es33_win32\bin\dfdc.exe < DFDC_script.txt'); 
t.StopFcn = @(~,~)system('kill '); 
t.Period =2; 
t.TasksToExecute=1; 
t.ExecutionMode='fixedRate'; 
start(t); 

For further reference on timer object: Timer Object

For more information on how to call custom callback function’s : Timer Callback Functions