use Win32::OLE;

# Simple perl script to execute commands in MATLAB.
# The name Win32::OLE is misleading; this actually uses COM

# Use existing instance if MATLAB is already running.
eval {$ml = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject('Matlab.Application')};
die "MATLAB not installed" if $@;

unless (defined $ml) {
$ml = Win32::OLE->new('Matlab.Application')
or die "Oops, cannot start MATLAB";
}