using mex with variable_name(which contains file name) and with -lname switch

I want to compile a .c file using mex command. file name is contained in the variable 'file'. To compile this file i have to use

mex(file);

But i also want to use the switch -lname. How to use the switch in this command

Answer 1

[Jan]

mex('-lmain', file);

[Rajalakshmi Rengasamy]

Thanks Simon. It worked

Answer 2

[arun kumar]

check out eval command....then you can do eval('mex(',file,')','-lname'); eval uses the value stored in a variable. i hope this is what you wanted

[Rajalakshmi Rengasamy]

Thanks for the reply.

 eval(['mex -lmain ',file])

The above command worked where 'main' is the name of the library.

[Jan]

I strongly recommend to avoid eval. There are better solutions in every case.