Lanciare un file di Matlab da LabVIEW

Ciao a tutti,
il mio problema è semplice: mediante l'utilizzo di LabView vorrei lanciare un file (.m) di Matlab.
Voglio
premettere che conosco la funzione MATLAB Script, che mi permette di
inserire all'interno del riquadro il codice Matlab, ma in questo modo
non ho la possibilità di disporre nel workspace di Matlab delle
variabili di interesse.
Attualmente sto provando ad utilizzare
lo strumento virtuale System Exec.vi per abilitare, mediante
l'opportuno percorso, il file di Matlab. Sebbene in questo caso Matlab
si avvii correttamente, il file .m non viene lanciato.
Per vostra informazione dispongo della versione LabView 8.5 e della versione Matlab 7.3
In sostanza non so se sia possibile mandare in esecuzione un file di Matlab direttamente da LabView.
Avete avuto qualche esperienza a rigurado? E' possibile realizzare questa funzionalità?

Ciao Fabio,
rispondo ai tuoi quesiti:
nel "command line input" della funzione
"System Exec.vi" ho puntato direttamente al file .m
Ho dapprima verificato che i file .m fossero associati all'applicazione Matlab.
Ho provato poi, su tuo consiglio, ad eseguire la funzione "System Exec.vi" due volte, ovvero in serie, (una per aprire il Matlab ed una per caricare il file .m). Il risultato non cambia mi apre sempre Matlab ma per avviare il file somma.m devo digitare il nome del file dal Command Window di Matlab (a questo proposito ho allegato la figura). Il workspace di Matlab (parte sinistra della figura) rimane ovviamente vuoto.
Io vorrei invece lanciare il file somma.m direttamente da LabView, senza passare per il Command Window di Matlab. Non se tuttavia se questo sia fattibile.
Cordiali saluti,
Andrea
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