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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
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+== 2.0.1 / 2008-02-21
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+
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+* 1 minor enhancement
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+  * Added block usage to Matlab::Engine.new
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+  
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 == 2.0.0 / 2008-01-03
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 * 1 bug fix

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@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ A Ruby interface to the MATLAB interpreted language.
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   engine.save "/tmp/20_x_400_matrix"
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   engine.close
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+  
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+  # May also use block syntax for new
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+  Matlab::Engine.new do |engine|
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+    engine.put_variable "x", 123.456
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+    engine.get_variable "x"
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+  end
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 == REQUIREMENTS:
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@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ module Matlab
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   #   p engine.get_variable "z"
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   #
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   #   engine.close
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+  # 
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+  #   # May also use block syntax for new
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+  #   Matlab::Engine.new do |engine|
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+  #     engine.put_variable "x", 123.456
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+  #     engine.get_variable "x"
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+  #   end
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   #
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   # Values are sent to and from MATLAB by calling a method on the
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   # engine with the variable name of interest.
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@@ -28,6 +34,14 @@ module Matlab
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       load_driver(options[:driver])
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       @handle = @driver.open(command)
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+      
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+      if block_given?
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+        begin
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+          yield self
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+        ensure
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+          close
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+        end
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+      end
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     end
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     # Sends the given string to MATLAB to be evaluated