function call,,,,getting error

hi, i am receiving the following error while i am inserting the function in the statement, can u plz help me to rid out of it??

Function definitions are not permitted at the prompt or in scripts.

please help

Answer 1

[Oleg Komarov]

You're allowed to define a function only at the beginning of an .m file, then saving it and calling the function as fcn(x,y) at the cmd window or in a script you can get it 'working'.

For more details function or in a comparison with scripts Functions and scripts

Oleg