TCP Client Connection Pass/Fail

I am looking for a pass/fail status the the initial TCP connection.

% If the TCP connection is successful then variable 't' is created.
% If it's not successful, then the variable 't' is not created, BUT the
% code execution is also aborted so the if statement below is never executed.
t = tcpclient('192.168.1.15', 52801);

if exist('t','var')
   disp('TCP Connection setup');
else
   disp('TCP Connection not setup');
end

When the TCP connection is unsuccessful, an error message is generated in the console, and the code execution is aborted. This is the error message in the console:

Error using Untitled (line 2)

Cannot create a communication link with the remote server. Please check the input arguments(ADDRESS and PORT) and make sure the server is running.

Additional Information: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

Is there another way to check that status of a tcp connection with the Instrument Control Toolbox? (i.e. A ping command that doesn't require the "MATLAB Compiler SDK").

Thank you!

Rob

Answer 1

[Rob A]

MATALB support was able to quickly give me a solution which was to utilize the "try/catch" statement.

I modified my code to test it out and it worked out well:

try
    t = tcpclient('192.168.1.15', 52801);
catch
    
end

if exist('t','var')
   disp('TCP Connection setup');
else
   disp('TCP Connection not setup');
end