Matlab MCR expired

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I have the Matlab Compiler Runtime installed on my machine. It was working fine, but now when I run some code that needs it I get this error:

Failed to initialize MCR Instance: The specified component has expired.

I thought the MCR was basically a free download but now I'm wondering if I had a trial version or something, even though as far as I can see there's nothing that says this is the case on the Matlab download site.

Anybody else had the same problem?

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Is this a Java question? – chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic-
I don't know if it's specifically Java- I'm using classes generated by Matlab's Java Builder but I'm not sure that's the issue. Maybe I shouldn't have tagged as Java. – user814425

1 Answers

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Yes, the executable can expire, but not the MCR. Say a colleague of yours had trial license of MATLAB Compiler and he compiled an executable. He went onto distribute the executable to you. This executable would work only for 1 month. Past that, the executable expires.